Thousands turnout for Paisley Food and Drink Festival 2025

Paisley Food and Drink Festival saw thousands of people turn out to enjoy a fantastic range of street food and entertainment over the weekend.

The free to attend festival, which took place on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 April, attracted crowds from Renfrewshire and beyond to Abbey Close and Bridge Street for one of the most popular events in the town’s calendar.

This year’s line-up saw more than 50 traders offering the finest street food, artisan makers and licensed bars, live entertainment, kids workshops and much more!

This year’s festival was supported by funding from EventScotland, part of VisitScotland, which allowed the event to take place over a larger area, expanding out onto Bridge Street and Bridge Street car park to offer more food, drink and entertainment options for visitors to enjoy.

Renfrewshire CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) made a welcome return to the event, serving up the very best Scottish ales and craft beers to visitors in their popular Beer Tent.

The event saw a number of delicious street food vendors and festival favourites return alongside some fantastic local venues to offer an enviable selection of tasty treats for visitors to enjoy.

Paisley Food and Drink Festival is always a great day out for the whole family. Kids were able to get involved in a host of fantastic, free activities on Saturday from food, seed-bomb making, craft and music workshop and free face painting to inflatables and giant games. There was walkabout street performances taking place to keep the little ones entertained.

The Bungalow helped create a great festival atmosphere with a diverse range of live music performed to crowds over both days.

Other events taking place across Renfrewshire this spring and summer include Renfrew Gala Day on Sunday 1st June, Barshaw Gala Day on Saturday 21st June, Sma‘ Shot Day on Saturday 5th July and Renfrew Pipe Band Competition on Saturday 19th July.

Photo Credit: Renfrewshire Council