Free Festivals

poetrybug

You missed out Pagan Pride 2013! The UK's biggest FREE Pagan event open to everyone with live music at two stages, a variety of talks and workshops, a community area and children's activities area, a dance arena with performances and workshops, a parade and much more all FREE! No hidden costs!

The festival will be held on the 4th of August at the Arboretum in Nottingham this year.

I can't share the link but try googling Pagan Pride UK or look at Pagan Pride on Facebook

bev63

The Burnham on Sea Food & Drink Festival is a free to attend family day out

Located in the seaside town of Burnham on Sea, Somerset the festival organisers gather together the best of the west country in one place.

Visit their website for full listings for Saturday 25 May and 28 September - 10am to 5pm. Search for: Burnham on Sea Food & Drink Festival

The KDS Fresh Ideas Stage - Live demo kitchen featuring Romy Gill, Valentina Harris, Stefano Salvato, Madeline Francis and Deborah Durrant - on the hour from 1100

Over 60 local stall holders with South American BBQ, fresh meat, vegetables, chillies, fruits, juices, beers, wines, cider, sausages, cakes, bread, cheese, ice cream, pizza, fudge, bison, jerk chicken, local pork, liqueurs, coffee, pies, biltong, veg box delivery, sweets, goats cheese, kids cookery, oils, chocolates, forager, herbs and a hog roast

Three indoor venues (Baptist Hall, Princess Theatre and Somerset Skills and Learning) and a large outdoor market.

Also featuring The Great Burnham Bake Off and The Great Burnham Brew off (both free to enter)

Plus ask the expert sessions all day, on the half hour from 1130 in Somerset Skills & Learning Centre - Forager, Dairy Farmer, Sugar Crafter and Liqueur Making.

See the website for more details (Search for: Burnham on Sea Food & Drink Festival) . The festival is run on a not for profit basis - for the love of local food and our town

Beverley & Sarah MilnerSimonds
Festival Directors

Moonraker22

RECORDS TO BE SET AT NINE-DAY DEVIZES FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL 17-25 May 2013

A record number of stall-holders, fun-filled events and entertainment for minds and palates is set to make the ninth Devizes Food & Drink Festival one of the most successful yet.

The nine-day Festival, a community event run by volunteers, is being held between 17-25 May 2013 in the charming historic market town of Devizes at the very heart of Wiltshire.

This established annual event provides an opportunity to showcase the wealth of wonderful food and drink produced locally, in the county, the South West and beyond.

The Festival is to be formally opened at a Gala Cocktail Evening on Friday evening (17 May) attended by the town’s Mayor, where guests will be able to try a selection of locally themed cocktails.
During the following week there will more than 30 special meals and functions including more than 11 talks and demonstrations, competitions for children and canal trips.

Three top chefs will head the line-up on the first full day of the Festival on Saturday 18 May. Leading UK food writer, Daily Telegraph columnist Xanthe Clay will be one of the team of chefs providing masterclass demonstrations. The demonstrations are a highlight of the Festival and take place in the historic Devizes Corn Exchange. Joining Xanthe will be Joseph Croan, the highly acclaimed former Head Chef at Marco Pierre White’s L’Escargot restaurant in London, and Chris Staines, one of the most respected chefs in the UK from the Allium Brasserie in Bath. Admission is free.

The Grand Market Fair, also on Saturday, has proved even more popular this year with a capacity forty-two exhibitors taking space with a variety of stalls offering everything from chillies to churros and cuisine machines to cup cakes. At the heart of this event will be the Festival’s main sponsor, award-winning butchers Walter Rose and Son, established in the town in 1847. The firm has a first class reputation supplying leading restaurants such as Tom Kerridge’s The Hand and Flowers at Marlow which holds two Michelin stars; Lucknam Park, Colerne and Purnell’s, Birmingham – both with a Michelin star. Walter Rose will be supplying the meat for the Chef’s demonstrations in the Corn Exchange. The Walter Rose marquee display will show the route of food from farm to table including animals and poultry.

During the following week there will be lectures and presentations on subjects from keeping bees and chickens, to catered boat trips along the famous Kennet and Avon Canal. Events for children that encourage healthy eating and exercise figure prominently, as do baking competitions for both children and adults.

Dine-arounds and pop-up restaurants and culinary evenings will offer visitors the opportunity to discover more about local and international food – everything from Bangladeshi to Sicilian, Austrian to English, Spanish to Greek – something for everyone.

A particular favourite is ‘Guest who’s coming to dinner’ – a popular evening when participants have a ‘mystery meal’ dining with total strangers at an hitherto unknown host’s home.

Details of all the events can be found on the Devizes Food & Drink Festival website along with booking details, in addition to a host of information, photographs and links to other key sites relating to Devizes and its diversity of food, tourism and history. Tickets for events can be obtained from Devizes Books in Sidmouth Street, Devizes.

alfordlincolnshire

Alford Festival, August Bank Holiday, August 24, 25, 26, 10am-5pm. Music tent from noon every day, street theatre and children's entertainment, loads of craft stalls all manned by the craft makers, Morris dancers. Entry - give what you can afford in the churns at the entrance! Held in Alford Manor House gardens with tea rooms, West Street, Alford. Also Flower Festival, St Wilfrid's Church, car boots, lively atmosphere, very friendly festival, find out how individual crafts are created.

mjones23

May 23-26 2013 at area between Westfield mall and the Olympic Park.

It's free to attend with loads to do (photo with Champions League trophy, UEFA Champions League museum)

uefa.com/ChampionsFestival

I declare an interest as I work for Ford who will have a free area in the Festival (as a Campions League sponsor) where you can drive in some of our latest cars such as Kuga and Fiesta ST, watch a stunt show and other experiences such as rally simulator and a skate park):money:

kez73_2

Herne Bay Festival, kent end of august, details in following links. Activity's still to be confirmed i think. I not allowed to post links due to being a new user, its the 17th to the 25th August, look up Herne Bay Festival on facebook, or google Herne Bay Festival 2013

nelsonbill

How about Leamington Peace Festival?

Can't post a link because I've only just registered

barrwalk

WHALEY WATER WEEKEND

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FREE weekend for all the family with Punch and Judy
FREE Canal boat rides
A pay-for-rides old fashioned fairground
Stalls and bands
:cool: and LOTS. LOTS MORE !

It's the first event in the Whaley Bridge Festival Month of June and has been going on since the millenium getting bigger and bigger.

It started as canal boat rides and is now something of a music festival as well.

See the website :
www.whaleywaterweekend.co.uk for further details.

We are in the High Peak between Buxton and Hazel Grove.
Your SatNav needs SK23 7LS and you cannot miss it! :beer:
Family fun for half a day for nowt! See you there - Barrwalk

PB43

POOLE Folk On The Quay Festival
- a free access folk festival Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June 2013 with dancing and concerts in the street overlooking Poole's lovely harbour.
- Ceilidh Dancing in the Street in the afternoons;
- Music and good food in friendly Quayside pubs;
- Colourful dance along Poole Quay;
- Four outdoor concert stages with Folk Award Best Duo.
www folkonthequay co uk

Slasher51

Set in the beautiful Worcestershire riverside town of Upton upon Severn, the 2013 festival will be the 12th – growing from a small event in a couple of pubs into what is now a festival that swamps the town with thousands of music fans, features the ‘Best of British Blues’ over a whole weekend on three main stages and nine pub venues, totally over 100 gigs over the weekend.
I went for the first time last year, oh the joy of being seperated, fantastic weekend!!!