UPDATE: This event has now been cancelled. Read more here
Harry Potter fans had better hang on to their broomsticks because Diagon Alley is coming to a town near Glasgow for a three-day wizarding extravaganza this summer.
To celebrate 20 years since J. K. Rowling’s ‘The Philosopher’s Stone’ was first published, Bearsden Festival and local traders are banding together to turn the town into a spellbinding festival.
Butterbeer and Potter burgers will be made available at a great Forbidden Forest BBQ, and there will also be a special Room of Requirement at Café Crème in New Kirk Road.
Fantastic beasts will be making an appearance and a Quidditch tournament and Harry Potter service.
There will also be a special book club and discussion in the Shrieking Shack.
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Organisers added: “All the way from America, we have the Hogwarts Chaplain coming too, all dressed up and ready to lead discussions about culture and faith and community organised by All Saints and new Kilpatrick Churches.”
With wand-making workshops, late-night films, family film shows and art and spell competitions - along with dressing up in your favourite Harry Potter character - it’ll be impossible to be bored when the event comes around.
“We’ll hunt Bogarts and learn about Patronus spells and follow a Marauders Map,” the event adds.
“We want to do more and make this a community event. We need lots of help,” said organisers.
The weekend festival will take place from 23 to 25 June.
To take part, organise your own bolt-on event, help volunteer, or if you just want to find out more, click here.
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