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Springfest Food and Drink Festival Returns to Loch Lomond Shores in 2025!

Get ready for a weekend of delicious food, refreshing drinks, and family fun! The Springfest Food and Drink Festival is back at Loch Lomond Shores this April.

What to expect:

• A wide variety of street food vendors offering cuisines from around the world
• Stalls showcasing local produce, artisan goods, and unique gifts
• Opportunities to sample whisky, gin, and other beverages
• Live entertainment and cooking demonstrations
• Fun activities for the whole family

Event Details:

• Dates: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th April 2025
• Time: 10am – 5pm
• Location: Loch Lomond Shores, Ben Lomond Way, Balloch G83 8QL
• Entry: FREE

Don’t miss out on this fantastic event! Mark your calendars and get ready to indulge in a culinary celebration by the beautiful Loch Lomond.

For more information coming soon, visit our Festivals website – https://www.lochlomondfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk

Our Sunday Market – on the FIRST & THIRD Sunday of every month!

With a great selection of Stalls selling fruit & veg, meat, cheeses, handmade soaps and candles, craft beers, jewellery and crafts, as well as some yummy hot food vendors, we have something for everyone!

Note for Stallholders – Please use the application form link below if you wish to book a stall for one of our markets. For festivals and other events, please use the application link on each corresponding event page.

Market Vendor Applications: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScStEvkEDtGlGUAifO5vjMjRixSJ7nFrOKwMyr7HK79cPAC3A/viewform

Springfest Food and Drink Festival Returns to Loch Lomond Shores in 2025!

Get ready for a weekend of delicious food, refreshing drinks, and family fun! The Springfest Food and Drink Festival is back at Loch Lomond Shores this April.

What to expect:

• A wide variety of street food vendors offering cuisines from around the world
• Stalls showcasing local produce, artisan goods, and unique gifts
• Opportunities to sample whisky, gin, and other beverages
• Live entertainment and cooking demonstrations
• Fun activities for the whole family

Event Details:

• Dates: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th April 2025
• Time: 10am – 5pm
• Location: Loch Lomond Shores, Ben Lomond Way, Balloch G83 8QL
• Entry: FREE

Don’t miss out on this fantastic event! Mark your calendars and get ready to indulge in a culinary celebration by the beautiful Loch Lomond.

For more information coming soon, visit our Festivals website – https://www.lochlomondfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk

Emergencies and Beyond Event at Loch Lomond Shores

Police Scotland are proud to be partnering with Loch Lomond Shores, Balloch to stage our 2025 Emergency Services partnership event. The Police Scotland Pipe Band will be opening the event at 11am with their stirring music

The day will run from 11am until 3pm with stands and demonstrations from a wide range of services, including Police Scotland drones, CPR, water safety, road safety, hill walking safety, wildlife crime and more general crime reduction advice and support.  There will also be demonstrations from the Ministry of Defence Police dog section and the Luss Rescue Boat during the event. To further enhance some of these safety messages, there will be a chance to interact with water throw lines, CPR mannequins, lorry cabs and even a bus to highlight the dangers of blind spots on the road. Something for everyone with indoor and outdoor refreshment options available.

The Police Scotland Pipe Band will be performing again to bring the event to a close, just before 3pm.

Lomond Radio will be in charge of keeping visitors informed while ensuring there is plenty of good music throughout the event.

That said, we are also pleased to confirm that there will be a ‘Quiet Hour’ between 1.30 – 2.30 pm. There will be a restriction on the sounding of sirens, horns, and avoidable noises between these times, and we hope this will support some members of our neurodivergent community to attend and get the most from what’s on offer.

The following partners have confirmed their attendance on the day:

• Police Service of Scotland – Pipe Band/ Mounted Section / Dive Unit / Air Support Unit / Camera Safety Partnership / MRT / Partnerships & Communities Team / Recruitment / Community Police
• Lanarkshire Police Historical Society with two vintage police cars
• British Transport Police
• Ministry of Defence Police
• Royal Navy Police
• Loch Lomond Luss Rescue Boat
• HM Coastguard
• Scottish Ambulance Service
• Scottish Fire & Rescue Service
• National Parks Partnership Against Rural Crime / National Rural Crime Team
• Trossachs Search & Rescue Team
• Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime
• National Wildlife Crime Unit
• Victim Support
• Institute of Advanced Motorists
• Strathclyde 4×4 Response
• Trading Standards
• West Dunbartonshire Council Green Spaces Team
• First Bus