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2012 UK - ENGLAND 2012
Festivals, Shows, Exhibitions, Expos
(SEE also: 2013 - 2014 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008)
January 18-19, 2012 LAMMA 2012
Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
The UK's leading farm machinery equipment and services show.
January 18-21, 2012 2012 National Winter Ales Festival
Manchester, England
CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) is proud to present a selection of 300+ British and Foreign beers, Real Ale in a Bottle, Ciders, and Perries. Food will be available all day.
January 22, 2012 London Charity Potato Fair and Seed Exchange 2012
London, England
4th Sunday in January.
February 8-10, 2012 22nd Battersea Beer Festival
London, England
Celebrating 500 years of beer in South West London, the festival is organised by the Campaign for Real Ale.
February 16, 2012 Chocolate, Why Do We Love It?
London, England
There's a scientific explanation to why we love chocolate. Learn about it so you can justify indulging in it! Join us for a fun mix of talks and a wine and chocolate pairing.
February 21, 2012 Olney Pancake Race - Olney, England
At 11:55 am on Shrove Tuesday each year, energetic local ladies in traditional housewife attire (including skirt, apron and scarf) run 415 yards through the streets of Olney carrying a frying pan. Pancakes are tossed at the start of the race and the winner must toss her pancake again at the finish. The race has been run since around 1445 and since 1950, the contest has been an international event between Olney and the town of Liberal, Kansas in America.
February 26-Mar 1, 2012 Hotelympia 2012 - London, England
The UK's largest hospitality and foodservice event renowned for its leading product showcase, live features and culinary competitions.
March 2-4, 2012 Tastes of Anglia's 18th Food & Drink Festival
Linton, Cambridgeshire, England
Trade only on Friday AM. The public are welcome to attend Friday PM, all day Saturday and all day Sunday. Last year we welcomed thousands of foodies who came to visit over 80 stands and witness cookery demos and masterclasses.
March 7-9, 2012 London Drinker Beer & Cider Festival
London, England
Organised by Camra (Campaign for Real Ale), the event will be held at the Camden Centre, Bidborough Street.
March 9-11, 2012 Squires Kitchen’s Annual Cake Decorating, Chocolate and Sugarcraft Exhibition
Farnham, Surrey, England
The three-day event attracts thousands of enthusiasts from all over the world who come to see displays, watch demonstrations, discover new trends and techniques, buy the latest products and learn more about their favourite pastime or profession.
March 12-13, 2012 Northern Restaurant and Bar 2012
Manchester, England
Northern Restaurant and Bar is the exhibition for the region's restaurants, bars, hotels and pubs that puts inspirational business ideas, industry networking and 300 top suppliers under one roof on your doorstep.
March 13, 2012 Tackling Product Contamination - London, England
Whether it be for extortion, terrorism or as the result of human error, product contamination represents an increasingly serious threat to business. Tackling Product Contamination is a one-day briefing looking at how manufacturers and retailers of groceries, drinks, and pharmaceuticals, as well as utilities suppliers should protect their companies from this risk.
March 13-14, 2012 Hotel & Catering Show
Bournemouth, Dorset, England
The South Coast's number one trade fair--established for 56 years, featuring an interactive and fun cookery demonstration theatre.
March 19-21, 2012 8th InnoBev Global Beverages Congress
London, England
A three day event incorporating plant tours, retail visits, workshops and conference sessions for leaders, suppliers, customers and analysts to gain strategic insights for essential business planning.
March 21-22, 2012 UK Soft Drinks Industry Conference
London, England
The annual event will take place following the InnoBev Global Congress and will incorporate plant tours, industry briefing, industry dinner and conference.
March 25-28, 2012 Food & Drink Expo 2012
Birmingham, England
Covering every area of the food and drink processing and packaging market from meat, poultry, fish and dairy, through to vegetables, drinks and ready meals.
March 25-28, 2012 Foodex 2012
Birmingham, England
Food & Drink Expo will be the largest UK food and drink trade exhibition bringing together all sectors of the food and drink market - retail, foodservice, wholesale and manufacturing.
March 28-29, 2012 UK Coffee Leader Summit 2012
London, England
The event offers access to the latest market insight, inspirational thinking, debate and unparalleled business development and networking opportunities.
April 1-2, 2012 Natural & Organic Products Europe
London, England
Recognised as the leading event of its kind in Europe, this is the ‘must attend’ trade exhibition for anyone involved in the business of selling natural, sustainable, organic, and healthy lifestyle products.
April 7-9, 2012 Chester Food, Drink & Lifestyle Festival
Chester, Cheshire, England
The festival for all those who love food, drink, homes and gardens. From award winning sausages and delicious home grown vegetables to tasty food to try and eat - as well as a champagne tent! - foodies won’t be able to get enough of all the delicious food and produce that’s on offer.
April 12-15, 2012 BBC Good Food Show Spring
Greenhithe, Kent, England
Sprouting up alongside the daffodils is our brand new show for food lovers in the South East! Taste seasonal delights from top producers and get Spring recipes from top chefs.
April 21, 2012 Bishop Auckland Food Festival
Bishop Auckland, Durham Dales, England
The largest food festival in the North East of England. There will be numerous demonstrations and entertainment performances making the day a great family event.
April 21-22, 2012 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 23-24, 2012 The Source Food & Drink Trade Show 2012
Exeter, Devon, England
Provides buyers with the opportunity to network with colleagues, taste the diverse range of food and drink products on offer, and keep abreast with latest industry developments. Incorporates the Taste of the West regional trade show.
April 23-June 21, 2012 British Asparagus Festival
Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Numerous events take place throughout the Vale, many of which will be attended by “Gus” the Asparagus Man. Take the opportunity to taste, buy, cook and learn about one of the nation's most sought after vegetables.
April 25, 2012 The British Pie Awards
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Sponsored by the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association, the festival celebrates the heritage of the British pie, promotes regional specialties, supports British produce and recognises the craft of bakers, butchers and other producers.
April 25-28, 2012 25th Paisley Beer Festival
Paisley, England
Taste what local breweries have to offer. The annual event attracts thousands keen to sample over 170 real cask conditioned ales and ciders, not to mention an array of foreign beers.
April 27-29, 2012 London Coffee Festival
London, England
The flagship event of UK Coffee Week, visitors will be immersed in a world of discovery, tasting, demonstrations and entertainment.
April 28, 2012 Brackley Wine Festival
Brackley, Northamptonshire, England
An opportunity to taste and buy new wines where quality and flavour take precedence over brands and mass production. Ten stallholders will include Members of the Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants and local independent suppliers. This tasting event will enable wine lovers to discover and buy new wines without the risk of the wine not being to their palate.
April 28-29, 2012 East Anglian Game & Country Fair 2012
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Our game fair country kitchen has a great new line up with a variety of cookery workshops and demonstrations taking place over the weekend from a selection of local chefs, including Chris Coubrough plus many more. We have a wide variety of exhibitors in the food hall from Norfolk and across the UK bringing unusual and mouthwatering food and drink to the show for our visitors to sample, enjoy and purchase.
May 5-6, 2012 Tewkesbury Food and Drink Festival
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Tewkesbury Food and Drink Festival cancelled for 2012
May 5-7, 2012 The Dales Festival of Food & Drink - Leyburn, England
A Taste of the Dales. Food, drink, fun, music, farming and more. All proceeds go to local community groups.
May 7, 2012 Stilton Cheese Rolling - Stilton, England
Cheese Rolling has become an annual event in Stilton and every May Day hundreds of villagers and visitors make their way to the main street to watch the teams battling for the honour of being called the 'Stilton Cheese Rolling Champions'.
May 8-15, 2012 Brick Lane Curry Festival
London, England
Presented by local restauranteurs in association with the Baishaki Mela (Bangladeshi New Year), the famous Brick Lane Curry Festival returns for its 11th year. Well known for the rich culinary delights that can be found from Bangladesh and India, the area is a haven for curry lovers and one of the most famous iconic roads in the UK for visitors.
May 10-13, 2012 Art, Design & A Taste of Summer
Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
This prestigous show hosts some the the UK's finest contemporary artists, designers, craftsmen and women. Some of the best national and regional producers of food and drink will be showcased at Taste of Summer.
May 11-20, 2012 Christchurch Food and Wine Festival 2012
Christchurch, Dorset, England
A central focus of the event is the international food market where you can buy and eat wonderful food from around the world. Celbrity Chefs and food experts including Lesley Waters, Gary Rhodes, James Martin, Gregg Wallace, Jean-Christophe Novelli, Paul Rankin, Brian Turner and Nick Nairn have all been involved in the festival. We also hold numerous themed events during the festival week at many of the local high qulaity restaurants.
May 12-13, 2012 Beer, Bangers & Bread 2012
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
With at least 140 real ales on draught from small breweries in Wales and the Marches, brought to Ludlow with help of the Society of Independent Brewers, plus other drinks, seriously good local sausages, proper bread, and more--a great fun atmosphere!
May 12-13, 2012 The Essex Food Show
Essex, England
A superb range of food, drinks & kitchen accessories and great entertainment. Over 130 trade stalls all undercover. This is your opportunity to check out a vast range of really good food and drink, not available in your local supermarket. Attendance: 5,000
May 12-19, 2012 National Doughnut Week
Various locations, England
Help celebrate 21 years of National Doughnut Week. Participating bakers across the UK will be helping to raise money for The Children's Trust for children with multiple disabilities by donating money for every doughnut they sell.
May 15-16, 2012 British Pig & Poultry Fair 2012
Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, England
The UK Pig and Poultry Business Event.
May 16-17, 2012 Caffè Culture 2012
London, England
Caffè Culture is the leading trade exhibition exclusively catering for Europe's growing cafè bar market. A unique opportunity to generate new business and to network.
May 18-20, 2012 Cromer & Sheringham Crab & Lobster Festival 2012
Cromer, Norfolk, England
A weekend celebration uniting the two rival fishing towns of Sheringham and Cromer--a feast of fun, food, art, music and entertainment.
May 18-20, 2012 The Allergy + Free From Show
London, England
The UK's largest annual gathering of people living with food intolerances, coeliac disease, allergies, and more. Seminars, demos, workshops and shopping for innovative products.
May 20-21, 2012 RAW Artisan Wine Fair
London, England
150 growers will showcase 500 natural wines, made without the use of sythetic chemicals in the vineyard and few, if any additives in the cellar. A series of events will include talks by keynote speakers.
May 21-27, 2012 National Vegetarian Week
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Various locations
National Vegetarian Week (NVW) is the annual awareness-raising campaign promoting inspirational vegetarian food and the benefits of a meat-free lifestyle. Celebrated by the Vegetarian Society since 1992, the Week is now an established event that gets bigger and better every year. (also: www.vegsoc.org)
May 22-24, 2012 London International Wine Fair
London, England
It's often been said that the London International Wine Fair is the single most important event in the international wine and spirits calendar. No other trade event has the same diversity of wine and spirits without any bias towards a particular country or region. It's as if the global wine business has come together for three days. Trade only event.
May 26-28, 2012 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 1-2, 2012 Keswick Beer Festival 2012
Keswick, Cumbria, England
The Keswick Beer Festival is a charitable fundraising event organised by the Keswick Rugby Club and Keswick Lions Club. Beer, lager and cider sampling, food, live bands and photo competition.
June 1-5, 2012 World Street Food Festival
London, England
Coinciding with the launch of Southbank's Festival of the World, the World Street Food Festival will bring some of the greatest street food around to London, during an exciting weekend on the banks of the River Thames.
June 4, 2012 Cheese Rolling at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire
Cooper's Hill, Gloucestershire, England
Competitors run, roll & somersault themselves down the steep (1:2 gradient), grassy slopes of Cooper's Hill in pursuit of a 7- 8 lb (4kg) Double Gloucester cheese. The event has been taking place for possibly hundreds of years. Documentary evidence shows that Cheese Rolling on Cooper's Hill was already an old tradition in the early 1800s. Attendance: 15,000.
June 7, 2012 IGC Grains Conference 2012
London, England
Leading industry personalities and national policy makers will outline the latest developments affecting world grain markets. International Grains Council.
June 13-17, 2012 The BBC Good Food Summer Show
Birmingham, England
A great summer day packed with celebrity chefs, summer recipe inspiration and delicious food and drink.
June 21-24, 2012 Taste of London
London, England
The 9th annual Taste, held in Regent's Park, will attract a stellar line-up of the country's top chefs. Attracting over 50,000, the event is the ultimate showcase for the capital's food and drink scene.
June 23-24, 2012 Colchester Food & Drink Festival 2012
Castle Park, Colchester, England
This is a brilliant event with lots of history loved by all the traders. In Colchester”s beautiful Castle Park in the centre of Britain”s oldest recorded town. The Festival has a celebrity chef kitchen and is in its 8th year. Attendance: 10,000.
June 24-25, 2012 Harrogate Specialty Food Show 2012
Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
Brings together over 150 exhibitors each year from the UK and overseas and features the Guild of Fine Food's live, interactive theatre of teach-ins and workshops.
July 1, 2012 Skipton Sheep Day 2012
Skipton, North Yorkshire, England
With the help of The Young Farmers Association, visitors will find it hard to miss all the fantastic Dales related fun, with vintage tractors, sheep racing, a ducking stool, live sheep and much more, as well as our other entertainment including demonstrations.
July 2, 2012 National Cupcake Championships 2012
London, England
The competition will again be a chance for professional cupcake makers to shine and demonstrate just why consumers love these sweet bakery treats. Those who make the shortlist will be invited to an exclusive event at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, where they will get to meet like-minded cupcake makers from across the UK.
July 5-8, 2012 Streatham Food Festival
Streatham High Road, London, England
Every year Streatham enjoys a fantastic week of creative events. It”s energetic and colourful, rich and diverse – bringing an exciting array of performances to the neighbourhood.
July 6-8, 2012 Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery
Oxford, England
This event brings together writers, historians, sociologists, anthropologists, scientists, chefs and others who specialise in the study of food in history, its place in contemporary societies, and related scientific developments.
July 10-11, 2012 Wild Food Foraging with Chris Bax
Grassington, North Yorkshire, England
Foraging for food is the latest food trend. Join us for a day in the hedgerows and meadows in Grassington, learning to find, identify & prepare edible plants, seeds, nuts, flowers and fungi with Chris Bax from Taste the Wild as seen on BBC Country File, Blue Peter and ITV.
July 14, 2012 42nd World Peashooting Championship
Witcham, Cambridgeshire, England
First held in 1971, the contest was the idea of local schoolmaster Mr. Tyson, as a way to raise funds for a village hall. He had caught some students shooting peas at each other. Proceeds from the international event still go towards the upkeep of the village hall.
July 14-15, 2012 Glynde Food & English Wine Festival 2012
Lewes, East Sussex, England
A unique event set in the stunning grounds of Glynde Place. Visitors can explore English wine through tastings and tutored sessions, go foraging with local expert Joe Nixon, learn about food and beer matching with Tim Anderson (MasterChef winner 2011), pick up tips from producers in the How To……Tent and join cooking masterclasses with expert tuition from John Torode or Peter Bayless.
July 19-21, 2012 Kent Camra Beer Festival
Canterbury, Kent, England
'Beer on the farm' is the unofficial motto of the Kent Beer Festival. Kent has a rich brewing heritage and you'll find beers from nearly all 22 Kent breweries, as well as beers from other British breweries, real ale, and real cider.
July 21, 2012 Oundle Food Festival
Oundle, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England
Real food products, tasting opportunities, master classes on bread baking, fresh spices, homemade preserves, curious chutneys and pickles, freshly picked vegetables, salad crops and cheeses. Seasonal fresh fruits, cordials, cake, scones and Italian style ice creams. Homemade juices, sips of English wines and beers – a celebration of all that is good and wholesome from our land. Advice on growing our own vegetables. English Willow baskets, bee keeping demonstration, street music, buskers and children’s activities.
July 21-22, 2012 Essex Festival of Food and Drink 2012
Cressing Temple Barns, Cressing, Nr Braintree, England
Showcasing an eclectic mix of foodie attractions such as celebrity chef demonstrations alongside our top local chefs. Wine tastings from local wine merchants, pastry and bread making master classes, butchery demonstrations and much much more. There will also be over 100 exhibitors from all over East Anglia who will introduce you to produce you cannot buy in your local supermarket. The festival aims to celebrate the quality, variety and abundance of food and drink local to Essex and East Anglia.
July 21-22, 2012 Pylewell Park Food and Drink Festival
Lymington, Hampshire, England
There will be a wide range of Farmers Market Producers from the region. An International Food to Go arena. Cookery demonstrations and theatre from celebrity Chefs. Horticultural and Garden displays. A varied production of performing arts both contemporary and classical. On site Restaurants. Seafood and Champagne Bar. Real Ale Marquee. Pimms Bar. Local Cider Bar. New forest and Hampshire Wines. Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting. Stilt Walkers. Family Camping. +Many more attractions & countryside pursuits+.
July 27-28, 2012 The Really Wild Food and Countryside Festival
St Davids, Pembrokeshire, England
A Celebration of Food and Countryside Crafts originating from the Wild. Scarecrow competition, The Really Wild Run, food, arts, herbalist walks.
July 27-29, 2012 West Dean Gardens Chili Fiesta
Chichester, West Sussex, England
West Dean Gardens is given over to chilli madness, from flaming food, live music, vendors and salsa dancing to Hot! Hot! Hot! chillies. Thousands of visitors admire the vast array of over 250 peppers grown in pots in the magnificently restored Victorian Glasshouses and displayed in pristine rows in every shape and size ranging from serene green through to red hot.
July 30, 2012 Woolsery Agricultural Show
Clovelly, North Devon, England
Classes include crafts, cattle and sheep, together with horse and pony competitions. You'll find bustling trade and exhibition stands with stalls offering locally made crafts and food and fairground rides and a bouncy castle for the children. In aid of various charities.
August 4, 2012 Clitheroe Food Festival
Clitheroe, Lancashire, England
Last year voted third ‘Best Tourism Event of the Year’ in the region. Not bad for a first attempt! This year the festival sets to showcase once again, the finest of Ribble Valley and Lancashire’s food and drink producers. Lancashire provenance is a pre requisite of any exhibitors produce, assuring you the foodie, of a true red rose county taste. Chefs demo’s, tutored tastings, competitions, pudding feast, children’s tea parties, street vendors, music, foraging and all manner of food based activities there’s ‘Something to whet every appetite’
August 12, 2012 Far Forest Countryside Show
Callow Hill, Worcestershire, England
Far Forest Countryside Show is a fantastic day out with entertainment and shows and live music throughout the day. The Food Festival is a highlight of the show and has grown every year since it was introduced a few years ago. With live cookery demonstrations and spectacular showcase of the best and finest foods, produce and drinks from around the country. The Horticultural show is of course still at the heart of the show and after a spectacular display last year we hope for an even bigger display in 2012.
August 21-25, 2012 35th Peterborough Beer Festival
Peterborough, England
Draught real ales, traditional ciders & perries, and European bottled beers. Sponsored by Campaign For Real Ale.
August 26-27, 2012 Wirral Food & Drink Festival
Wirral, Merseyside, England
This year we will run a series events throughout the month of August from brewery tours, cheese and wine evenings and special producer and chef evenings to restaurants, cafes bars and pubs all putting on special promotional offers and menus. The main festival takes place on August 26-27.
August 26-27, 2012 Benington Lordship Gardens Chilli Festival
Stevenage, Herfordshire, England
A very popular family event attracting thousands of visitors and offering a chance to buy Chilli plants, products and sample foods from around the world. Stalls are set up in the sheltered courtyard and Rose Garden where many different dishes are cooked fresh. A wide range of refreshments is provided to help you cool down, including cold beers and ice creams.
September 2, 2012 Lobster and Crab Feast
Clovelly, North Devon, England
We pay tribute to Clovelly's famous lobsters and crabs with a day of live folk music, quay kitchens, wine and beer tasting, local food stalls, prize draw, arts and crafts stalls. For the children there's face painting, storytelling, walkabout magic, balloon modelling, street theatre and N. Devon A.O.N.B.'s event-themed craft activities. The Red Lion Harbour restaurant will again be offering delicious seafood, crab and lobster platters, each with a complimentary glass of champagne. In aid of the National Lobster Hatchery at Padstow, who will bring along a tank of baby lobsters, to be later released into the sea.
September 2-4, 2012 Speciality Chocolate Fair
London, England
The UK's only dedicated trade event for fine and artisan chocolate, providing a unique and focused platform to showcase luxury and gourmet chocolate to top buyers.
September 14-16, 2012 Nantwich Food & Drink Festival 2012
Nantwich, Cheshire, England
There are continuous chef demonstrations throughout the Festival, so many things for young people to do, lots & lots of tastings, a great beer festival, demonstrations, and great live music going on all the time.
September 18-19, 2012 The Boutique Bar Show
London, England
London Royal Horticultural Halls will be the site of the drinks exhibition, with cocktail competitions, interactive demonstrations, and business seminars.
September 22-23, 2012 Stratford Upon Avon Food Festival
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Shakespeare’s birthplace will be transformed into a delicious treasure trove of good things to eat and drink as the town plays host to the annual event. Lining the banks of the River Avon, this year the festival hits the streets too by joining with three great food markets across the town, offering a fun-filled and tasty day out for all the family.
September 28-30, 2012 Real Food Festival - London, England
Come and experience it at the UK's most exciting food event - its the biggest producers market you've ever seen. With the UK's top chefs in action, livestock ranging from water buffalo to chickens and hundreds of the best food and drink producers from across the UK and abroad - it's a celebration of everything from the farm to your plate. London's Southbank.
October 27-28, 2012 The Allergy + Free From Show
Liverpool, England
Join this annual gathering of people living with food intolerances, coeliac disease, allergies, and more. Seminars, demos, workshops and shopping for innovative products.
November 18, 2012 Clovelly Herring Festival
Clovelly, North Devon, England
Clovelly was once a major centre for herring fishing. This popular festival is held in support of sustainable fishing by traditional methods and to celebrate the herring, the Silver Darlings of the sea. There'll be herring specialities, beer and cider, traditional shanty singers and street entertainment.
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