Events, Festivals and Exhibitions
One of the delights of spending time in the Caribbean is the chance to sample some excellent rums. The Barbados Food and Rum Festival provides an excellent opportunity to discover
The inaugural Great Cornish Seafood Weekend is set to take place on October 26 and 27 at the Great Cornish Food Store in Truro. This event will celebrate seafood, Cornwall's
Chocoholics should head for the wonderful city of Perugia in Umbria, Italy this November. Each year the medieval city hosts the International Chocolate Festival, the Eurochocolate Festival.
The Brussels Christmas Market is no doubt one of the best in Europe for food and atmosphere. Winter Wonders – as the market is dubbed – runs over two kilometres through the Belgian
Wonderfruit Festival in December has risen to become one of the most anticipated festivals in Thailand blending music and gastronomy with wellness, art and eco-friendliness
Catalonia is a region renowned for its gastronomy, on the last Sunday in January the Gran festa de la Calçotada sees the streets and squares of the town of Valls filled with calçots...
Tsagaan Sar or Mongolia’s lunar new year is the most important festival for ethnic Mongols and the people of the Arctic where age-old rituals combine with eating local delicacies such
Have you heard? Nova Scotia’s South Shore is a year-round destination – spring, summer, autumn and most importantly, Lobster. Every February, they celebrate the peak of lobster season with the
Paczki Day is a Polish festival celebrated in Detroit and other cities in the United States Midwest on Fat Tuesday. The Polish celebration came to the United States with 19th
Estonia’s capital becomes a foodie heaven in November and March during the Tallinn Restaurant Week when you can celebrate gourmet food and dine at some of the city’s best restaurants
The Hindu Holi Festival is a riotous Hindu celebration where crowds douse each other with colour and water – and is probably India’s most vibrant and fun festival. Holi, the festival of colours
The vendimia is a generic word for harvests, though it usually refers to the grape harvest festival in Chile and Argentina. The festival is called la fiesta de la vendimia in both countries
The Broadstairs Food Festival is a celebration of local food and drink, with exhibitors chosen from Kent and surrounding counties. It consists of two separate free festivals, one held in
The Jack in the Green Festival takes place in the Sussex coastal town of Hastings – 1066 and all that – traditionally over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. A festival steeped in English folklore
If you love eating Chinese buns, then the Cheung Chau Bun Festival could be right up your alley. Held annually on the island of Cheng Chau in Hong Kong, the festival attracts tens of thousands...
The family friendly, UK food festival returns to Roundhay Park in Leeds, West Yorkshire for the eighth time in May. The North Leeds Food Festival celebrates local and international food,
If you are a fan of cress then Hampshire is the place to head for this May. Held on 18 May, the 2025 Alresford Watercress Festival will see fifteen thousand
One of Yorkshire's premier local food festivals will occur in the town of Malton over the May bank holiday weekend. The Malton Food Festival 2025 will attract tens of thousands
Malmo might be the pink city, but in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania they celebrate their love for pink soup. Don't worry it is not as bad as it sounds as Lithuanian pink soup is actually a cold beetroot
Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival is an annual event, held in the charming town of Midland, Ontario. It is a celebration of Canada's favourite dessert – the butter tart. History
