Our 5 top food and drink festivals 2018

Attending a food and drink festival gives you the perfect opportunity to savour a wide variety of new and exciting foods, many of which you may never have tried before. These festivals are usually held outdoors in fabulous cafe settings, that allow you to sit and relax in comfortable surroundings. Below we share our favorite five food and drink festivals of 2018.

The Gin Society Festival - Lancaster - This festival takes place on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September, in and around the grounds of Lancaster Town Hall in Lancashire. The festival features up to 120 different types of gin from all over the world, that you can taste and purchase. You will be able to enjoy a prosecco cocktail bar, and a DJ will also be playing music.

Wakefield Food, Drink And Rhubarb Festival - This free festival takes place between Friday February 23rd and Sunday February 25th. The whole of Wakefield city centre becomes one large outdoor cafe that sells a variety of food, including homegrown rhubarb. Cookery demonstrations also take place, plus there are many local attractions.

Great British Food Festival – Stonyhurst College - This festival takes place between August 25th to August 27th. This food festival includes live cookery demonstrations, live music, retail stalls and celebrity chefs. The festival features homegrown Lancashire food, plus dishes from all over the world. Entry costs £8 for adults and £7 for children.

Clitheroe Food Festival - This one day food festival takes place on August 11th. The festival focuses on local produce and food that can be bought and eaten from the various stalls and cafes. The festival also focuses upon local nature and wildlife, with the RSPB and Lancashire Wildlife Trust having stalls and explaining about local produce.

Liverpool Food, Drink & Lifestyle Spring Festival -This festival takes place over two days from April 28th to April 29th. Located in Sefton Park, entry costs £6 for the day or £10 for the weekend. Children under 14 get in free. There are live attractions, craft fairs, a pop up restaurant and food stalls from all around the world. There is also a child friendly garden for little ones to enjoy.

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