Scottish smallholders

The Scottish Smallholder Festival is on the move!

The 2023 Scottish Smallholder Festival will move to the Royal Highland Centre, signalling the importance of smallholding to the agricultural scene in Scotland. The organisers of the festival, Smallholding Scotland, have signed a three-year deal with the Royal Highland Centre to run the event each year in October, with this year’s festival taking place on the 14th October 2023. The move has been made possible with the support of the Scottish Government.

The BPA will have a stand at the Festival and all members are invited to attend and meet our team.

We are looking to have a display of all 14 breeds so if you would be interested in bringing pigs to the festival to showcase your breed please contact Jane Mathews on 07971 551313 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Martin Beard This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Festival has a complete range of competitive classes for pigs as well a Junior Handler competition all of which have generous prize money. If you are interested in the showing or handling classes it is not too late to enter.

Click Here for a copy of the schedule

You can also find the schedule and more information on the Festival website www.festival.scot

Pigs have an important role to play in the Scottish Smallholder economy. Please come along and support this important event at its new location on the Royal Highland Showground.

The BPA team will be available to answer questions on pedigree breeding, Pedigree Pork Promotion and legislative issues such as Veterinary Attestations.

Pig Schedule