Food Festivals - October 2008

October 2008

Manchester Food & Drink Festival

3rd-13th October 2008, Manchester

Manchester Food & Drink Festival has offers in hundreds of restaurants, bars and cafes as well as outdoor events across the City and region. Highlights include a Real Food Fair at Whitworth Art Gallery, the "Taste, Dine and Learn Pavilion on Albert Square" (with more than 40 chefs performing) and a huge local producers market on St Ann’s Square.

Details: www.foodanddrinkfestival.com

East Midlands Food and Drink Festival

4th-5th October 2008, Brooksby Hall near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire

The regional food and drink festival will spread over 50,000 sq ft of covered marquee space at the site, will feature over 200 exhibitors from around the region, and is expected to attract over 20,000 visitors this year.

Details: www.eastmidlandsfoodfestival.co.uk/

London French Restaurant Week

6-20 October 2008, Various locations in London.

There are more than 55 French restaurants to visit around London. For anyone interested in experiencing the French touch in October, the festival is a perfect occasion.

Details: www.londonmacadam.com

The World Fruit & Vegetable Show 2008 (Trade only)

6th-9th October 2008, ExCeL London Exhibition Centre

The exhibition is exclusively for professionals and traders in the fruit, vegetable and flowers industry. Around 100 exhibitors from 20 countries will be showing their product and services. A forum programme will also take place alongside the exhibition

Details: http://www.wfvexpo.com/visit1.htm

Apple Weekend

11-12 October 2008, Waterperry Gardens, Thames Valley

Celebrate the new season with Waterperry’s Apple Weekend. See and taste up to 50 different apple varieties and get your mystery apple crops identified by our experts. There’ll also be tours of the orchards, a country crafts and food fair in the plant centre, special apple-themed meals in the Pear Tree Teashop and information and advice about growing fruit in your garden. Booking required for Teashop meals, by calling 01844 338087.

Details: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

National Fruit Show

15th-16th October 2008, Kent County Showground, Detling, Kent

In 2008 we are proud to be celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the first Show in 1933

Details: www.nationalfruitshow.org.uk

Llangollen Food Festival

18th-19th October 2008, Royal International Pavilion, Llangollen, North Wales

Take a master class in preparing oysters or taste local sausages. For those with a sweet tooth, local chef Dai Davies will be preparing desserts, or you can try making a chocolate sculpture.

Details: www.llangollenfoodfestival.co.uk

Sausage and Potato Festival

25th October 2008, Castle Square, Lincoln

The combination of these two food festivals is a great opportunity to celebrate Britain's best loved foods and of course the great British dish of Sausage and Mash!

Details: www.tastesoflincolnshire.com/

The NW Fine Food Lovers Festival

25th-26th October 2008, Tatton Park

More than 100 hundred producers of fine food exhibiting the likes of Cheshire Cheese, Christmas puddings, exotic mushrooms, Eccles cakes, sausages and even a Sarsaparilla bar to tempt you. 10am -5pm; admission £5.50.

Details: www.foodloverfestivals.co.uk

The North West Food Lovers Festival

25th October –1st November 2008 , Tatton Park & Knutsford

The North West Food Lovers Festival is a ‘must go’ event for the Autumn, building on previous success with a new team behind the Festival.

Details: www.tattonpark.org.uk

The New Forest Food Festival

25th October- 1st November 2008, New Forest

Saturday October 25th is the first day of The New Forest Food Festival, a week-long food extravaganza celebrating the many gastronomic delights to be found in the New Forest. Hospitality businesses in the entire New Forest area will focus on food and either be linked to or involved with the local food industry: growers and producers to shops and hotels - everyone is involved.

Details: www.newforestfoodfest.co.uk

Festival New Orleans

24th-25th October, O2 Arena, London, SE10 0DX

The deep South’s’ finest exports have joined forces to provide what can only be described as two days of ‘food for the soul’. Not only is there going to be entertainment from jazz performers, but there will also be a plethora of, typically Louisiana Cajun / Creole food.

Borough Market Celebrates Apple Day

26th October 2008, Borough Market, London

Borough Market, the Lions part theatre company and Southwark Cathedral are uniting this year to celebrate Apple Day on Sunday 26th October 2008. There will be a huge array of autumn produce at Borough Market's celebration of Apple Day: Cheeses, Meats, Breads, irresistible Cakes and Pies, Cider, Calvados, Apple Juice... mountains of apples of every imaginable variety and many more autumnal treats. Traders will be at Borough Market from 11.00am to 5.00pm. The Market will be full of music and festivities celebrating apples and autumn throughout the day.

Details: www.boroughmarket.org.uk

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