Stranraer Oyster Festival is set to return to the former port town this weekend. 

Stranraer Oyster Festival set to get underway 

Tony Singh, Felicity Cloake, Julie Lin and Michael Caines at Stranraer Oyster Festival on Saturday 16 September. Photographer Colin Hattersley.  

The programme includes demos from celebrity chefs and coincides with the start of the native oyster season, which runs from September until April. 

20,000 people attend Stranraer Oyster Festival in record turn-out

The three day festival started on Friday 15 September.

Contenders are invited to battle it out for the title of Scotland’s Shucking Champion.

The three day event, which generated £1m last year, celebrates the area’s unique coastal heritage, culture and wealth of local produce.

Organisers have said the event was a 'massive success that exceeded all expectations'.

More than 2,000 oysters have been stolen from the shoreline of Loch Ryan.