Huntly Hairst

Festival Programme

This year's Food and Farming Festival will take place over the weekend of 1/2 September 2012. These dates will coincide with the Scottish Food Fortnight. Events take place on the Saturday in The Square, Huntly and on the Sunday at The Mart on the edge of the town.

The main events in the programme from last year are listed below - we will update the events as this year's programme is confirmed. A 2011 programme can be downloaded here in .pdf format.

In addition to events on the day, there will be a number of other events taking place outside of the two main venues. Some of these will be over the weekend of the Festival, others will be on various dates over a few weeks. These will include :

Screenings of food related films
Guided textile tour
Open music session

Further details of all the events can be found on our 'Events' page and entry forms can be downloaded from the 'Entries' page.

Thursday events

Event	Time	Venue
Guided Textile Tour		Around town
Open Music Session		Ex-Servicemens Club

Friday events

Event	Time	Venue
Fair trade wine tasting		Gordon Arms

Saturday programme

Event	Time	Venue
Extended Farmers Market		Square
Food Demonstration Tent		Square
Music Stage		Square
Children's Entertainment		Square
World Stovies Championship		Linden Centre
Tablet Competition		Linden Centre
Shortbread Competition		Linden Centre
Supermarket Challenge		Linden Centre
Primary School Allotment Open Day		King St Allotments
Can't Cook, Won't Cook		Linden Centre
Food Tour of Huntly Food Producers - by bike		Round Town
Family Film "How to Tame Your Dragon" PG		Ex Servicemen's club
A Tasting Table		The Larder
Cook Books Old & New		Orb's Bookshop
Food, Charity & Business		TBC

Sunday programme

Event	Time	Venue
Collage Competition & Art Display		The Ring
Family Harvest Service		The Ring
Music & Song		The Ring
Butchery Demonstration		The Ring
Music & Song		The Ring
Raffle Draw & Prizegiving		The Ring
Closing Music & Song		The Ring
Craft Stalls		The Pens
Charity Stalls		The Pens
Scottish Sculpture Workshop		The Pens
Wood turning demonstrations		The Pens
From Sheep to Shawl		The Pens
Pigeon Plucking Contest		The Pens
Livestock		The Pens
CCOW		The Pens
Sheep shearing display		The Pens
Fly-tying demonstration		The Pens
Mystery Farm Object Display		The Pens
What is permaculture?		The Pens
Joanneke and Barefoot Books		The Pens
Market Stalls		The Yard
Bouncy Castle		The Yard
Vintage Tractors		The Yard
Horse-shoe pitching & Old West Paraphenalia		The Yard
Pony Rides		The Field
Forest Crafts		The Field
Dog Agility Demonstration		The Field
Tranquility Town Cowboys Shows		The Field
Guided Walk up the Clashmach		Walk
Archeological Farm Walk & Drive		Drive & Walk
Tin Hut Supper Goes Gourmet		Tin Hut