| 15th March 2026 | |
| Midday - 1pm | |
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Mckillop Institute Main Street, Lochwinnoch PA12 4AJ |
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| This is a free event | |
| Visit the event website here | |
| Facebook information can be found here |
The Lochwinnoch Arts Festival started as a small author event 25 years ago we are commemorating how it all started, you have a chance to meet our current local Lochwinnoch authors. You can chat to them about their work and some will have books to buy.
The authors include Alan Bissett, Rowena Murray, Vanessa Collingridge, Louise Turner, Laura Jackson, Iona Quickfall, Bobby Motherwell, The Lochwinnoch writers, Peter Aitchison and Shaun Moore the Tannahill Maker.
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