Shaftesbury Festival of Food and Drink 2023
A BIG THANK-YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED
The Event Was An Overwhelming Success
NEXT YEARS SHAFTESBURY FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY 5TH MAY 2024
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2023 SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS-
One of the largest one day food festivals in the South West of England.
Come and join us for a celebration of the best in local food and drink. Not to be missed, it’s a day jam packed with food, fun and frivolity.
There’ll be stalls the length of the town, featuring the fabulous Anonymous Travelling Market on Park Walk, as well as producers from The Dorset Farmers Market and Dorset Food and Drink in the High Street.
Most of the stallholders will be selling produce and products that they have produced themselves – you will be able to ask about the provenance of most items being sold.
And of course, the utterly bonkers Cheese Races up the iconic Gold Hill! Not for the faint hearted but oh so entertaining. Are you up for the challenge?
Swans Yard will be hosting Live Music as well as showcasing some of the best in local art and crafts and make sure to pop along to the Shaftesbury Abbey Gardens for dancing with our very own Steps in Time.
Most of the towns shops will be open, the majority of whom are independents.
Come and celebrate the food and drink festival.
What’s On
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Dorset Food & Drink
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Dorset Farmers Market
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Anonymous Travelling Market
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Cheese Racing on Gold Hill
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Music and dancing in the Abbey Garden
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Live music
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Shaftesbury Silver Town Band
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Special offers for foodies at the festival
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Saxon Forager in Abbey Gardens
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………..and the event is COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER
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If you are local, we advise walking, there are car parks but its a little quieter after 2pm
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Cant make this year – we will also be back again on 5th May 2024
The Shaftesbury Food & Drink Festival could not be staged without the significant support from our sponsoring organisations. We do have various sponsorship opportunities available – If you are interested, please call Steve on 07795 321535 for more information
SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS FOR 2023