Loch Lomond Shores Christmas Festival
By SHS EventsThe Christmas festival on the boardwalk at Loch Lomond Shores. Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December, 10am–5pm.
About this event
Where
Loch Lomond Shores
Ben Lomond Way, Balloch, Alexandria G83 8QL
Good to know
Free entry
The whole site is free to walk round. Some activities may be ticketed separately on the day.
Whatever the weather
We trade in all conditions unless it is genuinely unsafe. We post updates by 7am on the day.
Accessibility
Level access throughout, accessible toilets on site, and the main avenues are kept clear for wheelchairs and buggies.
Meet the makers
Auld Wagon
Street food
I run a wood-fired pizza van smoked for twelve hours before the market opens.
Bothy & Wick
Candles & home fragrance
I pour soy candles in reusable glassware scented with essential oils, never synthetics.
Bothy Beer Co
Craft beer & cider
I make a low-alcohol range and a hazy IPA with Scottish-grown barley wherever I can get it.
Braeside & Tablet
Sweets & fudge
I make handmade honeycomb and salted caramels in flavours that change with what’s in season.
Bruntsfield Store
Preserves & chutneys
I forage and preserve — bramble, elderflower, rowan, rosehip from fruit grown in the Clyde Valley. Tasting spoons on the stall — try before you buy.
Clyde Seafood
Fish & seafood
I sell shellfish landed on the west coast over oak in a smokehouse I built myself.
Croft Bakehouse
Bakery & cakes
I bake sourdough and slow-fermented bread to my gran’s recipes, with a bit less sugar. Gluten-free options on the middle table — clearly labelled and made separately.
Heather & Salve
Soap & skincare
I make cold-process soap using no palm oil and no plastic. Plastic-free packaging throughout.
Press Press
Art & prints
I make screen prints of Glasgow buildings and print them on heavy cotton paper.
Rowan Scotland
Soap & skincare
I make cold-process soap scented with essential oils only.
Skerry & Metal
Jewellery
I make recycled silver jewellery by hand in a workshop above the kitchen. Free resizing for life on every ring I make.
Smokin’ Kitchen
Street food
I run a wood-fired pizza van using Scotch beef and a griddle that never gets cold. Full gas safety and PAT paperwork — I bring it to every event.
Wee Kitchen
Bakery & cakes
I bake Scottish oven scones, empire biscuits and tablet-topped brownies fresh the morning of the market, never the night before. Gluten-free options on the middle table — clearly labelled and made separately.
Whin Nursery
Plants & flowers
I make dried flower wreaths and bouquets with no imported stems and no floral foam.
Whin Spirits
Gin & whisky
I make a rhubarb and a navy-strength gin picked on the Ayrshire coast in early summer. I hold my own occasional licence for every event I trade at.
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Free entry
No ticket needed — just turn up on the day.