Dundee Flower & Food Festival, 5-7 September

Dundee Flower & Food Festival will take place in Camperdown Park from 5-7 September 2008. Following the outstanding success and popularity of last year, which saw a record 26,000 visitors flock to the show grounds, the Dundee Flower & Food Festival promises to be just as entertaining in 2008.

A major event in the Scottish horticultural and culinary calendars, it offers a 3-day menu of food, flowers and fun for all the family. Some highlights include:

  • Gardening tips from TV presenter Chris Beardshaw
  • The Bayer Garden Roadshow Team are back by popular demand, with their question and answer sessions and demonstrations on a range of gardening topics
  • Stunning floral and gardening displays for which the show has become renowned
  • Recording of BBC Scotland's popular radio programme, the Beechgrove Potting Shed hosted by Frieda Morrison
  • Floral Art Demonstrations

There's also an amazing variety of plants, bulbs, furniture and gardening accessories for sale, and a children's activity marquee - in fact, something on offer for gardeners of all ages.

The 2008 Food Festival welcomes celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott, who will entertain festival-goers in his flamboyant and inimitable style with inspiring cookery demonstrations, and amusing anecdotes.

There's a packed cookery demonstration programme featuring top Scottish chefs from hotels and restaurants around the country. Plus the opportunity to purchase top quality produce such as, meat, confectionery, cheeses, jams, chutneys and olive oils from the various stalls in the Food Marquee, and sample award-winning Arbroath Smokies cooked to order in the show grounds.

And if all that's not enough, then allow yourself to be shaken and stirred with the whisky-tasting and cocktail-making sessions hosted by The Famous Grouse Experience! With so much on offer, in the stunning location of Camperdown Country Park, the Dundee Flower & Food Festival won't disappoint!

Admission - Tickets £9 Adults; £8 Concessions; accompanied children under the age of 16 are admitted FREE. Plus this year, you have the chance to buy a 3-day ticket, offering you 3 days entry for the price of 2 :- Adults £18; Concessions £16. A £2 discount is available on all tickets, if purchased before 4 September. FREE Car Parking.

For further information contact (01382) 433815 or visit www.dundeeflowerandfoodfestival.com