WELSH cider producers are gearing up to take part in the annual Welsh Cider and Perry Festival – this year taking place in a Gwent rugby club. The Welsh Perry and Cider Festival at Ynysddu RFC on June 1-4 is to play host to over 60 different real ciders and perrys, as well as live music, food stalls and the Welsh Cider and Perry Championships.
Food Festivals in Wales
Rules tightened on food festival funds
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
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
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
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
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, …
Conwy hosts food and arts festival
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
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!
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
Mr 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.
