Join us at Stranraer Oyster Festival 11-13th September 2026.
See our full programme listing below
Full Weekend
Festival Site
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General Admission
Early Bird Weekend Ticket
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Friday
Festival Site
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General Admission
Friday Ticket
11th Sep 2026
- late
Saturday
Festival Site
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General Admission
Saturday Ticket
12th Sep 2026
- late
Sunday
Festival Site
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General Admission
Sunday Ticket
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Friday
Speakers' Marquee
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credit: Scarlett Visuals
Talk
Ironside Farrar: Black Stank Project Talk
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Friday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Allan Devlin
Children’s Entertainment
Children's Activities
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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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credit: PR Imagery
Food, Drink & Crafts
Bar & Food Stalls
11th Sep 2026
- late
Friday
Entertainment Marquee
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Wallace School of Dance Performance
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Friday
Kitchen Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Cooking Demo
Julie Lin: Instant Noodles Inspiration
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Friday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Children’s Entertainment
The Road Runner Performance
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Friday
Children’s Marquee
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Children’s Entertainment
Face Painting
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Friday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Stranraer Brass Band
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Friday
Speakers' Marquee
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Talk
Shellfish Science at the Roslin Institute: Oysters in the Lab
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Friday
Children’s Marquee
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Children’s Entertainment
Magic Gareth
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Friday
Entertainment Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Live Music
Missionary Men
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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
Speakers' Marquee
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Talk
Heriot-Watt: Travelling Loch Ryan Oysters. What they've been doing on their travels
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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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credit: Pete Robinson
Live Music
Astoria
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Friday
Kitchen Marquee
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Cooking Demo
Julie Lin On the Rocks: Whisky Tasting & Cookery Demo
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Saturday
Speakers' Marquee
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credit: Colin Hattersley
Talk
Heriot-Watt Talk: The Future of Oyster Restoration
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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
12th Sep 2026
- late
Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Ocean Echoes Choir
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Saturday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Children’s Entertainment
Daffy Dill Bubble Workshop
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Saturday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Colfin Captures
Children’s Entertainment
Pop The Balloon Man
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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
Festival Site
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credit: Stephen Jolly
Children’s Entertainment
Owl Magic
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Saturday
Speakers' Marquee
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Talk
SCAMP: Remote Operated Vehicle Live Feed
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Saturday
Kitchen Marquee
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Cooking Demo
Breakfast Banter with Tony Singh
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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Aileen Robertson School of Highland Dancing Performance
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Saturday
Festival Site
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credit: Pete Robinson
Festival Highlight
Extreme Pond Dipping
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Saturday
Speakers' Marquee
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credit: Scarlett Visuals
Talk
Ironside Farrar: Black Stank Project Workshop
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Saturday
Stranraer Harbour
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credit: Pete Robinson
Festival Highlight
SWSA Watersports Sessions: Kayak & SUP
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Saturday
Stranraer Harbour
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Festival Highlight
Lianne Brown: Fusilates Class
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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
Stranraer Harbour
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Talk
Galloway Rivers Trust: Beach Activity
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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' Marquee
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Talk
Celebrating the Oyster Festival: A Conversation on Regeneration
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Saturday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Children’s Entertainment
Baby Shark Disco (Ages 3–7)
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Saturday
Stranraer Harbour
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credit: Colin Hattersley
Talk
Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere & Dumfries and Galloway Climate Hub
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
The Solway Buoys
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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
Speakers' Marquee
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Talk
SCAMP: Landscape Connections
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Saturday
Kitchen Marquee
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An Audience with
An Audience with Julie Lin, Rosemary Shrager & Noby Leong
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Jimmy Mac
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Saturday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Children’s Entertainment
Daffy Dill Bubble Workshop
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Saturday
Speakers' Marquee
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Talk
Shellfish Science at the Roslin Institute: Keeping Oysters Healthy
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
The Barrstools
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Saturday
Kitchen Marquee
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Cooking Demo
Knives Out with Ryan McCutcheon
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Saturday
Children’s Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Children’s Entertainment
Silent Disco: Pop Party
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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
Kitchen Marquee
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Cooking Demo
Local Heroes: Douglas & Massimo Lisi
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
The Hoolies
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Saturday
Kitchen Marquee
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credit: Colin Hattersley
An Audience with
An Audience with Matt Tebbutt & Tony Singh
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Heavy Heads
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Saturday
Entertainment Marquee
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credit: Pete Robinson
Live Music
The Rollin Drones
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Sunday
Speakers' Marquee
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Festival Highlight
Lianne Brown: Guided Meditation & Soundscape
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Sunday
Kitchen Marquee
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Cooking Demo
Sunday Brunch with Ryan McCutcheon
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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
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
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
The Merlin Boys
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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
Festival Site
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credit: Stephen Jolly
Children’s Entertainment
Owl Magic
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Sunday
Speakers' Marquee
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Talk
SCAMP: Remote Operated Vehicle Live Feed
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Sunday
Children’s Marquee
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Children’s Entertainment
Think Circus Workshop
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Sunday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Life O'Reilly
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Sunday
Kitchen Marquee
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credit: Colin Hattersley
Cooking Demo
Sunday Oyster Kitchen
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Sunday
Speakers' Marquee
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Talk
Stranraer and District Local History Trust: A Peep at the Past
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Sunday
Festival Site
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Festival Highlight
Extreme Pond Dipping
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Sunday
Stranraer Harbour
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credit: Pete Robinson
Festival Highlight
SWSA Watersports Sessions: Kayak & SUP
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Sunday
Stranraer Harbour
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Festival Highlight
Lianne Brown: Fusilates Class
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Sunday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Michael Grant
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Sunday
Festival Site
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credit: Colfin Captures
Live Music
Stranraer Drumming Group Performance
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Sunday
Speakers' Marquee
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Talk
Wild Science: Animal Encounters
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Sunday
Stranraer Harbour
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Talk
Galloway Rivers Trust: Beach Activity
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Sunday
Children’s Marquee
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Children’s Entertainment
Envy Cheerleaders Class
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Sunday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Kissing The Flint
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Sunday
Kitchen Marquee
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Festival Highlight
Sam Heughan: Spirit of Galloway
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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
Silent Disco: Pop Party
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Sunday
Speakers' Marquee
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Talk
Lianne Brown: Guided Meditation & Soundscape
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Sunday
Kitchen Marquee
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credit: Colin Hattersley
Cooking Demo
Celebrity Cook-Off with Matt Tebbutt & Julie Lin
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Sunday
Entertainment Marquee
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Live Music
Higher Ground
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