Waterloo Quarter Food Festival
30 June to 31 July 2011
In and around Lower Marsh, London SE1
A trip to Waterloo in July promises to be a real taste explosion as the area’s many restaurants, pubs and shops throw open their doors in a month-long celebration of food and drink. Visitors can expect a tasty line-up of free events, demonstrations and exclusive offers as well as evening food fair on 30 June. Entry: Free
www.waterlooquarter.org/foodfestival
Mortimer Country Food Fair
Saturday 9 July 2011
Manor Farm Barns, BRAMPTON BRYAN, Herefordshire, SY7 0DH
Fourth annual Mortimer Country Food Fair. Over 50 exhibitors, purpose-built demonstration kitchen, children’s activities, outstanding selection of local food, drinks and crafts producers headlined by best-selling, Herefordshire author John Lewis-Stempel with this year’s theme: Wild Food. Great day out on the borders of Herefordshire and Shropshire where England meets Wales! Entry:£1.00 + free carparking
www.mortimercountryfoodfair.co.uk
Isle of Man Queenie Festival
1-3 July 2011
Port St Mary, Port Erin, Gansey, Isle of Man
The Manx Queenie - otherwise known as a queen scallop - is a real delicacy, trumpeted to the skies at this particular food event. There's masses on including fishing tours, seafood BBQs, sailing lessons, live music and lots of activities centred around the beach and a demonstration from Henrietta Green.
www.queeniefestival.com
The Hampshire Food Festival
Friday 1 - Sunday 31 July 2011
Over 80 different events held at numerous venues across Hampshire
July is jam-packed with over 80 delicious events held in celebration of the fantastic food and drink grown, reared and produced in Hampshire! Join farm tours, walks, open days, cookery and producer workshops; watch cookery demonstrations by Hampshire and celebrity chefs; visit country shows and indulge in Festival menus.
www.hampshirefare.co.uk/food-festival
Sheffield Food Festival
4-10 July 2011
Various locations across the city, including Sheffield city centre, S1 2HH.
A celebration of all things food and drink in Sheffield, with cooking demonstrations, tutored tastings, urban farm and picnics, and much more. Most events are free. Some ticketed events, check website for details.
www.sheffieldfoodfestival.co.uk
Jane Grigson Trust and Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery Memorial Lecture
Friday 8 July 2011
St Catherine's College, Oxford
The Jane Grigson Trust and the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2011 announce that Memorial Lecture will be given on Friday, 8 July at St Catherine's College, Oxford. The lecturer is Richard Wrangham, Professor of anthropology at Harvard University, and author of "Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human." This celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Symposium, whose theme this year is "Celebrations", and also the 20th anniversary of the Jane Grigson Trust. Tickets for the lecture and drinks reception after are £10 or free for those who also book to attend the Symposium's Friday evening dinner (£60 including wine) at St Catherine's, supervised by Shaun Hill of the Walnut Tree Inn.
http://www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/
Get Active Wandsworth Festival
Saturday 9 – Sunday 24 July 9 2011
Tooting Common, London
The Get Active Wandsworth Festival is the perfect opportunity to find out about local sports clubs, organisations and community groups and gives you the chance to participate in a variety of sporting activities. Last year over 1,600 people took part throughout the two weeks, Matthew Wells - a Team GB rower - became the first festival ambassador and Mandeville the London 2012 Paralympic mascot attended the Get Active Day. This year the event will be even bigger and better and will include a small selection of FoodLovers Approved stalls selling great local and regional produce to eat on site.
http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/active
World Peashooting Championships
Saturday 9 July 2010
The Village Green, Witcham, Cambridgeshire
Try your target skills at the World Peahsooting Championships in Witcham. You can buy your peashooter and peas there (although why not make your own?) and practice before trying to hit the 12" target 12 feet away. There's a BBQ, stalls and traditional family entertainment to keep everyone else occupied while you shoot. Entry on the day: Price £2 (£1 for juniors).
www.witcham.org.uk
Chilli Fest
Saturday 9th - Sunday 10th July 2011
Shoreham by the Sea
Chilli Fest (UK) will be held over 2 days giving people the chance to taste and enjoy all wonders of hot chilli products from all over the world. The event will host a variety of independent chilli traders & growers selling products including chilli plants & seeds, sauces, salsas and jellies, with tastings & eating in abundance. Entry: Free.
www.chillifest.net
Dorset Seafood Fetival
Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th July
Weymouth Harbouside, Weymouth, Dorset
The Dorset Seafood Festival 2011 is one of the largest in the UK . Combining celebrity demonstrations with 100 stalls selling a wide range of seafood dishes, the event attracted 50,000 visitors in 2010. This year’s line up includes: Mat Follas, John Wright, Lesley Waters and Ed Baines, Shaun Rankin and Giles Thompson.
www.dorsetseafood.co.uk
Brogdale Farms Cherry Festival
9-10 July 2011
Brogdale Farm, Faversham, Kent
Brogdale Farms Cherry Festival is great fun for all the family. The National Fruit Collection holds over 320 different varieties of Cherry. The Cherries with their difference in colour, shape and texture will leave crowds enchanted. You can also enjoy a live band, a summer bar, cooking demonstrations, horticultural talks, static falconry Display, Gun Dog display, children’s activities, miniature railway, BBQ, orchard tractor trailer tours & walks, horse drawn tours, archery, a craft market and more. Entry: £8.00 Adult £4.00 Child £20.00 Family
www.brogdalecollections.co.uk/fruit-festivals
6th Leigh Food Festival & Classic Car Display
Saturday 16th July 2011
Leigh Village Hall, Chetnone Road, Leigh, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 6HR
Tasting and buying of the best food from local producers, including Alweston Jam and Chutney Empire, Bridfish, Brokewood Farm, Dorset Blue Cheese and Soup Company, Easy Beans, Filbert Bees, Fudges, Leakers Bakery, Longmeadow Organic Vegetables, Olivesetal, Reads Coffee Roasters, Sauces of Choice, Scrumptious Secrets, Sherborne Castle Estate Wines, and Somerset Cider Brandy Co. Barbecued Hamburgers & Sausages, Refreshments, Ice cream, Beer and Cider will be here! Entertainment includes children’s activities, cookery demonstrations and Musical Entertainment. Entry: Adults £2, Children under 15 free.
Glynde Food & English Wine Festival
Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2011
The Glynde Food & English Wine Festival is a celebration of the best food and English wine producers from Sussex and surrounding counties. The festival is set in the beautiful grounds of Glynde Place, a 16th century country house in the heart of the South Downs.
Entry Fee: Adults £8.50 or £7 online; OAPs - £7.50 or £6 online; Students - £6 or £5 online; Children under 12 are free
www.glyndefoodfestival.co.uk
Pylewell Park Food & Drink Festival
Saturday 23 - Sunday 24 July 2011
Pylewell Park, Lymington, Hampshire
The Food & Drink Festival will take place within the stunning grounds of Pylewell Park in the New Forest. There will be a FoodLovers Approved area, an International Food-to-go arena, cookery demonstrations and theatre from celebrity chefs, horticultural and garden displays and a varied production of performing arts, both contemporary and classical.
www.newforestfoodfairs.co.uk
National Cherry Day
Saturday 16th July 2011
Celebrate National Cherry Day on 16th July in association with CherryAid - FoodLoversBritain.com's campaign to save the British Cherry. There will be lots of activities and events going on around the country.
Let us know if you have a Cherry-themed event or idea by contacting office@foodloversbritain.com or 020 8969 0083. Click here for more information...
Oundle Food Festival
Saturday 16th July 2011
National Cherry Day: 40 stallholders in the Market Place from 08.30am, amid musicians and dancers to create a fun, lively atmosphere. Fabulous cookery demonstrations with an emphasis throughout the Festival on showing that high quality produce can not only lower the environmental impact but also lower your food bills.
www.oundlefoodfestival.co.uk
Gloucester Quays Food Festival 2011
22nd, 23rd and 24th July 2011
Gloucester Quays, Saint Ann Way, Gloucester GL1 5SH
Gloucester Quays hosts a unique Food Festival this summer
with celebrity chefs Gino D’Acampo and James Martin showing off
their culinary skills live in the Cookery Theatre Saturday (Gino)
and Sunday (James). The 3-day Festival centres around a Great Taste
Market with speciality food producers and fresh local produce. There’s
an arts and crafts fair, a masterclass cookery workshop, plus
live music and entertainment throughout the weekend. Entry: The festival is FREE. A £5 (plus 95p booking fee) is applicable for the Live Cookery Theatre on Saturday for Gino D’Acampo and Sunday for James Martin.
www.gloucesterquaysfoodfestival.co.uk
Heston Blumenthal and British Airways Food Protege Competition
Deadline - 27 July 2011
Michelin-star restaurant owner and chef Heston Blumenthal is searching for an up and coming chef to mentor on an exclusive project with British Airways. With support from Heston, the successful candidate will produce a bold British menu to serve millions of customers on board British Airways’ flights in the run up to and over the Olympic Games. Prospective candidates can apply until 27 July 2011 through the BA Great Britons Programme. Clcik on the link below for further details and an application form
www.ba.com/greatbritons
International Cheese Awards
Wednesday 27th July 2011 (Public show day)
Dorfold Park, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 8LD
At this year’s International Cheese Awards you can taste the very finest cheeses from all over the world, and then watch our special guests celebrity chefs James Martin (Saturday Kitchen) and Gino D’Acampo (This Morning) prepare their favourite cheese dishes on our live stage. A great family day out, as part of the Nantwich & South Cheshire Show you will also see superb cattle, sheep and poultry being judged, great horses being tested, beautiful displays of flowers, fruit and vegetables, as well as the latest in modern machinery. Entry: Advanced tickets- Adults £13,£9 OAPs, Junior £4 (under 5s are free), Family Ticket: 2 Adults & 3 Children £35. On the day- Adults £18, £13 OAPs, Junior £7 (under 5s are free).
www.internationalcheeseawards.co.uk
The Big Cheese
Friday 29th - Sunday 31st July 2011
Owain Glyndwr Playing Fields, Crescent Road, Caerphilly, CF83
The town of Caerphilly comes to life as people of all ages come to The Big Cheese - an extravaganza of street entertainers, living history encampments, music, dance, traditional funfair, folk dancing, falconry, fire eating, minstrels, troubadours and much more. Admission is FREE - to find out more visit:
www.caerphilly.gov.uk/bigcheese
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