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2011 UK - ENGLAND 2011
Festivals, Shows, Exhibitions, Expos
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(SEE also: 2013 - 2014 - 2012 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008)
April 16-17, 2011 The East of England Food Festival
Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England
A celebration of all that is good to eat and drink from across the eastern region and far beyond, including unique arts, crafts & gifts, cookery demonstrations and wine & beer tasting sessions.
April 30-May 2, 2011 Tewkesbury Food and Drink Festival 2011
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Tewkesbury Food and Drink Festival cancelled for 2012
May 12-15, 2011 La Dolce Vita Market
Reading, Berkshire, England
Visit The Riverside for La Dolce Vita Italian Market. Offering a wide variety of Italian products: from bread, olive oil, pasta, green pesto, cheese, arancini, cured meats, wines, olives, pastries, confectionary, murano glass and more.
May 28-30, 2011 Clovelly Celebration of Local Ales and Cider
Clovelly, North Devon, England
Enjoy a range of tasty local brews. These unique local ales and ciders are not industrially manufactured, but created with passion by small North Devon breweries.
June 14-16, 2011 Fresh Convenience Congress
London, England
Fresh Convenience, a new annual conference event for the fresh produce convenience sector in Europe.
August 2-6, 2011 Great British Beer Festival
Earls Court, London, England
The Great British Beer Festival at Earls Court is Britain's biggest beer festival and brings together a wide range of real ales, ciders, perries and international beers. Attendance: 64,000.
August 6, 2011 The Big Onion Food Festival
Elveden, Suffolk, England
The Elveden Estate, the UK's largest lowland arable farm, hosts 'The Big Onion’, celebrating the best food and drink the region has to offer. Features tastings, new products and chef demonstrations, live musical entertainment from local bands, and children's activities.
August 11-14, 2011 Huddersfield Food & Drink Festival
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
West Yorkshire's biggest food and drink festival. Tastes and products from all around the world. Cookery demonstrations with chefs from local restaurants and different cultures sharing their secrets and recipes. Children can learn about food in a cookery theatre; children's story telling, balloon modelling and face painting. Attendance: 50,000.
August 13-14, 2011 The Lakes Chilli Fest at Levens Hall
Kendal, Cumbria, England
Attracting chilli aficionados from all over the country. The brave may like to try the hottest chillis around whilst on sale will be jams, jellies, chocolate, sauces, seeds, powders, chutneys and many other chilli-related gift items. Local food producers going ‘hot’ for the occasion, salsa music and dancing, cookery demonstrations and children’s activities.
August 20-21, 2011 Isle of Wight Garlic Festival
Newchurch, Isle of Wight, England
Garlic ice-cream, jelly beans, fudge and beer are just some of the unusual garlic-based items that may be sampled. The festival attracts 25,000 people.
August 25-28, 2011 Bewdley Beer Festival 2011
Bewdley, Worcestershire, England
This successful festival is held every August bank holiday weekend.
August 27-Sept 4, 2011 East Renfrewshire Food Festival
Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, England
A celebration of Scottish Food and Drink as well as exploring ethnic cuisine! Events will include cooking demonstrations, farmers' markets, cookery workshops and masterclasses and much much more!
August 29, 2011 Newlyn Fish Festival 2011
Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, England
The Newlyn Fish Festival will be celebrating the Cornish Fishing Industry on Bank Holiday Monday. Don't miss it!
September 3-4, 2011 Organic Food Festival
Bristol, England
Over 150 organic food and drink producers, celebrity chef demos, live bands, livestock, Kids Taste Experience, great music and loads of fantastic street food. Attendance: 20,000.
September 3-12, 2011 Liverpool Food and Drink Festival 2011
Liverpool, England
The Festival is to be held once again in the stunning surroundings of Liverpool's Sefton Park, with over 60 of the city's bars and restaurants exhibiting. Celebrity chefs will make personal appearances during the launch day and the following week includes a diary of events and themed activity all around the city.
September 4-6, 2011 The London Speciality & Fine Food Fair
London, England
Niche event for delis, retailers, restaurateurs, chefs, hoteliers and distributors to source the very finest artisan food and drink.
September 4-Oct 2, 2011 Norfolk Food Festival
Norfolk, England
A showcase promotion that will highlight our breadth of quality produce, our heritage of food production and their importance to our general well-being.
September 6-7, 2011 Dairy Event and Livestock Show
Birmingham, England
The Dairy Event and Livestock Show is the livestock sector”s premier business to business event, organised by the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers. Attendance: 16,000.
September 9-11, 2011 Ludlow Food Festival
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Held every year in Ludlow, the small town with the large reputation for good food and drink - this year's Festival will feature more than 130 top quality small independent food and drink producers from the Marches, the England-Wales border country.
September 9-12, 2011 Harvest At Jimmy's 2011
Jimmy's Farm, Suffolk, England
Harvest At Jimmy's is The Festival of Food and Music. Blending demos from top chefs, amazing locally sourced market stalls, great restaurants and headlining music acts.
September 10, 2011 Fishstock Brixham
Brixham Fish Quay, South Devon, England
The celebration of the harvest of the sea, the fishing industry, Brixham and music is back!
September 10-11, 2011 Royal Leamington Spa Food Festival
Royal Leamington Spa, South Warwickshire, England
It's a wonderful two day culinary extravaganza, which will once again include an exciting programme of live cookery demonstrations in our open air kitchen, lot's of free tastings, live music from local artists and the extremely popular Taste Trail. Whether you're a serious foodie or someone who just appreciates good food and drink, there will be plenty to entertain you at the festival.
September 12-18, 2011 Salisbury Food and Drink Festival
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Come along to tickle your taste buds with sweet preserves, garlic beer and local hand reared produce at the Food and Drink Market. With many stalls there will be something for everyone to savour and experience. As part of the Festival celebrations there will be live jazz, street theatre performances and foodie fun activities for children and adults alike. Sit back and relax to watch professional chefs cook up a storm with exciting, fresh ingredients to create some fabulous dishes!
September 16-25, 2011 York Food and Drink Festival
York, England
York's Food and Drink Festival in September is set in and around the city's many unique historic venues. The main focus is local and regional food and drink.
September 17-18, 2011 Hastings Seafood and Wine Festival
Hastings, England
Whatever your tastes, there should be something for everyone at the town's seafood and wine festival, to be centered around Hastings' historic fishing beach The Stade. Attendance: 45,000.
September 17-18, 2011 Cambridge Food & Garden Festival
Cambridge, England
A family based event coinciding with British Food Fortnight, including a fantastic food hall with something for everyone, arts & crafts, and sampling of ales & ciders from around the country. Attendance: 18,000.
September 17-18, 2011 Fiery Foods UK Chilli Festival
Brighton, East Sussex, England
Held in Victoria Gardens in Brighton, the event is famous for it amazing Chilli Eating Competition and the National Chilli Awards. This year they are including a Chilli plant growing area with growing demos.
September 17-Oct 2, 2011 British Food Fortnight
Lincolnshire, England
The event will celebrate the diverse and delicious range of food that Britain produces with promotions and tastings in shops, all-British menus in pubs and restaurants, food and cookery lessons in schools and glorious food festivals.
September 24-25, 2011 Taste Cumbria Food Festival
Cumbria, England
From small producers’ markets to celebrity chef demonstrations and masterclasses, if you love regional food and drink, Cockermouth is the place to be this September, as the county joins together in this large-scale culinary celebration.
September 24-Oct 2, 2011 British Cheese Week 2011
UK, Various locations
A nationwide campaign to promote British Cheese.
October 1-2, 2011 East Midlands Food & Drink Festival
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Largest regional celebration of British produce in the UK. A huge selection of cheeses, breads, pies, game, beers, spices, juices, bison, chocolate, cider, wines, chutneys, sausages, cakes, ostrich, pancakes and much more from some of the country's finest producers. Live demonstrations, wine tastings, talks and book signings and much more.
October 1-9, 2011 Cask Ale Week 2011
London, England
Celebrate Britain's National Drink!
October 3-17, 2011 The London Restaurant Festival
London, England
A citywide celebration of eating out which raises the profile of establishments involved and acknowledges the pleasure and sustenance given to all by London”s extraordinarily diverse range of restaurants.
October 7-17, 2011 Manchester Food & Drink Festival
Manchester, England
Start gearing up for the gastro extravaganza that is Manchester Food and Drink Festival... We're planning a spectacular line up of events for this year's Festival.
October 9-15, 2011 National Curry Week 2011
Britain, UK
Held throughout Britain, with the dual aims of promoting the cuisine and culture and raising money for the less advantaged around the world. Celebrate over 200 years of Indian restaurants in the UK.
October 10-12, 2011 The Restaurant Show 2011
London, England
Visitors to this year's Restaurant Show will feast their eyes, ears, and tastebuds on the new and exciting products available to shake up their offering. By visiting the Show, you will come away with the one product or idea that can make the biggest difference to your business.
October 22-23, 2011 Countryside Live - Food & Farming Fair
Harrogate, England
A traditional country show that takes place on the Great Yorkshire Showground! Whatever the weather Countryside Live is a great event - as 90% of the Show takes place under cover.
October 22-23, 2011 One World, One Chutney - International Chutney Festival
Peebles, Scottish Borders, England
Within the medieval splendour of Neidpath Castle, a pickletastic jamboree with hot food stalls, bookshop, stalls selling huge variety of chutney miscellanea, dungeon cinema, tomato-hurling, literary talks, Tina's Tea room, hog roast, traditional English food. Along side, the first International Chutney Awards, categories for professional, amateur and junior chutney makers.
October 24-29, 2011 34th Norwich Beer Festival
Norwich, England
Over 200 cask-conditioned Real Ales from Britain's independent brewers will be on sale, along with draught and bottled beers from Continental Europe. The festival also incorporates the 12th Cider & Perry Exhibition, with over 25 varieties from East Anglia and the West Country.
October 27-29, 2011 5th HEBFest Beer Festival - Sawbridgeworth 2011
Sawbridgeworth, England
35+ Rare & Interesting Real Beers with a selection of Ciders
October 29, 2011 Taste of Lincolnshire Sausage Festival
Lincolnshire, England
The county's most famous export, the Lincolnshire sausage, will be celebrated. The popular Sausage Festival attracted 8,000 visitors last year to Lincoln Castle. The festival in its 11th year, will be held predominantly within the grounds of Lincoln Castle and features themed cookery demonstrations.
October 29, 2011 The Wine Gang Christmas Fair
London, England
With over 500 wines to taste from and 70 different retailers, you can stock up your wine cellar for the rest of the year and make the most of special offer on the day.
October 31-Nov 6, 2011 British Sausage Week
United Kingdom
Celebrating the British banger.
November 1-3, 2011 Ice Cream Expo 2011
Harrogate, England
Whether you are in ingredients, machinery, production, distribution or retail, you will appreciate that Ice cream is big business in the U.K. The show attracts over 1700 visitors from across the UK and mainland Europe involved in every aspect of the trade, many of whom are the industry’s decision makers.
November 4-6, 2011 Cake International Show
Birmingham, England
Find the latest range of cake decorating products and accessories, as well as a feast of exciting college displays, workshops, demonstrations and lots of competitions.
November 9-10, 2011 UK Bottled Water Industry Conference
Bath , Somerset, England
A two day event incorporating market briefings, industry dinner and conference.
November 11-13, 2011 The Wine Show
Olympia, London, England
Join the country's leading wine experts, meet the world's finest wine producers, discover unusual regions and varieties, and have a great day out at The Wine Show.
November 11-13, 2011 MasterChef Live
Olympia, London, England
Packed to the brim with first class entertainment, inspiration and hundreds of speciality producers. Plus the opportunity to taste dishes from London's finest restaurants.
November 16-17, 2011 World Fruit & Vegetable Expo
London, England
An international trade exhibition for fruits, vegetables and flowers. Not just for buyers, producers and exporters, it is also for associated products or industries such as packaging or transportation.
November 23-27, 2011 BBC Good Food Show Birmingham
Birmingham, England
Highlights include the MasterChef Experience, Producers' Village, Great British Bake-Off and World Cheese Awards.
November 26-27, 2011 Christmas Food & Drink Fair 2011
Lincolnshire, England
Tastes of Lincolnshire Christmas Food & Drink Fair. A Christmas eco-shopping experience that is unrivalled in the midlands, the Christmas Food and Drink Fair will be a festive extravaganza of food, gifts, crafts, drink, cookery inspiration and Christmas themed demonstrations.
December 2-4, 2011 Taste of Christmas
London, England
A complete guide to festive foodie inspiration and top tips from chefs, as well as picking up some tasty delights and perfect gifts.
December 3, 2011 31st Great Christmas Pudding Race
London & Brighton, England
Organised on behalf of Cancer Research UK, the races are a challenge of dexterity, balance, speed and general silliness. Costumed contestants balance their pudding on a tray while negotiating an obstacle course.
December 3, 2011 Food Gusto Food & Drink Christmas Fair
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, North West Leicestershire, England
Wine tasting, local produce, demonstrations, beer tent, sample & taste, fun for kids and competitions.
December 6-10, 2011 Pig's Ear Beer & Cider Festival
London, England
Easy access by 15 Buses and Rail. Superb modern venue with ample seating. 100-plus Beers. Renowned Cider, Bottled and Foreign Beer Bars. Choice of Food Stalls.
December 15-18, 2011 Falmouth Christmas Festival
Falmouth, Cornwall, England
Includes Food Theatre, Cornish Food & Drink Market, Christmas Craft Market, and Special Guests.
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