Forfar Food Fest

The Forfar Food Fest is a celebration of the fantastic food available across Angus, held in August each year in Forfar's Myre Park.

Mouth-watering dishes to tempt the palate, fresh home-grown produce, and the best of Angus beef, fruit and fish - all this and more is showcased at the Forfar Food Fest.

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Angus offers the finest quality fresh and locally grown food through our excellent growers, producers, retailers and restaurateurs. Home of Angus Beef, the Arbroath Smokie, the Forfar Bridie and famous for its succulent berries, the county of Angus has 40% of Scotland's class 1 agricultural land and produces 28% of the country's potatoes.

And it doesn't just stop with fresh produce; we know how to get the best from our local ingredients to award-winning effect. Angus boasts a fine array of chefs and cooks: from former Scottish Chef of the Year Gary Watson of Gordon's Restaurant, Inverkeillor, to former Scottish School Cook of the Year Lynne Howe, of Tannadice Primary School. 

 

 

Regular highlight of the Forfar Food Festival include:

• The Taste of the Angus Farmers' Market - where you can see, smell, touch and buy a wide range of fine fresh food from across Angus.
• Shows and competitions such as Can't Cook, Won't Cook where you can be entertained by the professionals - and the not-so professionals!
• Cookery Demonstrations where you can pick up some top tips on all sorts of culinary skills from fudge making to preparing Indian cuisine.
• Live Music so you can eat to the beat and a sing-a-long-a-Radio Tay Roadshow where presenters will spice things up with a live broadcast.
• A Kiddies' Korner - with face painting, bouncy castles, competitions, games and fun activities to keep the children entertained.
• And of course the Food Court and Beer Tent where you can taste for yourself some of the delicious dishes on offer, enjoy some light refreshment and decide just which is the perfect wine to accompany the Arbroath Smokie.
  

Forfar Food Fest Objectives

The Forfar Food Fest is organised local business people and those involved in the food industry working together to raise awareness of the feast of healthy tasty food available in Angus. It aims to support local producers, retailers and restaurateurs, bring the benefits of fresh, high quality produce to more people and help the environment by keeping "food miles" low.