Tickets to all our events are available from:
Colchester
Visitors Information Centre,
telephone 01206 282920
Charter Hall,
telephone 01206 282020
The Arts Centre,
telephone 01206 500900
Snake in the Grass Ltd, and Quinntessential Markets, Fairs and Festivals for 2010.
We have listed below are our events for 2010. We really hope you will like them and book as soon as possible. We have kept our pitch prices low again in 2010 to maximise your profits. We have invested heavily in all media publicity for the events and chose the venues with great care.
IPSWICH FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd MAY Starts 10.30am finishes 4.30pm
A glorious event in a wonderful park, Christchurch Park in the centre of thriving Ipswich. Support by Ipswich Borough Council this year and lots of publicity through them. Supported by local press and media. The Festival has a celebrity chef kitchen which will showcase your product. We have marquees and outside pitches. We are looking for food, drink and related products, arts and crafts and garden products for this event. Overnight security on Saturday.
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COLCHESTER FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL Saturday 26th Sunday 27th JUNE Starts 10.30am finishes 4.30pm
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. Supported by local press and media. The Festival has a celebrity chef kitchen which will showcase your product. We have marquees and outside pitches. We are looking for food, drink and related products, crafts, art and garden products for this event. Overnight security on Saturday.
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BEDFORD RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th JULY Starts 10.30am finishes 4.30pm
Bedford. The Riverside Festival attracts 300,000 people biannually. Yes that figure is correct! We have secured some of the best pitches in a beautiful spot right on the river bank. This is the second biggest event in Britain, the crowds are massive. We can only take stalls selling food and drink or food and drink related products. This is an outside event. Overnight security on Saturday.
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THE MELFORD HALL FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL AND GREAT MEDIEVAL JOUST Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th JULY Starts 10.30am finishes 4.30pm Long Melford, Suffolk
Something for all the family. Eat drink and be merry and watch England’s finest knights hurtle along the lists risking life and limb to bring you breathtaking entertainment. Two full performances per day. Dozens of food and drink stalls offering ‘tasters’. Quaff some ale at the Pike Staff Inn real ale or take tea on the lawns. Our celebrity chefs will be performing in the kitchen. £6 per adult entry £3 children (under 14). FREE CAR PARKING
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HELMINGHAM HALL FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th August. Starts 10.30am finishes 4.30pm
Helmingham Hall, Helmingham, Suffolk IP14 6EF. A superb venue with beautiful gardens near to Stowmarket, Ipswich,Norwich and lots of small wealthy villages. The gardens themselves attract thousands of visitors from miles around. Advertising will be extensive and cover a wide area to establish this new event as one of the Regions finest. The Festival has a celebrity chef kitchen which will showcase your product. We have marquees and outside pitches. We are looking for food, drink and related products, crafts, art and garden products for this event. Overnight security on Saturday.
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THE COLCHESTER OYSTER FESTIVAL Saturday 4th September. Starts 11.00am – Finishes 8pm, Upper Castle Park. FREE ENTRY. Free parking in Kings Meadow.
A not-to-be-missed fantastic event in Upper Castle Park around Colchester’s world famous castle. The event will be opened by the Mayor of Colchester, introduced by Britain’s finest town crier and the Colchester Operatic Society. The famous oysters will be complemented by lots of seafood and many food and drink stalls, and The Pike Staff Inn will be there for your refreshment serving real ales and cider. Dream 100 Show will be in the bandstand, with a feast of musical delights including The Colchester and District Pipes and Drums, Angie Diggens, Broken Watch, Quire and The Company, plus many more. Come and watch or try your hand at one of four exciting competitions; the East of England Oyster Shucking and Eating Competitions, Pie Eating Competition and the Colchester Cake Baking Competition. Entry forms below.
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East of England Oyster Shucking Competition Entry Form
East of England Oyster Eating Competition Entry Form
East of England Pie Eating Competition Entry Form
Colchester Cake Baking Competition Entry Form