Faversham Food Festival

Sunday Talks Programme in the Alexander Centre 11.00: Jack from ‘Jack’s Veg’ How to plant your own and learn to live ‘off grid’ 12.00: Jeremy from ‘Oink and Udder’ Small farms in the bigger picture Find out why pastured pigs and ‘mob’ grazing could be the way forward for farming and the environment. 13.00: Luke talking about Wild Food Folk: Harnessing Wild Food Systems. Community harvest & growing initiatives, the assessment of abundantly growing wild food and their potential uses. 14.00: Duncan from Bangers and Balls Putting local, seasonal produce at the heart of the dinner table.

At the start of the FRIDAY Fish Night on Town Quay, between the Swing Bridge and T S Hazard, we have children’s entertainment at 18:30.Alan Swan of Juggle it All will be performing. On SATURDAY there will be the Hartly Companie outside the north door of St Mary of Charity in a medieval food fayre In the Abbey Physic Community Garden Jane Beedle, winner of the 2018 Bake Off Christmas Special, and Faversham business “Wasted Kitchen” offer a series of classes today for Kids Baking and Pickling workshops in association with Macknade Fine Foods.  Sessions are for children 5+ accompanied by an adult and These classes must be booked at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/kidsfoodworkshops 10.30     Bread…

This year’s TasteFaversham Food Hero Award and Celebration meal are at The Carriage Restaurant in the Railway Hotel at 19:00 for 19:30 on Saturday 14th September. Bookings can only be made online.Book here.

The Ale Trail runs from 14:00 on Friday 13th to 14:00 om Sunday 15th. The details of the trail and location and times for each beer can be found on the tickets. You can purchase tickets from the Festival Shop https://favershamfoodfestival.co.uk/festival-ticketing/ The Ale Trail is organised by Swale CAMRA pre-paid tickets can be collected or purchased from the CAMRA and Festival stall: In the Market Place between 11:00 and 16:00 on Friday and during Fish Night on Town Quay between 18:30 and 21:00 In the Market Place on Saturday and Sunday between 10:00 and 16:00

The Sausage Trail runs on Sunday 15th. The details of the trail and locations can be found on the tickets. You can purchase tickets from the Festival Shop https://favershamfoodfestival.co.uk/festival-ticketing/ Prepaid tickets can be collected or purchased from the CAMRA and Festival stalls: in the Market Place 11:00-16:00 on Friday during the Fish Night on Town Quay 18:30 -21:00 in the Market Place on Saturday and Sunday 10:00 – 16:00

Faversham is in the heart of Kent’s garden of England. The Faversham Food Festival is run annually to celebrate its fine locally produced food and drink. Now in its third year, the Festival provides an opportunity for people to enjoy and celebrate what the East Kent triangle has to offer. Back in 2009  Elizabeth Carter, editor of The Good Food Guide and her contributors identified an area of excellence known as “the East Kent Triangle” – and the local food and drink offer has got significantly better since then. “With Faversham forming one corner, Whitstable and Canterbury the others, it features not just acclaimed restaurants, but fishmongers, cheesemakers and markets to rival those of…

This year’s Ale Trail was another success, we thank Michael Hoey and all the brewers and landlords who make it possible. This year’s winner And the close second The 2017 Ale Trail – itinerary/menu

It was a pleasure to see the shop windows which were dressed for the Festival.  Olly Bongo uniquely participated with a mini dog’s food festival as part of the Faversham Food Festival We hope that more shops, cafes and restaurants will participate next year .

Ale Trail 2016 … another FIRST for Faversham Food Festival: the “Ale Trail” … a great way to wander purposefully (!) through our lovely town. Almost 150 people bought the special commemorative glasses (collectors’ items, that’s for sure!) which came with a map showing all 12 entries for this year. It was fabulous to hear and see people strolling around town – locals and visitors alike – chatting, strolling and drinking amiably together. Faversham at its best This year’s entries were, in no particular order: Hop Festival Ale, from Shepherd Neame – at The AnchorLandlord, from Timothy Taylor – at The Phoenix TavernSnow Top, from Old Dairy – at Abbey Physic…

What a great excuse for strolling around Faversham on (what turned out to be a) SUNday! – tasting, chattering and comparing notes with friends and family as well as with complete strangers – what food and drink is all about – especially these days when so few families dine together ! This year’s Sausage Trail was reduced to 4 entrants at rather late notice (and the tickets were reduced in price to reflect that !) … but nonetheless, we soldiered on with stiff upper lips … except when munching sausages, of course! So local butchers to enter in 2016 were: Baldy Butchers – winners of 2015 “People’s Choice”MBFarms – winners…