Street food will be on the menu at Paisley fest

Countdown is on for big event

There are just a few days to go till a mouthwatering feast of food, drink and entertainment comes to Paisley.

The town’s two-day food and drink festival starts on Friday with more than 30 traders showcasing the finest street food, licensed bars, live music, entertainment and fun for all ages.

The event, which is one of Scotland’s largest outdoor food and drink festivals, takes place in the town’s Abbey Close on Friday and Saturday.

Platform independent street food market is returning with a host of delicious street food traders, including Kochchi Sri Lankan Street Food, Hector & Harriet artisan food, coffee & cocktails, Moskito Spanish Bites, and The Peruvian British Street Food Award Winner 2020.

Kathryn McCormick, general manager at Platform, said: “We are really excited to make the Paisley Food and Drink Festival our first outdoor event with Platform on Tour since 2019.

“We’re bringing eight of Scotland’s best street food traders, our colourful furniture and DJ’s. Relax under our stylish stretch tents and enjoy a range of Innis & Gunn craft beers and summer cocktails so you can recreate the Platform experience in the Paisley sunshine (we hope!).”

Visitors will also be able to purchase great produce from local trader stalls, including Cafe Fairfull, the Paisley Drinks Co, Gatehouse Coffee Roasters, Brew, Legends of the Dark Gods and Chocoworks.

Event organisers Renfrewshire Council are teaming up with Renfrewshire CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) to host a dedicated Beer Tent as part of the Festival site.

There’s also a packed programme of music to enjoy at the Festival’s live stage across the two days. The opening night’s entertainment is programmed by The Rum Shack, then, on Saturday, Paisley’s famous The Bungalow music venue will bring a top line-up to the live stage.

Alan McEwan of The Bungalow said: “The Bungalow live music venue is delighted to be part of the Paisley Food and Drink Festival again this year. We are looking forward to what is always a great fun, family event in Paisley - and we’ll be bringing some brilliant live music for you all to enjoy whilst chilling out in front of the live stage.

“There’s performances from Angela McCallum School of Music and Starlight Musical Theatre and a variety of great music, including The Big Braw Scottish Show, a ceilidh with Reely Jiggered, big sounds from The Bobby Deans Big Band, ska favourites Skaledonia, local soul band Lemon Soul and to top the day off, the fantastic Spiders on Mars David Bowie tribute.”

There’s also lots of fun for children and families on Saturday with handson food workshops, face painting and street entertainers.

Paisley Food and Drink Festival takes place from 4pm - 10pm on Friday and 12pm - 9pm on Saturday.

Find out more about the event here: https://paisley. is/featured_event/paisleyfood-and-drink-festival/

We’re bringing eight of Scotland’s best street food traders to Paisley