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Welsh Food Festivals

Rules tightened on food festival funds

Rules tightened on food festival funds – This is South Wales

Alun Davies, Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries said: “Each year food festivals in Wales contribute millions of pounds to the economy and are a key element in promoting Wales’s burgeoning food culture and giving visitors a ‘sense of …

Blaenavon’s Love Food Festival returns

Blaenavon's Love Food Festival returns – Free Press Series

THE Love Food Festival will return to Blaenavon for a second year this weekend, giving visitors the chance to taste the best of Welsh produce. The two-day festival, which will be held over Saturday and Sunday, was launched at Blaenavon’s Big Pit in the …

Abergavenny festive spin-off delights foodies

Abergavenny festive spin-off delights foodies – South Wales Argus

IT WAS another successful year for the team behind the Abergavenny Food Festival as thousands of people turned out for its Christmas food and drink fair. Visitors were treated to a selection of mostly Welsh products at some 74 stalls which filled the …

Win tickets to Abergavenny Christmas food fair

Win tickets to Abergavenny Christmas food fair- South Wales Argus

THE South Wales Argus has teamed up with the Abergavenny Food Festival to offer you the chance of winning one of 12 pairs of stroller tickets for its Christmas Fair which takes place on Sunday, December 11 from 10am to 5pm. The Fair has everything …

Tea dances and 160 stalls at this weekend’s Conwy Feast

Tea dances and 160 stall at this weekend's feast – North Wales Weekly News

NORTH Wales’ biggest food festival, the Conwy Feast, is also hosting Europe’s first site-specific digital arts festival this weekend. For starters, there are 160 food stalls, cookery demonstrations, celebrity chefs including Bryn Williams, Bryan Webb and Colin Pressdee, a 30 Mile Menu Café and a marquee packed with farm animals, bees and a backyard garden…..

Conwy hosts food and arts festival

Conwy hosts food and arts festivals – Daily Post North Wales

CONWY Castle has been coloured red, purple, green and blue ahead of this weekend’s food and arts festivals. On Saturday and Sunday, thousands of food and drink fans will be able to enjoy themselves at the Gwledd Conwy Feast held in the castle town. The event is now North Wales’ biggest food festival and the second largest in Wales….

Taste of Wales event today – South Wales Evening Post

Taste of Wales event today

Speaking on the importance of local sourcing and food production to the Welsh economy, Alun Davies, said: “We are producing excellent food and drink in Wales and I am delighted that Tesco is making Welsh food accessible to consumers as well as allowing …

Spicy ice cream & beer shampoo – it’s time for Llangollen Food Festival!

Spicy ice cream & beer shampoo – it's time for Llangollen Food Festival! – SourceWire

And local brewers Llangollen Brewery will be selling soap and hair products with its Welsh Black ale a key ingredient! Held over the weekend of October 15 and 16, few food feasts boast a more beautiful location and the tree- and heather-clad hills …

Abergavenny Food Festival brings £30 million to Gwent

Abergavenny Food Festival brings £30 million to Gwent – South Wales ArgusMr Waters added that the festival was no longer just about one weekend, but that there was also a Christmas fair, and that organisers have taken local produce to similar events in Puglia, Italy, to promote the best of Welsh produce.

Carmarthen food festival has traders wanting more

Carmarthen food festival has traders wanting more – South Wales Evening Post

CARMARTHEN’S first-ever food festival has been such a success that calls are already being made for it to be an annual event. Yesterday’s festival, held in the town’s St Catherine’s Walk shopping development, Guildhall Square and King Street, …

Penarth Local Food Festival 2011

Penarth Local Food Festival 2011! – Penarth Times

“We are passionate about good quality, home-made food using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. “We hope that the people of Penarth will support this event which has the potential to grow into a major event on the South Wales calendar. …

Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival returns

Food and drink festival back to tempt you – WalesOnline

FOODIES will be served up another culinary treat as the Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival returns to the waterfront in Cardiff Bay. Taste buds are set to tingle by more than 100 food producers from Wales, …

WOW on the Waterfront event faces the chop

WOW on the Waterfront event faces the chop – WalesOnline

He said: “We’re likely to lose one of the three flagship events in the Bay – the Harbour Festival, Food Festival and WOW on the Waterfront. WOW on the Waterfront is most likely to be the one which goes.” Coun Howells blamed a reduction in the Cardiff …

Pembrokeshire Fish Week is back and it’s better than ever!

Pembrokeshire Fish Week is back and it's better than ever! – Fish Update

It won Gold Award in the Food Tourism Destination category in the True Taste Food and Drink Awards 2009/ 2010, and Pembrokeshire Tourism’s ‘Premier Event Award’ 2009 / 2010. The festival is part funded through the Rural Development Plan for Wales …

Conwy to host Wales True Taste Food and Drink Awards

Conwy to host Wales True Taste Food and Drink Awards – North Wales Weekly News

During the official launch of the event next Wednesday at 11am on Conwy Quay, there will be a special True Taste food hall alongside Conwy’s regular farmers’ market, and everyone’s invited. Three hundred lucky shoppers will also receive complementary …

Enjoy a taste of Wales during St David’s Week in Swansea

Enjoy a taste of Wales during St David's Week in Swansea

The ‘Get Welsh’ Food and Drink Festival returns to Castle Square on Saturday from 9.30am – 4.30pm, for its fourth year, showcasing a fabulous line up of producers from Wales and some of the finest Welsh products including top quality wines, meat, …

Free entry to Botanic Garden

Free entry to Botanic Garden – South Wales Guardian

January highlights include: a ‘Local Producer’ Food Fair; Wood Craft Festival; and Wine Weekend – all taking place in the stunning surrounds of Lord…

New Year rings the changes for the RWAS Smallholder Festival

New Year rings the changes for the RWAS Smallholder Festival – Smallholder

Attractions include the Green Horizons (Eco) Exhibitions, livestock, trade stands, a floral hall, international dance festival and farmers markets in Wales….

Aberystwyth Food & Drink Festival 18th Sept

The Aberystwyth Food and Drink Festival features a range of food stalls, children’s entertainment and cookery demonstrations, and takes place along Baker Street on the 18th September 2010. The food festival is free and you are invited to try and buy the various local and national delicacies on display.
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The Big Welsh Bite 2010

30 July 2010 – 01 August 2010
Pontypridd, Ynysangharad War Memorial Park
11am – 5pm
FREE admission

Welsh food and craft festival with arena displays, cooking demonstrations, sporting activity, animal exhibitions, children’s entertainment, local produce, craft stalls, Health Alliance, vintage farm vehicles and much more.
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Llandysul Food Festival, Sat 26th June

Llandysul Food Festival. Saturday 26th June in Llandysul Park at 11am. (more…)

Hogweed

Although by now the wild mushroom harvest is in full swing, hogweed makes a delicious starter for a fungal omelette, steamed and served with lashings of melted butter…
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The Welsh Food Festival 2010 – 4th/5th Sept Glansevern Hall


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Whether you are serious about supporting local producers, reducing your food miles, or just appreciate tasting good food and drink then the Mid Wales Food Festival is the place for you and your family.
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Aberglasney’s Traditional Winter Fair 5th/6th Dec

05 Dec 2009 to 06 Dec 2009
10.30 to 4pm (last admission 3pm)
Aberglasney Gardens, Llangathen, Carmarthenshire, SA32 8QH
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Royal Welsh Winter Fair 30 Nov & 1 Dec

Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3SY (more…)

Gwledd Conwy Feast 24 -25 Oct


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Kitchen Theatres, Demos & Talks, Loaves and Fishes tent, Trees and Bees tent, Farming for Food marquee, Cooking the Books tent, Food Halls, Beer Tent, Feast Fizz and Oysters Tent, Arts & Entertainment, Feast Party on the Quay, Green Zone, Royal Cambrian Gallery, Conwy Castle, Buskers around the town, The Labyrinth, Children’s Activities, Active Arts.
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Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival 24-25 Oct

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Llangollen Food Festival 17/18 Oct


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Llangollen Food Festival 17 – 18 October
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Anglesey Oyster Festival 10–11 Oct

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Bridgend Festival of Wales 19/20 Sept

Bridgend Festival of Wales
Sat 19 Sep – Sun 20 Sep
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The Big Feast – Sustainable Food Fayre 3rd Oct

The Big Feast – Sustainable Food Fayre
Saturday October 3rd

The Centre for Alternative Technology is joining the Big Feast harvest events with its very own sustainable food fayre.

For more information visit their website: www.cat.org.uk

Brecon Beacons Food Festival Sat 3rd Oct

Saturday 3 October Brecon Beacons Food Festival – Family Event
A great day out for the family with over 50 local food stalls in the Market Hall, Brecon. For more information visit www.breconbeacons.org/visit-us/things-to-do-and-see/family-events-and-children2019s-activities-2009

Mold Food & Drink Festival 19-20 Sept

September 19-20, Mold Food & Drink Festival, Mold, Wales
With Welsh, Asian, Mediterranean and vegetarian cookery demonstrations there should be something for most tastes.

Great British Cheese Festival, Cardiff 25-27 Sept

25 -27 September
The Great British Cheese Festival, Cardiff
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Aberystwyth Food Fayre – 19th Sept

Aberystwyth Food Fayre
19th September
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26-27 September – Narberth food festival

26-27, Narberth food festival, Pembrokeshire

A small but friendly festival showcasing a great variety of Welsh food. For more information visit http://www.narberthfoodfestival.com/

Abergavenny Food & Fringe Festival 19/20 Sept

Family friendly festival celebrating the best of Welsh cuisine. (£6/£10)

http://www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com/

Brecon Beacons Food Festival – Sat 3rd Oct

Brecon Beacons Food Festival – Market Hall, Brecon. Featuring over 50 local food stalls.
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4th Welsh Food Festival, 5-6th Sept

4th Welsh Food Festival, set in the grounds of Glansevern Hall, deep in the heart of rural Mid-Wales.
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15th August – Cardigan River & Food Festival

2009 Cardigan River & Food Festival Saturday 15th August 2009 11:00AM – 5:00pm Quay Street.
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