Loch Fyne Viking festival secures funding from UnLtd

The Loch Fyne Viking Festival has secured support from UnLtd, the UK’s foundation for social entrepreneurs.

The funding and tailored package of support from UnLtd will help the organisation make lasting social change in the community.

First held in 2014, the Loch Fyne Viking Festival is a celebration of Tarbert’s Viking heritage with re-enactments, Viking-themed workshops and entertainment aimed at every age range.

This year’s festival runs this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14, in Tarbert.

The highlight of every Loch Fyne Viking Festival sees Tarbert’s own Viking longship, Freydis, pulled through the village by Vikings from Scotland, Scandinavia and Northern Ireland as homage to Magnus Barfot.

New for 2019, the main portage through Tarbert will be joined by a children’s portage as young people pull their own Viking longship through the village.