A festival held each year in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, UK to promote and showcase local food production. Usually on the first weekend in September, the festival coincides with the Scottish Food Fortnight.The Saturday events centre around the monthly Farmers Market in The Square, which is expanded for this month to include stalls which do not normally appear. It will have demonstrations by local producers and other food businesses. It hosts the now annual World Stovies competition and many other fun events.On Sunday the action moves to Leith Hall & Gardens for the Big Picnic an opportunity to enjoy food purchased at the market in a beautiful setting. The Rare Breeds of North East Scotland bring their animals for you to see and interact with. There will also be opportunities to see where food is made and comes from through the gardens, food producers and foraging.