Join us at Stranraer Oyster Festival 12-14th September 2025.
Tickets for Stranraer Oyster Festival, including details chef demo events, are now on sale.
Saturday
Festival Site
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General Admission
Saturday Ticket
13th Sep 2025
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Friday
Festival Site
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General Admission
Friday Ticket
12th Sep 2025
- late
Full Weekend
Festival Site
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General Admission
Early Bird Weekend Ticket
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Sunday
Festival Site
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General Admission
Sunday Ticket
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Friday
Kitchen Marquee
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Cooking Demo
Julie Lin
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Friday
Children’s Marquee
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Children’s Entertainment
Magic Gareth
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Friday
Speakers' Corner
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credit: Colin Hattersley
Talk
SCAMP – Landscape Connections
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Friday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Allan Devlin
Festival Highlight
Children's Activities
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Friday
Children’s Marquee
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Children’s Entertainment
Face Painting
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Friday
Market Marquee
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credit: Colin Hattersley
Food, Drink & Crafts
Artisan Traders Market
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Friday
Entertainment Marquee
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Food, Drink & Crafts
Bar & Food Stalls
12th Sep 2025
- late
Friday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Creetown Silver Band
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Friday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Life O'Reilly
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Friday
Kitchen Marquee
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An Audience with
An Audience with Tony Singh & Rosemary Shrager
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Friday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Children’s Entertainment
Silent Disco
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Friday
Stranraer Harbour
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credit: Pete Robinson
Festival Highlight
Opening Ceremony and Firework Display
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Friday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
The Rollin Drones
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Saturday
Festival Site
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Talk
Marine Robot Lab - Various Sessions
Saturday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Children’s Entertainment
Daffy Dill Performance
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Paragon Music Ensemble
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Saturday
Speakers' Corner
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Talk
Secrets of the Oyster Bed
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Saturday
Festival Site
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credit: Stephen Jolly
Children’s Entertainment
Owl Magic
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Saturday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Colfin Captures
Children’s Entertainment
Face Painting
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Saturday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Stephen Jolly
Festival Highlight
Children's Activities
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Saturday
Market Marquee
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credit: Colin Hattersley
Food, Drink & Crafts
Artisan Traders Market
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Food, Drink & Crafts
Bar & Food Stalls
13th Sep 2025
- late
Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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Festival Highlight
Highland Dancing
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Saturday
Kitchen Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Cooking Demo
Tony Singh
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Saturday
Festival Site
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credit: Pete Robinson
Festival Highlight
Extreme Pond Dipping
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Saturday
Children’s Marquee
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Children’s Entertainment
Scotland's Magic Sensation Show: Leigh Milne
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Saturday
Kitchen Marquee
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An Audience with
An Audience with Julie Lin & Rosemary Shrager
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Festival Highlight
Scottish Oyster Shucking Championships
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Saturday
Speakers' Corner
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Talk
A Dram with Rock Island Whisky
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Saturday
Kitchen Marquee
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Cooking Demo
Ryan McCutcheon
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Live Music
Stacey Joy
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Saturday
Children’s Marquee
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Children’s Entertainment
Scotland's Magic Sensation Show: Leigh Milne
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Saturday
Kitchen Marquee
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Cooking Demo
Bread with James Morton & Helen Cross
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Jimmy Mac
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Saturday
Speakers' Corner
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An Audience with
Afternoon Tea with Rosemary Shrager
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Saturday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Children’s Entertainment
Daffy Dill Performance
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Saturday
Kitchen Marquee
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Cooking Demo
Preserves with Penninghame Cookery School
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Bad Reputation
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Saturday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Children’s Entertainment
Silent Disco
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Saturday
Speakers' Corner
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An Audience with
Cocktails & Chat with Julie Lin
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Saturday
Kitchen Marquee
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Cooking Demo
David Alexander
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Oyster Eating Competition
Oyster Eating Competition: Heats
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Wild Thyme
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Saturday
Kitchen Marquee
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An Audience with
An Audience with Matt Tebbutt & Tony Singh
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Ritchie Hamilton - The Flashes
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
An ABBA Dream
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Sunday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Colfin Captures
Children’s Entertainment
Face Painting
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Sunday
Market Marquee
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credit: Colin Hattersley
Food, Drink & Crafts
Artisan Traders Market
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Sunday
Festival Site
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credit: Stephen Jolly
Children’s Entertainment
Owl Magic
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Sunday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Allan Devlin
Children’s Entertainment
Children's Activities
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Sunday
Entertainment Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Food, Drink & Crafts
Bar & Food Stalls
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Sunday
Speakers' Corner
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Talk
Growing Communities - Nikki-Marie Vjatschslav and Helen Cross
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Sunday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Lighthouse Musicians
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Sunday
Children’s Marquee
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Children’s Entertainment
Think Circus Workshop
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Sunday
Kitchen Marquee
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Cooking Demo
Sunday Oyster Kitchen
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Sunday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
George Payling
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Sunday
Speakers' Corner
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Talk
Speaking About Stranraer - Julia MacDonald and Elaine Barton
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Sunday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Way Out West
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Sunday
Speakers' Corner
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Talk
Shorelines: Vision and Action
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Sunday
Children’s Marquee
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Children’s Entertainment
Envy Cheerleaders Dance Class
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Sunday
Speakers' Corner
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Talk
Climate Workshop
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Sunday
Kitchen Marquee
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Cooking Demo
Comfort Food with Matt Tebbut
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Sunday
Entertainment Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Live Music
Chopperhead
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Sunday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Children’s Entertainment
Silent Disco
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Sunday
Kitchen Marquee
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Cooking Demo
Rosemary Shrager
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Sunday
Entertainment Marquee
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Oyster Eating Competition
Oyster Eating Competition: The Finals
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Sunday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Children’s Entertainment
The Road Runner Performance
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Sunday
Kitchen Marquee
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Cooking Demo
The Lisi Brothers
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Sunday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Mary Barclay Band
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