| Food Festivals across the UK Food and Drink Festivals across theUK 2008 With ournational interest in locally produced food rising daily, we thought you mightbe like to see what foodie events and festivals are taking place across the UK. Whether your planning a foodie weekend away, or would like to seewhat food events and festivals are on in your area, we hope you'll findit here. This list is a work in progress, ifyou know of any other food and drink festivals or if you would like to listyour own food event, please just drop us an e-mail to events@caleyco.com . March 2008 1-9 March , Saundersfoot StDavids Food and Craft Festival, Pembrokeshire www.visit-saundersfoot.com Events like the Cawl Cooking Trail and theBiggest Leek Competition attract crowds from miles around, who can also enjoyproducts from Pembrokeshire and Wales. 22-24 March, ChesterFood & Drink Festival www.chesterfoodanddrink.com
The festival will have "villages" for produce from Cheshireand North Wales, together with sections fornational and international produce. April April 5-6, 2008 Grow it! Cook it! Eatit!
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
A gardening & food & drink show, Over 150 exhibitors. Celebrity chefsJames Martin & Rachel Green will be demonstrating in the RangemasterTheatre. Celebrity gardeners Rachel de Thame and Martin Fish will be holdingQ& A sessions 11-13 April, Exeter Festival of SouthWest England Food and Drink
As well as a vast array of food producers the festival will have a rangehealthy eating activities to inspire young food lovers. 24-27 April, Real Food Festival,Earls Court, London www.realfoodfestival.co.uk
The event will have the principles of slow food at its core and showcasecarefully selected food and drink that is good, clean and fairly sourced. April 26-27, 2008 Mid WalesMouthful
Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys, Wales, UK
A mouthwatering festival of food and drink from Powys and bordering counties inMid Wales, featuring local food stalls, celebrity chef cookery demonstrations,children's food activities and cookery competitions. May 01May 2008 To:Monday 05 May 2008 SPIRIT OFSPEYSIDE Plans are well underway for the 2008 Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festivaltaking place on May 1st - 5th Events and activities enhancing the marriage offine malt whisky and food will be developed as well as new tours, tastings andactivities. For further details on the Spirit of Speyside please visit www.spiritofspeyside.comMay 3-4, 2008 TewkesburyFood and Drink Festival 2008
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
This festival is in its 4th year and offers the best of local produce to tryand buy, as well as demonstrations from our local Cotswolds Chef Rob Rees. 5th May Festival of Food and Wine at Jesmond Dene House Hotel and Restaurant inNewcastle www.jesmonddenehouse.co.ukA festival in its second year championing the North East’s produce, with afarmers’ market in the Great Hall, guest chef lunches and an gala dinner cookedby a team of ten big name French and British chefs. Regular Ladies who Lunch,Sunday on a Plate and Jazz Suppers. 10th May National Trust Plot to Plate Grow your own at Clumber Park,Nottinghamshire. Practical demos on how to sow and grow vegetables in thewalled kitchen garden. At 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm and 3.30pm. More information on01909 544917. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-events.htm 11th May Watercress Festival, Alresford, Hampshire www.watercress.co.ukWatercress-orientated activity including celebrity cookery demonstrations,children's workshops and food market. May - dates tbc, Henley FoodFestival www.henleyfoodfestival.co.uk
Antony Worrall Thompson and Raymond Blanc will give free cookery demonstrationsand the head-to-head final of the "cook in" competition for amateurchefs. 29 May - 1 June, Taste ofEdinburgh Taste the best that Edinburgh'srestaurants have to offer, plus gourmet shopping in the first of this year'staste festivals. 31st May & 1st June 2008 The Loch Lomond Food and Drink Festival Where: Loch Lomond Shores, Balloch The Festival is all set to whet your appetite byselling game, fresh fish, tasty soups, bread and succulent roast meat andvegetables which you can then wash down in the Real Ale and Whisky tent. With acookery demonstration marquee, a tasting table, try and buy with Scottish foodproducers and kids cookery lessons you’ll be hard pushed to keep your tummyempty for long! http://www.lochlomondfoodanddrinkfestival.com June 5-8th June, Taste ofLeeds, Taste the best that Leeds'restaurants have to offer, plus gourmet shopping. 7th June 2008 Where:Inverurie, Aberdeenshire Taste of Grampian Food Festival The northeast's premier food eventcelebrates the richness and diversity of Grampian's food larder in a one-dayfood and drink festival that's a great day out for all the family. With music,children's entertainment, arts & crafts, fabulous local produce to tasteand buy, cookery competitions and demonstrations and celebrity chefs andguests, a fun-packed day for all is guaranteed. http://www.tasteofgrampian.co.uk 11-15 June BBCGood Food Summer Show www.bbcgoodfoodshow.comBirmingham NEC, A fun-filled foodie extravaganza featuring the best in food anddrink, and entertainment from top chefs including Gordon Ramsay. 15-16 June, The NW Fine Food Lovers Festival at Westmorland county showground,Cumbria.The biggest food festival in the north west with more than 100 hundredproducers of fine food exhibiting the likes of Cheshire Cheese, Christmaspuddings, exotic mushrooms, Eccles cakes, sausages and even a Sarsaparilla barto tempt you. 10am -5pm; admission £5.50. More information www.nwfinefood.co.uk 19th - 22nd June 2008 Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh Scotland's premier farming andfood event promises this year to be even bigger and better than before. Heldover four days, with over 4,000 livestock on show and 1,000 stands sellingeverything from speciality foods to 4x4s. There's a wide range of entertainmentand demonstrations in skills such as cookery and crafts, falconry andfashion. http://www.royalhighlandshow.org/ 19th - 22th June 2008 Flavour of Shetland Lerwick A celebration of the very best of Shetland onLerwick's Victoria Pier. The islands will be buzzing with music performances, ataste of the islands'award-winning food and drinks, craft displays and culturalperformances. http://www.flavourofshetland.com July 4th0- 5thJuly – Scottish Game Fair, Scone Palace Perthshire Acelebration of Scottish Game with Food and Drink galore. http://www.scottishfair.com/ 3rd - 6th July 2008, Taste of Bath Festival 2008 fifteen of the bestrestaurants in Bathand the South West will be serving up their signature dishes in Royal VictoriaPark - just below the Royal Crescent. From Michelin Star restaurants to freshorganic produce; cider to champagne 19th -27thJuly AnnualWhitstable Oyster Fair www.whitstableoysterfestival.co.ukHighlights of the festival will include the Landing of the Oyster ceremony andthe Oyster parade, as well as walks and talks around Old Whitstable and theharbour. July 26-27, 2008 Tavistock Foodand Drink Festival
Tavistock, Devon, UK
Attracting over 10,000 visitors in 2007 with Celebrity Chef demonstrations;100's of top quality regional exhibitors; Farmers Market; Children's Food Tent;Live Music. August 5-9th August Great British Beer Festival, Earl'sCourt www.camra.org.uk Ashowcase for well-known brands as well as a chance for small, local brewers topromote their beer. The Champion Beer of Britain competition will also bejudged. 13August 2008 To:Sunday 28 September 2008 EAST NEUK SEAFOODCELEBRATION www.east-neuk-seafood.co.ukIfyou'd like to sample Scotland'sfine fish and shellfish, there's seafood a plenty at the East Neuk SeafoodCelebration. This stunning area of north east Scotland is dotted with thriving fishingcommunities, so there's really no better place to sample the tasty seafooddelicacies cooked up by the locals. August 30-31, 2008 The Really Wild Foodand Countryside Festival
St Davids, West Wales, UK
A Celebration of Food and Countryside Crafts originating from the Wild. September 6-7th September Scotland’s Countryside Festival Scotland's Countryside Festival is heldevery year in the spectacular grounds of Glamis Castle,childhood home of the Queen Mother. The Festival is now in it's fifth year,and, as sixteen thousand visitors discovered, it is a wonderful and excitingday out for all the family. http://www.scotlandscountrysidefestival.co.uk/Food Hall with launch of Scottish Food Fortnight 1-30 September, Brighton & Hove Food & Drink Festival www.brightonfoodfestival.co.ukThe food market showcases the best food and drink in East Sussex, with morethan 50 of Brighton's restaurants, bars and venues and 70 plus Sussexproducers. 6-21 September, Scottish FoodFortnight Where: Across Scotland
www.scottishfoodfortnight.co.uk/
A harvest-time celebration of all that is good about Scottish food and drink,with shops, hotels, restaurants, schools and farmers markets taking part in thenational celebration. 12-14 September , Ludlow Marches Food & Drink Festivalwww.foodfestival.co.ukCompetitions including the Pork Pie of the Marches, as well as the annualsausage trail, are highlights of this festival. Ludlow'stwin towns in France and Italy will alsobe displaying produce from their regions.
15-16 September , AbergavennyFood Festival Feast the senses with produce by artisan food-makers from Wales,The Marches and further afield. Special events will include masterclasses,tutored tastings, children's events, walks and talks 20th September -5thOctober,British Food Fortnight,www.britishfoodfortnight.co.uk
Thousands of events are taking place around the country in celebration ofBritish food. There are also initiatives for chefs to give cookingdemonstrations in schools. 26-28 September, Nantwich FoodFestival www.nantwichfoodfestival.co.uk
Billed as "Britain'sTastiest Festival", it is the largest festival of its kind with more than2,000 products to taste during the three-day event, offering the chance tosample the best regionally produced food against the backdrop of the historicmarket town. October dates tbc, ManchesterFood & Drink Festival has offers in hundreds of restaurants, bars andcafes as well as outdoor events across the City and region. Highlights includea Real Food Fair at Whitworth Art Gallery,the "Taste, Dine and Learn Pavilion on Albert Square" (with more than 40chefs performing) and a huge local producers market on St Ann’s Square. For a full list of eventsplease visit www.foodanddrinkfestival.com November 31 October - 2 November , Good Food Show Scotland www.glasgow.bbcgoodfoodshow.comCelebrity chefs and wine connoisseurs will make sure you make the most of thefood, fine wines, beers and spirits on offer. Whisky Live Glasgow | 
