A celebration of food and music in Kingsbridge

Last year rocked and this year it’s going to be even better! Everyone came away raving about Kingsbridge’s debut Food and Music Festival.

So says the team behind the Kingsbridge Food and Music Festival. Now this culturally vibrant South Devon town is set to stage its second festival of food and music. Centred around Kingsbridge’s bandstand on the stunning quay during the longest day of the year and the weekend which follows (Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd June 2013), this is the only way to celebrate the summer solstice.

On the Friday afternoon there will be a delicious array of local delights to taste. Then, at 6.30pm, the fun will really start when the music begins to play and, judging by last year, everyone of all ages will be on their feet dancing long before the sun finally does set. With surf rock from Beachfield to the best take on re-worked classics from Hot Diggety; from the brilliantly cheesy 80s pop band Aftersun to the nostalgia of the 1940s air force with AJs Big Band; and much more, it is going to be a feast of music.

Set out to be an eating and drinking extravaganza with wonderful local produce and great home-grown music, the Kingsbridge Food & Music Festival really has pulled together the best of the region’s talent both on the stage and in the kitchen.

During the weekend there will be plenty of opportunity to taste wines from nearby Sharpham vineyard, indulge yourself at Red & White’s champagne bar or join the many others queueing up to sample Heron Valley’s organic cider and innovative cocktails. Quercus Brewery will be impressing festival attendees with their selection of real ales and Owens Coffee will be providing coffees for those driving home!

A Cypriot Spit Roast BBQ will be available from Bantham Beach’s Gastro Bus, Red Earth Deli will be offering a wide range of tempting food, whilst Lemon Jelli will be serving up delicious crepes and wood fired pizzas. In addition, Farmer Phil will be dishing out lamb wraps, Fancy That serving its exotic Caribbean cuisine, Burrow Farm showcasing their finest steak and Truly Treats living up to its name with its cakes and sweets. Not to mention Salcombe Dairy’s scrumptious ice-cream and South Devon Chilli Farm’s award-winning sauces, salsas and fiery chilli chocolate. It promises to be a mouth-watering event.

The founders of the Kingsbridge Food and Music Festival, Tasha Green, owner of local organic drinks company Heron Valley, and Steve Mammatt of Actionwest Business Systems are delighted that the festival is back.

“The town was buzzing during and after the weekend of the last festival. There was no question about whether or not we should host it again this year.” Tasha says.

To which Steve adds: “Once again, there has been a great deal of support from both traders and companies in the town and bands and artists from all around the region.”

Commenting on the entertainment aspect of the festival, music organiser Rob Wheeler says: “With such wonderful diversity within the food and drink element of the festival, it makes total sense to present equally diverse music from some of the finest local bands and artists available”.

Rob summarises: “The music will be in full swing, helping us all get into a great festival mood.”

For more information on the music please go to www.robwheeler.co.uk.

The festival send out a big thank you to official sponsor, Toad Hall Cottages (www.toadhallcottages.co.uk), for continuing to support the Kingsbridge Food & Music Festival.

Please show your support for the festival by purchasing an official Kingsbridge Food & Music Festival Programme at just £2. The programme will contain the full running order of the festival and will include fabulous offers from traders in Kingsbridge which will only be available with a copy of the programme.

The festival will also be supporting the wonderful local charity Chemotherapy Outreach Project (www.chemooutreachproject.co.uk/).

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Official sponsor TOAD HALL COTTAGES (www.toadhallcottages.co.uk)