‘Must visit’ new food festival coming to Scottish seaside town this summer

Dunoon will be playing host to its first ever food and drink festival this summer with a number of local producers set to take part.

It is hoped that “Taste Dunoon”, scheduled to take place 25 to 26 July, will become a regular fixture in the calendar and a ‘must visit’ event for food and drink enthusiasts from across Argyll and Scotland.

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Organised by Dunoon Presents, the two-day festival will include talks, tastings and cooking demonstrations as well as workshops, street vendors and the establishment of a dedicated Taste Dunoon Trail.

Dunoon will play host to a new food and drink festival this summer. | contributed

"This exciting free-to-attend festival will showcase the incredible taste sensations Dunoon and Argyll has to offer," explained Ciorsdan Fagan of Dunoon Presents, "with a great selection of artisan food and drink producers from cheeses and fresh seafood to handcrafted sweet treats, locally made rhubarb-flavoured pop and frozen margaritas.

"There will be also be a wide variety of tasty street food, including delicious, plant-based food with an Asian twist provided by Planted By Sai. We want to showcase the very best food and drink with the ultimate aim of turning Dunoon into a real ‘foodie’ destination on the west coast of Scotland.

"We will be releasing further exciting information as this packed weekend festival takes shape including announcing the involvement of an award-winning celebrity chef."

Dunoon Presents, the town’s Business Improvement District (BID) organisation, organises a range of exciting sport, music and community-focused events throughout the year, including: Punk on the Peninsula (22 to 24 May), Argyll Rally (19 to 20 June), Dunoon 10k Coastal Road Race (1 August), Doon the Watter Revival (14 to 15 August), Dunoon Ultra Marathon and Relay (22 August), Dunoon Tradfest (24 to 26 September) and Dunoon Dazzles Winterfest (21 November).

For more information visit www.dunoonpresents.co.uk

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