Dundee Flower and Food Festival is on Friday 2 to Sunday 4 September 2016 in Camperdown Park, Coupar Angus Road, Dundee DD2 4TF- Carole Baxter from BBC’s Beechgrove Garden will be at the Festival on Friday 2 September
- Jak O’Donnell from STV’S cookery show Jak and Eddie’s Best of Scottish Food will be demonstrating in the Scotch Lamb PGI Cookery Theatre on Friday 2 September
- Jean-Christophe Novelli will be demonstrating in the Scotch Lamb PGI Cookery Theatre on Saturday 3 September
- The Incredible Spice Men (Cyrus Todiwala and Tony Singh) will be demonstrating in the Scotch Lamb PGI Cookery Theatre on Sunday 4 September.
Highlights
- The Scottish Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Show will be held at the Festival for a second year attracting growers from The North of England and Scotland.
- The Garden Design Showcase will again feature a garden constructed by apprentices from the Council’s Neighbourhood Services. Visitors to the Festival will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite garden, in the Peoples Choice Awards.
- Competitions include, The Dundee Cake Competition, Scotch Broth Competition, the World Potato and Gladioli Championships. Competitors can still enter these and other competitions being held at the Festival, details on the website.
Music Stage and Showground Entertainment
- Musical entertainment on Friday is provided by a variety of Dundee school bands and community groups
- Irish musician Sharon Shannon, will be playing at the Festival on Sunday, she is best known for her work with the accordion and for her fiddle technique. Her 1991 album Sharon Shannon is the best selling traditional Irish music album ever released there.
- On Saturday and Sunday, The Clann who are ‘Scotland’s premier Highland Warriors‘ will be appearing at the Festival. Saturday and Sunday also feature exciting falconry displays.
- Scottish Highland Dancing features in the showground on Sunday.
