Welcome to the Dales Festival of Food and Drink

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Planning for the 2012 Festival is now underway. Watch this space for more details of exhibitors and attractions as they become confirmed.

In October, the Festival Committee were delighted to hear that the Festival has won another prestigious award - the Action for Market Towns Highly Transferable Project in the Social and Community Category. Congratulations to all our exhibitors, volunteers and local community organisations who make the Festival happen as we could not have achieved this without you.

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Exhibitors

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The food hall is the main venue for food and drink stands, with over eighty exhibitors, sited in a 14,000 sq ft marquee.

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Farming for Food

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These fun displays show how what the farmer grows becomes food in our shops, with live animals and interactivity.

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Theatre

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Free cookery demonstrations by leading local chefs throughout the day, held in our Theatre Marquee.

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Real Ale Festival

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Over forty wonderful ales from a selection of local breweries.

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Speakers Corner

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The high point of each day, 2.00pm at the Richard Whiteley Pavilion, is an interesting and entertaining talk by a different guest speaker.

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Foreword by Gervase Phinn

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Gervase Phinn

"...There is no better way of spending the May Day Bank Holiday weekend than a visit to beautiful Wensleydale for there is something for everyone at this varied and colourful pageant and the hospitality is of the very best."

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