Shrewsbury Food Festival 2023 Programme

FOREWORD

Welcome to Shrewsbury Food Festival!

Back in 2013 when the idea became reality, we could never have dreamt that we would achieve so much!

We’ve hosted over 200 food and drink businesses each year, built 3 school gardens, raised over £50,000 for local charities, given over 50 bursary spaces to up and coming businesses, and welcomed over 150,000 visitors across the years, even with a pandemic! We’ve hosted countless chef demos, amazing music performances, hundreds of children have been educated and inspired, and goodness knows how many tonnes of food has been eaten and drinks enjoyed... One thing we can guarantee, is that we have created a million smiles in the sunshine (mostly!)

So, a massive, big thank you to you! This festival exists because of the support that we are given from visitors, local businesses, sponsors, friends, family, and volunteers. But the biggest thank you goes to the epic team working behind the scenes at Shropshire Festivals HQ, turning the cogs and making events like this happen.

Beth & Sid Heath

Masterminds behind this crazy event business!

PS. Jessica and Jonathan, this is all for you!

Festival Information

TICKETS

On the gate prices:

Adult - £17.50

Child (3-14 years old) - £10.00

Child (2 & under) - FREE

Family (2 x Adults & 2 x Children) - £50.00 Or buy in advance online and save money!

LOCATION

Shrewsbury’s Quarry Park at SY1 1RN. There is no parking at the festivalentrance is by foot only, at either the top of the park opposite St Chad’s Church or near the Port Hill Suspension Bridge next to The Boathouse.

ENTRY TIMES

Saturday 24th June - 10am - 6.30pm

Sunday 25th June - 10am - 5pm

GETTING AROUND

By Bicycle - We’ll be running a bike creche near to the lower entrance. Please bring your own padlock and chain.

By Train - West Midlands Trains will operate services to Shrewsbury on both days at regular times. The station is a 10-15 minute walk away. By Bus - There are regular services to the town centre bus station on Saturday only, the bus station is a 5 minute walk to the festival. By Car - Find car park info at www.shropshire. gov.uk/parking. The park and ride service will be running on Saturday only.

TOURIST INFORMATION

For tourist information and accommodation, go to originalshrewsbury.co.uk or visitshropshire. co.uk

CONTACTS

Email: fun@shropshirefestivals.co.uk

Facebook: Shrewsbury Food Festival

Instagram: @shropshire_festivals

#ShrewsburyFoodFestival

Shropshire Distillery Chef Demonstrations Stage

Pull up a pew and settle in to enjoy the region’s best chef names. It’s your chance to get up close and personal with some culinary geniuses, whipping up a frenzy in the kitchen, as well as some tasty dishes!

There’s the chance to hear their fascinating stories and ask them your burning questions. You’ll go home armed with new recipe ideas and inspired by their passion and knowledge.

Saturday

24th June

11am - Rob Gibson

Don’t miss the incredible Roots and Wings Chef! Rob Gibson brings his talents to the food festival and shows us why he’s a master in creating unique fine dining experiences.

12pm - Chris Burt

Our Festival Head Chef and newly appointed Executive Chef at The Shire Collection will be showcasing his award-winning talents and unquenchable passion on the demo stage.

1pm - Jean-Christophe Novelli

The multi-Michelin star and 5 out of 5 AA Rosette winning chef and restaurateur who has catered for Heads of State, Royalty, and renowned personalities around the world.

2pm - TBC

At the time of going to print we had yet to confirm the chef for the session so check in on the website or pop over on the day to see who we have up our sleeves! www.shrewsburyfoodfestival.co.uk

3pm - Elena Chimonides

Elena is an ex-Masterchef contestant and founder of Kanela, a Cypriot catering company. She has been recognised as a “rising star chef” finalist in the 2023 Yhangry Foodie Awards. Drawing on the influences from her mixed Cypriot and West Indian

cultural heritage, Elena believes in keeping it simple with bold flavours and big portions!

4pm - Anna Christoforou

Anna was a MasterChef Contestant in 2017, where she first showcased her expertise for Greek Cypriot cuisine from her childhood. Her passion for getting people cooking and exploring new flavours led to her creating Anna’s Kitchen Table right here in Shrewsbury.

5pm – Tat - The Caketoonist

The Caketoonist is a TikTok baker whose recipes, combining a dry sense of humour and moist sense of cake, have been watched over 40 million times. Expect funny stuff with flour, silly stuff with sugar and a lot of sticky puns.

Sunday 25th June

11am – Morgans Country Butchers

Nestled in idyllic Waters Upton, in North Shropshire, the Morgan family has farmed and been Master Butchers for over 200 years. Join them for a butchery masterclass to learn all about their craft.

12pm - Jean-Christophe Novelli

The 5 out of 5 AA Rosette winning chef and restaurateur, with multiple Michelin stars will be giving one of his memorable talks and demonstrations. (And maybe even telling us some stories about when he catered for Heads of State, Royalty and renowned personalities around the world!)

1pm - Stuart Collins

Stuart is Head Chef at Docket No. 33, Whitchurch, listed in the Michelin Guide 2023, and was a finalist on the Great British Menu. Stuart has worked with Michael Caines MBE and with Gordon Ramsay. He’ll be sharing his amazing talents with us on the demos stage.

2pm - Ben Hall & Carla Ernst

The Walrus, listed in the Michelin Guide 2023, is a restaurant and bar situated in Shrewsbury Town Centre. Chefs, Ben and Carla use modern and classic cooking techniques to create dishes full of flavour and texture in a relaxed, comfortable environment.

3pm - Andrew Birch

Fresh from working as head chef at Gordon

Ramsay’s Savoy Grill in London, moving to Wales was a natural step for Andrew. After two decades working in some of the country’s finest kitchens, it was his dream to return to his Welsh roots and open his own restaurant - The Checkers, Montgomery, listed in the Michelin Guide 2023.

4pm - James Sherwin

James is an experimental chef, keen forager, and the owner of Wild Shropshire in Whitchurch. Enjoy a demo with some locally grown ingredients.

Thank you…

...to The Shropshire

Distillery for sponsoring this stage. Make sure you visit their bar area to sample their awardwinning handcrafted spirits and find out more about their 5* rated gin school.

Jean-Christophe Novelli

TatThe Caketoonist

Chris Burt

Ben & Carla

Elena Chimonides

Gareth and Emma Glynn - Shropshire Distillery

Newport, Shropshire August 2023

Visit Shropshire’s first Flower Field Experience this Summer

Shropshire Festivals has joined forces with biodegradable petal confetti business, Shropshire Petals, to provide a flower field experience in Newport this summer!

There will be acres of stunning flowers to walk amongst, and we’ll be turning it into a must-visit experience.

The exact opening date will be revealed once the flowers are ready to bloom, which is expected to happen in early August.

Getting completely immersed in the colourful fields will be a memorable experience for flower lovers and families. Shropshire Petal Fields will be open to the public for a limited time, with exclusive access to stroll amongst delphiniums, sunflowers, cornflowers, and wildflowers, providing the perfect photo opportunity.

We’ve seen these stunning flowers in bloom, and we can’t wait to share the unbelievably beautiful visual with our community, whilst adding in our usual dose of fun with kids’ activities in the woods and delicious food too.

There will be a myriad of bright pink, blue, purple, yellow, and white flowers, that will enchant visitors of all ages. You’ll also have the opportunity to buy your own freshly cut flowers. The field will make the most stunning backdrop for any photo, so you can take the beauty home with you.

To find out more visit: shropshireflowerfield.co.uk

Stroll through stunning petal fields and immerse yourself in the beauty of nature.

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Featuring the best in folk, roots, Americana & world music

Workshops

Camping & glamping

Real ale, wine & cocktail bars

Artisan crafts Dance

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Award winning English wine

Pattingham Vineyard is nestled in the picturesque Sta ordshire countryside on the Shropshire border.

Our range includes:

Rudge Heath, an outstanding red wine made from the Divico grape, known for it’s bold and complex avours, and oak barrelled for age. This results in a rich and full-bodied wine with notes of black cherry, vanilla, and spice.

Nurton Brook, a delicious white wine made from the Solaris grape, a variety that thrives in cooler climates. This wine has a crisp citrus avour with a subtle sweetness, making it a perfect pairing for a variety of dishes.

Great Moor, made from the Pinot Noir Précoce grape, this has been lightly oaked for greater character, it has delicate and fruity notes of redcurrant and raspberry.

Moor Meadow, this rosé is a beautiful all-summer-long wine with it’s refreshing and fruity avours.

2023 will also see the release of Pattingham Vineyard Sparkling wines.

Please come and see us and sample our wines.

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Chef School

Saturday 24th June

11.30am

Lajina Masala

Lajina is passionate about teaching you to cook authentic, perfectly seasoned Indian food – don’t miss her teaming up with our Head Chef for this fantastic demo.

12.30pm

Anna Christoforou

Anna shares her expertise in Greek Cypriot cuisine to teach you how to craft a delicious dish that you can enjoy recreating at home!

1.30pm

Elena Chimonides

Join Elena for a cook along where she’ll teach you how to create a dish with Mediterranean flavours, perfect for the summer months.

2.30pm

Jean-Christophe

Chris Burt

Novelli with Head Chef

Learn from the multi-Michelin starred, world-renowned chef, joined by the amazing Chris Burt – a perfect pair!

3.30pm

Head Chef Chris Burt

Our Festival Head Chef will be creating another awesome dish using his awardwinning talents and infectious enthusiasm for food.

4.30pm

Beer Tasting with Laura Hadland

Food and drink writer – small business advocate – pub lover – author of the Best Beer Book in the World 2022. Join her for some beer tasting to round off a great first day of the festival.

Jean-Christophe Novelli

Chris Burt

James Sherwin

Sunday 25th June

11.30am

Anna Christoforou

Anna shares her expertise in Greek Cypriot cuisine to teach you how to craft a delicious dish that you can enjoy recreating at home!

12.30pm

James Sherwin

James is an experimental chef, keen forager, and the owner of Wild Shropshire, so expect to create something special using locally grown ingredients.

1.30pm

Jean-Christophe Novelli with Head Chef Chris Burt

Learn from the multi-Michelin starred, worldrenowned chef, joined by the amazing Chris Burt – a perfect pair!

2.30pm

Suki Pantal

Suki has spent 36 years in India and is now living in the UK. She has a treasure trove of home-cooked Indian food recipes and tips. She’s passionate about diverse Indian cuisine and loves sharing her family recipes and those inspired by her travels across India.

3.30pm

Stuart Collins

Docket No. 33’s Head Chef is here to share his incredible talents, that saw him become a finalist on the Great British Menu. Not to be missed!

4.30pm

Head Chef Chris Burt

Head Chef Chris is just a man and his pan for this demo, creating a gourmet standard takeaway dish.

* We reserve the right to amend days or times, or change some of the lineup.

Secure your place now!

Places on Chef School are on a first come first served basis. Book your place now at www. shrewsburyfoodfestival.co.uk or visit the chef school as early as you can on the day to see what’s still available!

The tickets are £7.50 with proceeds going to Self Help Africa.

Stuart Collins

Anna Christoforou

TEAM SIMPLY THE BEST!

PINK PINK

We are so grateful for all the people and businesses that come together to make this event possible. From the producers, who pause running their businesses to exhibit, to the community organisations who provide hands-on experiences, and everyone in between.

It feels like the whole county comes together to celebrate everything that is wonderful about our region, and we really appreciate the support.

And thank you to you, our lovely visitors, who support our independent business, which in turn supports all the businesses at our event, which boosts our local economy and makes this town even better. Every year rising costs make this event tougher and tougher to hold, so your support means the world – thank you.

Thank you Team Pink!

Our biggest thanks goes to our amazing team of volunteers. We call them Festival Makers because they do just that. Without them, there would be no festival. Their dedication, enthusiasm (come rain or shine!) and hard work powers our events, and we are endlessly grateful to them all.

Despite this huge festival site of fun, Shropshire Festivals is a small, family-run business. So we couldn’t run the event without the wonderful army of pink-wearing volunteers who have become part of our festival family.

Thank you Team Pink for everything you do, for us and the community. You are amazing!

Fancy joining the festival family?

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We are always in need of new volunteers across all of our events, which includes Shropshire Oktoberfest, Shropshire Business Festival, Shropshire Tasty Trail, and Shropshire Petal Fields.

Whether you want to gain event experience, make new friends, try something totally new, or just be part of an event which is important to our region, why not give it a go?

Our volunteers help with all sorts of things, from hanging bunting to welcoming visitors, blowing up space hoppers to running our silent disco – you never quite know what you’ll end up doing on Team Pink!

If you’d like to find out more, email us on fun@shropshirefestivals.co.uk

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The full weekend lineup on the main stage

The beating heart of our festival is our huge live music stage on the hill. Local bands playing old favourites and singalong classics provide the soundtrack to your weekend. We have a brilliant lineup for you this year, including bands we haven’t hosted before.

Pull up a deckchair with a locally brewed beer, settle in for a picnic on the hill, or boogie in the sunshine by the stage – just don’t miss this stellar lineup!

Saturday 24th June

10.00 - 10.45

Untamed Shrew

Shrewsbury’s only all-girl rock band! From Queen to Arctic Monkeys, and everything in between, these girls will have you up on your feet singing your heart out!

11.05 - 11.50

Longden Calling

Epic, sing along Indie anthems from one of Shrewsbury’s finest!

12.10 - 12.55

The Manhattans

A five-piece, Shropshire-based covers band playing music between the 1960s - 2020s.

13.15 - 14.00

Dirty Rockin Scoundrels

Midlands-based band bringing you the best Rock ‘n’ Roll music of the 1950s and 1960s. With an entertaining and energetic live show, they are guaranteed to rock your socks off and get you moving and grooving!

14.20 - 15.05

Bobcat Billy’s Moonshine Mission

A 5-piece Rockabilly, Rock & Roll band from Chester. Formed in 2012, these guys really know how to get the party started. With their

unique set list of popular well-known songs but in their own Bobcat style, you can’t help but dance the afternoon away.

15.25 - 16.10

Hot Rox

A fabulous four-piece, female-fronted band covering rock, pop, funk and soul in unique ways.

16.30 - 17.15

Fee Fee & The Sentiments

Playing Rock & Roll, classic hits, and pop with a vintage twist, they deliver an authentic and high-energy performance to get you up and dancing.

17.35 - 18.20

Paul Parker & All the Right Friends

Shropshire-based five-piece band playing all your toe-tapping country favourites!

Sunday 25th June

10.00 - 11.15

Brass Buttons

Brass quartet based in Shropshire, playing a traditional mix of instruments and getting you up on your feet with their upbeat tunes.

11.35 - 12.20

Jake Nelson

Jake is a Shropshire lad, playing upbeat covers of all your favourite songs with his funky twist.

12.40 - 13.25

The Shire-ish Rovers

Duo singing foot stompin’ Irish and Americana folk classics.

13.45 - 14.30

Chasing August

Anthemic alt-rock band delivering a unique take on modern alternative rock music with melodic vocals over high-octave guitars and catchy choruses that will linger in your head for days. Perfect for fans of Deaf Havana, Kings of Leon and Biffy Clyro.

14.50 - 15.35

Dirty Rockin Scoundrels

Midlands-based band bringing you the best Rock ‘n’ Roll music of the 1950s and 1960s. With an entertaining and energetic live show, they are guaranteed to rock your socks off and get you moving and grooving!

15.55 - 16.40

Lucas D and the Groove Ghetto

6-piece instrumental Acid Jazz Outfit playing eclectic tunes from the 1960s and 1970s, right up to contemporary anthems.

* We reserve the right to amend days or times, or change some of the lineup.

Field to Fork Area

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You can celebrate the food sector with educational, hands-on activities for kids, including tie-dye vegetable art with Make & See and food waste challenges.

Oteley Estate will be bringing along some piglets to help children understand where their meat comes from, and Alison’s Bee Class will be a hive of bee education activity!

Shropshire Good Food Partnership will be launching the Shropshire Good Food Trail at the festival. Pick up a card and seek out their selected local food producers with a chance of winning a prize!

We have some fantastic organisations in this zone, including Street Allotment Project which is turning unused land across the town into growing spaces, Zero Carbon Shropshire who will be illustrating the impact our diet has on climate and biodiversity along with some fun games, and Save Our Shropshire, who will have a food board game related to carbon reduction.

Watch Steve, The Hungry Guy in action in the Taste With No Waste Area, where he will be demonstrating how to make the most of food close to its use by and best before dates. Get tips from the Shrewsbury Food Hub team to make the most of your food, reduce waste and do your bit for the planet.

Dulson Training will be teaching you how to drive a remote controlled lorry, and we hear there may be a few prizes up for grabs...

Don’t forget to vote for your favourite school garden design. The winner will have their design brought to life by Morris Property

Meet animals, get wowed by some impressive farm machinery, and learn about the latest issues affecting our food industry. Knowledge is power, so let’s educate our youngsters.

Make sure you visit the Field to Fork area at the top of the park!

We have a big passion for the local food industry, as well as roots in Shropshire’s agriculture sector, so showcasing the journey of food from the fields to our plates is a really important part of our festival.

Join the Taste with no Waste Challenge!

Did you know that food waste costs the average family £700 a year?

Shrewsbury Food Hub is here to help!

Learn about their 2023 challenge to get households to reduce food waste and save money. You can sign up for the challenge to receive six short emails over two weeks, which contain short clips with helpful tips on how to reduce food waste starring the amazing chef, Steve – The Hungry Guy!

Reconomy is supporting the challenge with the green pledge - come along and submit your green aim for the year.

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Eyes on the Prize!

Shropshire Festivals has partnered with The Darwin Centre to bring you a whole host of fabulous offers.

The Darwin is THE place to go for shopping in the heart of Shrewsbury. It’s collection of big brands, unique independents and cafes have gifted a selection of prizes and special offers, and we’ve thrown in some discounts for some Shropshire Festivals tickets too.

Make sure you pick up a Darwin Centre scratchcard from the shopping centre and scratch to see if you’ve won!

It’s just a 10-minute walk away from the Quarry, and there’s lots to explore there!

Shrewsbury Explore

The home of our award-winning festival is a rather special one to visit. The medieval town sits in a loop of the River Severn and is filled to the brim with independent eateries, bars, and shops.

Some of the unusual street names give you a hint that this market town has over 1,000 years of history. Shrewsbury is home to 660 listed buildings and is most famous for being the birthplace of Charles Darwin.

The town is best explored by foot but you can also hop on the Sabrina boat to take in the view from the river.

Shop ‘til you Drop

Shrewsbury’s independent retailers outnumber big chains by almost half. There are endless boutiques, quirky independents, and shopping centres. Wyle Cop is reputed to have the longest stretch of uninterrupted independent shops in the UK!

The Food Scene

Many of the chefs you’ll see at the festival run the most phenomenal restaurants in the town, with the type of food experience which will leave your taste buds begging for more! You’ll find cool cafes, cocktail bars, homely pubs, and unusual delis around every corner.

Visit www.originalshrewsbury.co.uk for more info.

A Great Shrewsbury Summer Shop Window Competition

Shrewsbury Chamber has a shop window competition coinciding with Shrewsbury Food Festival to encourage visitors to explore the town. Make sure you check out the fabulous displays and judge them for yourself to choose ‘the people’s choice!’

Win a bespoke for your school!

We have an amazing opportunity for primary schools across Shropshire, thanks to the lovely people at Morris Property.

We’d like to invite primary school aged children to design a new garden for their local school or children’s community group. This could be a transformation of a patch of grass or forest school area, new raised beds where you can grow fruit and vegetables, or planters to grow flowers to add a splash of colour to your outdoor areas.

Morris Property are commercial property developers based here in Shropshire with over 100 years’ experience of restoring, managing and transforming property in our region. With a proven track record of school building projects, they have all the knowledge and expertise to help create something truly special for your school.

Not only will this be wonderful for the winning school, but it will also be a lovely project to get kids thinking about nature, learning about growing plants, and helping them to enjoy the outdoors.

All you need to do is ask your pupils to download our form from our Shrewsbury Food Festival website and get designing!

Each school can then either submit their favourite design or create a group project to decide on the final design. The school or community group need to send a photo of their final design to fun@ shropshirefestivals.co.uk with ‘School Garden Competition’ in the subject line.

Entries must be received by Friday 9th June.

The top 3 designs will be displayed in the Field to Fork area at the Shrewsbury Food Festival, where visitors will vote to decide the winning design.

The team at Morris Property will bring the design to life, building the new garden and providing materials and plants for the winning school free of charge. They’d love pupils to lend a hand with the planting too.

For more information and to download the submission form visit www. shrewsburyfoodfestival.co.uk/ morris-school-garden

SCHOOL GARDEN COMPETITION Building schools for the future

We’ve been building in schools in Shropshire for over a decade and now we want to build for your school.

Submit your creative ideas for improving your school garden or create a new one and we will bring the winning entry to life.

Get your green fingers working –we look forward to seeing your designs.

www.morrisproperty.co.uk/ schoolgardencompetition

KIDS’ A AREA

KIDS’ A AREA

...at Shrewsbury Food Festival - yes, it’s all FREE!

As a family-run business, we pride ourselves on knowing how to keep your youngsters entertained all day. We also appreciate that days out as a family can be costly, so we want to take that worry away by lining up a whole field of FREE, fun activities.

The Panic Circus big top will not only keep you amused, but you can also learn circus tricks from stilt walking to riding a unicycle! There will be lots of have-a-go activities, from sports to crafts, to broaden kids’ experiences.

Get sporty with Pickleball, Shropshire Squash, Shropshire Tennis, Telford Tigers, Shropshire Paintball, and Roar Martial Arts. Have a go with crafts, sandcastle building, mini tractor driving, and human table football. And meet the unexpected, with Nerf Wars and the Shropshire Fire Service!

Plus, you know the little ones will sleep after the festival if they’ve taken on the space hopper arena or the 400ft inflatable obstacle course!

Kids’ Cookery School

Our passion for educating kids about food extends to teaching them to cook too!

Book a session at the kids’ cookery school ahead of time, or on the day. Places are on a first come first served basis.

It’s a chance for kids to get hands-on and a little bit messy, to discover the fun of

decorating, creating and eating your own delicious dishes!

On booking a session we will ask for a small donation, with proceeds going to Shropshire Foster and Adoption

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Home and Gardens Area

Well, we did say this was more than a food festival! We know that shopaholics love coming to the festival, so along with all our amazing food and drink exhibitors, you can also shop ‘til you drop amongst our home and garden stalls!

There are lots of fantastic independent businesses to discover in this year’s home and gardens area, sponsored by Monks Estate and Letting Agents. You can peruse furniture, gifts, jewellery, accessories, plants, and homeware. Find treats for you, for loved ones, and even treats for dogs!

The lovely Netherton Foundry team are bringing their traditional cast and spun iron cookware – they’re always a hit with the

chefs at the festival - see them at work in the Chef School!

We are also excited to be welcoming Pieces for Places – a recent addition to Shrewsbury. They have an exquisite collection of furniture and homeware to pore over.

For the full list of exhibitors scan the QR code to be taken to our listings page!

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Family Entertainment Stage

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BBQ Area

In a food festival first, we are joined by Chefslocker who will be sharing their expertise on the sacred art of barbequing!

Chefslocker is renowned for its Japanese kitchen knives and the Japanese Konro grill.

Their products have featured on Masterchef the Professionals, BBC’s Great British Menu, Saturday Kitchen, and ITV’s James Martin’s Saturday Morning, so we’re thrilled that their knowledge and great products will be at the festival. Ask them your burning (or how not to burn) questions!

Find them in the Home and Gardens area.

Shrewsbury’s much-loved musical theatre company Get Your Wigle On will take residence once again on the Quarry Bandstand.

They will be offering a chilled alternative to the main stage, where performers of all ages will showcase musical theatre, solos, drama, and band performances.

Grab some street food and a drink, and spend the afternoon with top-quality family entertainment on the Get Your Wigle On bandstand.

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Shropshire’s best beer festival is back in town on Friday 6th & Saturday 7th October!

Join us in the Quarry for the biggest knees-up in Shropshire. There’s no mainstream rubbish at this event –instead we fill our beer tent with our region’s best breweries, cider makers, drinks producers and distilleries!

Weave your way around, trying new tipples, and take in recommendations straight from the brewers that craft these marvellous ales. There are around 180 real ales, lagers, ciders and perries to choose from.

If you’re not sure where to start, head to the Hopportunity Bar hosted by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) with their top picks and unusual choices. CAMRA will also crown the festival’s best beer ‘Shropshire’s Choice’.

And if beer isn’t your bag, not to worry as we have local vineyards, distilleries and bars serving up delicious wines, fizz, spirits and cocktails.

The Shire Collection live music stage hosts local bands performing all the favourites that will get you dancing around the marquee. And Vorsprung Durch Oompah will transport you to the German beer halls!

More laughs are guaranteed

This year we will be opening up the comedy tent on both days for the first time – so there’ll be plenty more giggles in store.

As always, there’s lots going on throughout the site, including our silent disco sponsored by Throgmorton Associates Wealth Management, and Volvo Shrewsbury’s Carpool Karaoke.

All that dancing, singing and drinking will give you a hunger for some tasty treats –so rest assured we’ll have lots of awesome street food stalls to fill your bellies.

There isn’t just a couple of bars at this festival – we have huge marquees, stretching across the bottom of the Quarry, filled with local brewers serving hundreds of real ales, ciders, and lagers straight to our festival goers, plus our gin, wine, and cocktail bars.

So, what are you waiting for?

Get your tickets booked, order your lederhosen, and get ready for the county’s best party this October!

Charities at the Festival

As always we will be providing a platform for some fantastic local charities that do so much for our community and beyond.

Representatives from our festival charity, Lingen Davies, will be raising awareness. They work very hard making a positive difference to the lives of people impacted by cancer in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, and Mid Wales.

The Fruit Monsters are back! Jessica, the daughter of Shropshire Festivals owners – Beth and Sid, will be running the Fruit Monsters stand with her school friends. They will be selling a selection of fruit from Green Fields Farm Shop to promote healthy eating. Profits from the stand will be donated to The Harry Johnson Trust.

Our popular dog creche also returns, run by the lovely folk from the Dogs Trust. They will be providing experienced staff and volunteers to look after your dogs, enabling you to enjoy up to an hour’s dog free shopping and eating, and giving your pooch a well-earned rest in their comfy kennels. If the weather is warm, they can enjoy a cool down in one of the doggy paddling pools! If you use their service, please support their cause with a donation.

The Shire Collection Chef School is raising funds for Self Help Africa. All sessions need to be booked in advance or on the day (they are first come first served). There’s a small fee to book – with proceeds donated to Self Help Africa, which is a leading international

development charity dedicated to ending hunger and poverty in rural Africa, with a base here in Shrewsbury.

Shrewsbury Food Hub is an important part of the festival – helping to reduce food waste and educating the local community on ways to help. Make sure you take their Taste with no Waste Challenge!

Give me five!

Our five step process to selling is just another reason you’ll love working with Monks. With over 130 years of combined experience in the industry, you’re in safe hands.

We currently have over 60 Used Volvo cars plus Brand New and Ex-Demonstrator cars in stock available now. And with Special Offers on all New and Approved Used cars there’s never been a better time to choose Volvo.

We’re delighted to be a fast growing, local family business and as Shropshire’s only Authorised Volvo Dealer we always aim to provide you a superb customer experience and that means for us that Trust and Integrity are minimum requirements.

Thank You to our Exhibitors

200+ Food, Drink, Home and Garden Exhibitors

Shrewsbury Food Festival is all about championing independent and local businesses. You won’t find any mainstream, big brands amongst the stalls here. Many of the exhibitors are small businesses. So remember, every delicious or gorgeous item you buy will not only be a treat for you – it’ll support those businesses, and will probably result in putting a very big smile on their faces!

To find out more about all our awesome exhibitors, scan the QR code to be taken to our exhibitor listings page or visit...

www.shrewsburyfoodfestival.co.uk/ exhibitors

Thank You to our Sponsors

Thank you to our very generous sponsors for supporting our festival.

Without these amazing businesses, our festival wouldn’t be as big or be able to host free areas such as our entertainment stages and free kids’ activities. Thank you for making this festival so special and giving our community a fantastic day out.

Thank you all!

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August 2023

Newport, Shropshire

Stroll through stunning petal fields and immerse yourself in the beauty of nature...

shropshireflowerfield.co.uk

70s Summer Party

Help us celebrate Blists Hill Victorian Town’s 50th birthday at this special 70s themed night.

Blists Hill Victorian Town 26 Aug 2023

6th & 7th October 2023

Shrewsbury Quarry Park

Shropshire’s biggest party with over 180+ beers, ciders, gin, fizz and cocktails, and the best in live music, comedy and street food!

shropshireoktoberfest.co.uk

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