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Food Festivals Funded by the Welsh Government 2011-12

Food Festivals Funded by the Welsh Government 2011-12
List of food festivals including location and contact details.

Welsh food and drink festivals get boost from Welsh Government

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More than 30 food and drink festivals the length and breadth of Wales are between them to receive over £350,000

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On this page, you can find out which food festivals we support, and how you can apply for support for your food and drink event.

We recognise the important contribution that food festivals can make to strengthen and further develop a vibrant Welsh food culture.

Food festivals are a celebration of all that’s good about Welsh food and drink. They take place throughout the year across Wales. We recognise the important contribution that food festivals can make to strengthen and further develop a vibrant Welsh food culture. That’s why we have provided financial and practical support for over 30 food festivals in Wales in 2011.

Some of these events are of national and international importance such as Abergavenny Food Festival, Gwledd Conwy Feast, Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival and the Great British Cheese Festival. Other activities promote the regional foods of the area or focus on local issues, such as the Really Wild Food Festival in St David’s and the Cardigan Bay Seafood Festival in Aberaeron.

All of these events are certainly worth a visit:

  • Abergavenny Food Festival
  • Aberystwyth Food & Drinks Festival
  • Anglesey Oyster and Welsh Produce Festival
  • Big Welsh Bite
  • Brecon Beacons Food Festival
  • Brecon Beacons Summer Fayre
  • Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival
  • Cardigan Bay Seafood Festival
  • Cardigan River & Food Festival
  • Carmarthen Journal Buy Local Food & Drink Show
  • Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival
  • Feastival (Bridgend)
  • Get Welsh in Swansea Food and Drink Show
  • Gorseinon Food Festival
  • Great British Cheese Festival
  • Gwledd Conwy Feast
  • Gŵyl Fwyd Blas Tywi
  • Haverfordwest Beer, Cider, Perry and Local Produce Festival
  • Hay-On-Wye Food Festival
  • Lampeter Food Festival
  • Llandysul Food Fayre
  • Llŷn Land and Seafood Festival
  • Mold Food & Drink Festival
  • Narberth Food Festival
  • Neath Food Festival
  • Newcastle Emlyn Food Festival
  • Newport Food Festival
  • Really Wild Festival
  • Saundersfoot St Davids Day
  • Welsh Food Festival
  • Welsh Perry & Cider Festival (Abergavenny)

For Organisers of Food and Drink Events

If you are thinking of organising a food festival and are interested in applying for support, then you need to contact us at RA-MDU@wales.gsi.gov.uk. The process normally starts in November when food festivals are invited to submit applications for support. Grants may be awarded (if funding is available) to food and drink events which meet the Food Festival Funding Criteria. Applicants will normally know the level of support offered before the beginning of the financial year.