Welcome to the 2025 Scottish Smallholder Festival!

The showcase for small farming and rural life in Scotland

Join us at the home of Agriculture in Scotland – The Royal Highland Centre for the 14th running of the Festival!.

The Festival will be held on the 18th October at the Highland Hall. Doors will open at 9AM, and you are invited to join us for our annual celebration of the Smallholder.

The festival is the place where:

• You can enter Livestock competitions for sheep, goats, and pigs. This year we will once again be featuring the RBST Scottish national championships.
• See the Show and parade of native breed equines, alpacas, and other equines and camelids of interest to smallholders.
• There will be a showcase of cattle breeds, as well as Alpacas and Bees.
• You will have the opportunity to talk to breed societies and work out which breed is right for you.
• You can join our seminar and demonstration programme, which will be taking place over six different venues across the site.
• Enter our Garden, Craft and Food competition and visit many stands featuring produce made on the smallholding.
• And you will be able to learn new skills at our Rural skills exhibition.

Under 14s do not need a ticket providing they are accompanied by a ticket holder. No entry for unaccompanied U14s.

Please note the Festival will close at 4pm – last entrance through the gate will be 3pm. By purchasing a ticket you are agreeing to abide by the “entrance terms and conditions” available on this website.

If you arrive by car, please note there will be a charge per car which will be charged by the Royal Highland Centre and is outwith the control of the Scottish Smallholder Festival. You cannot buy tickets for the Car Park through this website.