Enjoy A Taste of Angus this Summer!

Saturday 30 August to Sunday 7 September

Get ready to tantalize your taste buds at the Taste of Angus Food & Drink Festival! This vibrant event, presented by Appetite for Angus, is a celebration of the region’s best food and drink.

Come and explore a wide array of delicious experiences, from the sights, sounds and smells of Smokie Fest to the sweet treats at the Sacred Grounds Coffee & Cake Pop Up. You can also browse local produce at Balhungie Berry Farm and discover unique culinary creations.

With a diverse lineup of events happening across Angus, the festival is the perfect opportunity to explore the rich, local flavours of Angus.

Take a look at what’s on during the Taste of Angus Food & Drink Festival.

Sacred Grounds Coffee & Cake Pop Up

Location: Sacred Grounds Coffee Company, Dens Road, Arbroath, UK
Cost: Free
Date: 06 Sep, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Great coffee needs great cake and this collaboration will take a lot of beating!

Enjoy delicious freshly roasted coffee, paired with tasty bakes and makes by the super talented Ailsa Hayward. Think Lemon Drizzle, but on another level!

Free to attend, coffee & cake available to purchase.

Fallones Pizza workshop.

Location: Fallones Production kitchen, Carnoustie.
Cost: Free (Booking Required)
Date:  01 Sep, 2025
Time: 2 Evening session
Who wants to make some pizza??

Fallones are hosting a couple of Pizza Making classes at their production kitchens in Carnoustie.

Two sessions on the evening of Monday 1st September – tickets are limited so act fast!

Booking information available on this link.

Montrose Market – the return!

Location: Ballhouse Car Park, Montrose
Cost: Free
Date:  06 Sep, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Celebrate the return of the Montrose market and pick up some treats from the local food, drink & craft stall holders

Smokie Fest 2025

Location: Arbroath Signal Tower Museum
Cost: Free
Date: 07 Sep, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Smokie Fest is coming to Arbroath! A celebration of all things sea, smokies & shanties!

From sea shanty workshops to cooking demonstrations, there is something for everyone. We will also be joined by the amazing Auchmithie Haar Ladies. Local food & drink producers and crafters will be on hand to further enhance your Smokie experience.

Come along and explore all there is to know about our humble Arbroath Smokie!

Free to attend, with some paid for activities.

Taste of Angus at Angus Pride

Location: Victoria Park, Arbroath
Cost: Free
Date: 30 Aug, 2025
Time: 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Enjoy a taste of Angus at the inaugural Angus Pride!

From WeeCook to Carnoustie Distillery, you can enjoy the culinary delights and tipples of Angus whilst enjoying all that Angus Pride has to offer.

Tales from The Berry Fields

Location: Online via the Appetite for Angus website
Cost: Free
Date: From 30 Aug

A summer spent at the berries was a staple part of life across Angus, up to the late 80s.

Enjoy a trip down memory lane as we take you back to the berry fields, share stories from the back of the berry bus and regale the tips for getting a good weigh in at the scales!

Balhungie Berry Farm season finale

Location: Balhungie Berry farm, Monifieth
Cost: Free
Date: 30 Aug – 31 Aug, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 5:30 pm

Pop along to Balhungie Berry Farm for one of their last weekends of the 2025 berry season.

 

Garden Glean Poster

Location: Gardens across Angus
Cost: Free
Date: 30 Aug – 07 Sep, 2025
Time: Any time a Garden Glean poster is on display.

Do you have a glut of fruit and veg in your garden that you need picked? why not take part in the Angus Garden Glean and invite people to come and pick fruit and vegetables from your garden to share the harvest and help reduce the glut.

Simply download the Poster and display it in your garden or on your gate. (Click the link above to download)

 

 

Little Foodies @ Bookbugs

Location: Libraries across Angus
Cost: Free
Date: 30 Aug – 07 Sep, 2025
Time: Check Library for times.

Enjoy a Bookbug session with your little one, with a foodie theme to celebrate the Taste of Angus Festival.

Come dressed as your favourite fruit or pop on your foodie themed outfit and get ready for some foodie storytelling adventures!

Monifieth Community Fridge – Open Evening

Location: Monifieth Community fridge – 5 High St, Monifieth
Cost: Free
Date: 02 Sep, 2025
Time: 5.30-6.30pm

Monifieth Community fridge are holding on open evening to encourage people to find out more about the community fridge and to help reduce food waste. Free to attend and open to everyone.

They are also open throughout Taste of Angus week:
Opening times for the Fridge at 5 High St, Monifieth
Sunday-Closed
Monday 11-1
Tuesday-5.30-6.30
Wednesday 11-1
Thursday-Closed
Friday 11-1
Saturday 10-12
ALL welcome to help reduce food waste!
We are not a food bank & are a community fridge open to all.
No means testing.
No documents required-just bring a bag!
Donations all gratefully accepted.