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Aberystwyth Sea2shore Food Festival
Aberystwyth Sea2shore Food Festival is an annual food festival held at Aberystwyth, Ceredigion over three days during October. Overview The festival was established in 2011 in order to raise awareness of the fishing industry in Cardigan Bay and to help to celebrate and promote locally sourced food and drink. The festival is located on the promenade at Aberystwyth where stalls offer locally produced food. Food demonstrations have been given by local and Michelin starred chefs. Aberystwyth Farmers Market also participates (winners of Best Food Market in the BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards 2014). The festival also promotes local, young entrepreneurs. Other events have included demonstrations by Aberystwyth Surf Life Saving Club, fishing and fly-tying demonstrations, art and craft stalls and children's craft activities, go karts, and an aquarium featuring local fish. The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales organise dolphin watches and seashore safaris. Other organisati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Food Festival
A food festival is a festival, that uses food, often produce, as its central theme. These festivals have always been a means of uniting communities through celebrations of harvests and giving thanks for a plentiful growing season. History Food Festivals throughout the world are often based on traditional farming techniques, seasons Food festivals are related to food culture of an area, whether through the preparation of food served or the time period in which the festival is celebrated. Food festivals are considered strengthening agents for local cultural heritage, and simultaneously celebrate this cultural heritage while also commodifying it for a killer national or international audience. While historically aligned with culturally significant food harvesting periods, contemporary food festivals are usually associated with businesses entities or nonprofit organizations and engage a great deal of marketing for their festivals, since their success is measured off how much reve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
