Culture vultures and food fanatics are being well catered for as Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council announce details of a very special Craft & Food Fest which is taking place in Solitude Park, Banbridge on Saturday 22 October from 10.30am – 4pm as part of Autumn Arts 2016.
The Craft & Food Fest is the ideal opportunity to start the Christmas shopping, pick the perfect present or just treat yourself to something a little special from a host of jewellery, felt, furniture, ceramics, glassware plus much, much more all produced by some of the finest local, national and international artists and craftspeople.
The Craft Fair is a firm favourite as part of the annual Banbridge arts celebration however this year the highly popular event takes on a tasty twist with the addition of a feast of fabulous food events to celebrate the Northern Ireland Year of Food and Drink 2016.
Celebrated Chef, author and Ireland’s Good Food Ambassador Jenny Bristow will be dishing up delicious delights in the Craft and Food Fest marquee with a series of cookery demonstrations throughout the day.
A fine selection of Food Heartland producers will be showcasing their artisan food and drink products giving you the opportunity to sample some of the freshest and finest autumnal cuisine direct from the Borough’s bountiful basket.
Younger folk can enjoy the craft and food fiesta with the fabulous Toads & Prints family workshop where you can create your very own quirky Toadstool Hut plus produce plenty of mess and have plenty of fun printing with potatoes, apples and other seasonal fruits and vegetables.
If adventure in the great outdoors is more to your taste a sensational Scavenger Trail across Solitude Park is the cherry on the cake, offering plenty of prizes for kids.
Youth Arts organisation Wheelworks will be tuning up the Art Cart to play host to the fun and funky Fruit & Veg Orchestra. Make music be one of your ‘five a day’ and see if you can get a melody out of some of your favourite vegetables!
Admission is £2 for adults and £1 for children, so whether you are looking for a colourful collection of the finest crafts or a banquet of beautiful local food and drink, the Autumn Arts Craft & Food Fest is the perfect menu for a great day out.