2008
Sunday 11 to Saturday 17 May 2008
National Watercress Week
www.watercress.co.uk
Monday 12 to Sunday 18 May 2008
Coeliac Awareness Week
www.coeliac.org.uk
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May 2008
Royal Welsh Agricultural Society: Smallholder and Garden Festival at the
Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys LD2 3SY
Food from field to plate including Welsh Farmer's Market and large display
of pig keeping
www.rwas.co.uk
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May 2008
Wholly Herbs at West Dean Gardens,West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex PO18
0QZ
www.westdean.org.uk
Thursday 29 May to Sunday 1 June 2008
Taste of Edinburgh at The Meadows, Edinburgh
www.channel4.com/taste
Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June 2008
Bristol Vegan Fayre at Bristol Harbourside
www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk
Sunday 1 June 2008
Open Farm Sunday
Organised by LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming), this is a chance for
everyone to visit a working farm somewhere in the country to learn more
about food production. See www.farmsunday.org
Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 June 2008
Taste of Leeds in Millennium Square, Leeds
www.channel4.com/taste
Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 June 2008
Taste of Dublin in Iveagh Gardens, Dublin
www.tastefestivals.ie
Sunday 15 and Monday 16 June 2008
Speciality and Fine Food Fair Harrogate at Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate
Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 June 2008
Taste of London in Regent¹s Park, London
www.channel4.com/taste
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 June 2008
Garden Event at West Dean Gardens, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex PO18
0QZ
www.westdean.org.uk
Friday 27 to Sunday 29 June 2008
Taste of Cork in Cork City Gaol, Dublin
www.tastefestivals.ie
Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 July 2008
Taste of Bath in Royal Victoria Park, Bath
www.channel4.com/taste
Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 July 2008
Taste of Birmingham in Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham
www.channel4.com/taste
Saturday 12 to Sunday 13 July 2008
Taste in the Park – a weekend food and drink fiesta at Platt Fields Park,
Manchester
www.manchesterfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk
Saturday 19 to Sunday 27 July 2008
Annual Whitstable Oyster Fair
www.whitstableoysterfestival.co.uk
Monday 21 to Thursday 24 July 2008
Royal Welsh Show at the Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys LD2 3SY
www.rwas.co.uk
Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 July 2008
Tavistock Food and Drink Festival
www.tavistockfoodfestival.co.uk
Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 August 2008
Chilli Fiesta at West Dean Gardens, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex PO18
0QZ
www.westdean.org.uk
Sunday 24 and Monday 25 August 2008
Wirral Food and Drink Festival
www.wirralfoodfestival.co.uk
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 September 2008
Totally Tomato Show at West Dean Gardens, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex
PO18 0QZ
www.westdean.org.uk
Sunday 7 to Tuesday 9 September 2008
Speciality and Fine Food Fair London at Olympia Exhibition Centre, London
www.specialityandfinefoodfairs.co.uk
Sunday 7 to Sunday 21 September 2008
Scottish Food Fortnight
For details of all events and further information please refer to website
www.scottishfoodfortnight.co.uk
Friday 19 to Sunday 28 September 2008
York Festival of Food and Drink
Ten day festival celebrating the best in Yorkshire food and drink.
www.yorkfoodfestival.com
Saturday 20 September to Sunday 5 October 2008
British Food Fortnight
The organisers have launched a 3 minute video about why it’s important to buy British. Well worth a watch, you can download it from their home page.
www.britishfoodfortnight.co.uk
Friday 26 to Sunday 28 September 2008
Cornwall Food and Drink Festival 2008 on Lemon Quay, Truro.
Friday 3 to Monday 13 October 2008
Manchester Food and Drink Festival
www.manchesterfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk
Wednesday 8 to Tuesday 14 October 2008
Norwich and Norfolk Food Festival
www.norwichfoodfestival.co.uk
Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October 2008
Apple Affair at West Dean Gardens, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex PO18
0QZ
www.westdean.org.uk
Sunday 19 to Thursday 23 October 2008
Saturday 25 October 2008
Feast of Food, food and drink festival in Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 1PA
10am - 4pm
A fundraising event for Cancer Research UK
www.marlboroughcancerresearch.org
Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 December 2008
Royal Welsh Winter Fair at the Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys
LD2 3SY
www.rwas.co.uk
For further events please see the The
Guild of Food Writers Events List