Events Navigator
Events summary page | Throughout the weekend (Fri/Sat/Sun)
Friday events | Saturday events | Sunday events
Demonstrations, talks and workshops | Taste Workshops

This is a list of 2011 Events

In the town | In the castle

In the castle

Outer Bailey | Inner Bailey | Garden area

FOOD & DRINK FAIR in Ludlow Castle
with more than 140 independent food and drink producers and suppliers: real food, ale, cider, perry, wine and more from the Marches, with samples and tastings (some free). List of exhibitors

• Demonstrations and talks (admission free, with minor exceptions) - see appropriate pages - Full details here.
  
• Graeme Kidd Stage featuring a sustainable kitchen with stage for demonstrations.
• Outside Food Vendors - a wide variety of quality hot and cold meals, snacks and drinks to suit all tastes.
• Shopping Creche - run by the Festival's charity for 2011 - Self Help Africa
  

In the Inner Bailey ...

• Olive magazine Demonstrations stage [see demonstrations page]
• Plus many stands of food-related products, including Ludlow Beekeepers and Cottage Garden Herbery
• Knife Skills with Eckington Manor, book now to reserve your space www.eckingtonmanorcookeryschool.co.uk
  

In the castle Garden Area ...

• Taste Workshops [more info]
• Michelin starred 'Pop Up' Restaurant For the 2011 Festival we are pleased to welcome back Shaun Hill, Claude Bosi and Glynn Purnell who will be cooking throughout the weekend. Opening times are Friday and Saturday -daytime sittings, 12 noon - 2.15 pm and 2.45 pm - 5 pm. They will also be opening for an evening service for a tasting menu extravaganza from 7.30pm onwards. For the Sunday the restaurant will be open for the two daytime sittings only. Lunch will be £47.50 for three courses and dinner £67.50 for the tasting menu. Booking is strongly recommended through:
• www.festival-restaurant.co.uk or on 01584 877213 9.30 am - 12 noon Monday to Saturday.
• Panic Circus Entertainment in the Big Top for all ages. Try your hand at circus skills!
• Army Cooks Army field kitchen cooking on Soyer stoves.
• and more stands of food and drink-related products

See also:
Demonstrations and talks
Taste Workshops

In the town

LUDLOW SAUSAGE TRAIL
Britain's most amazing food event? For full details see Saturday.

Start from 9.30 am to 2 pm Saturday only: Tickets (£3.50 each) available on the day (only) from the Festival Box Office near the entrance to the castle.

REAL ALE TRAIL
See Saturday and Sunday for details.

WINDOW DRESSING COMPETITION
As you walk around the town centre, look at the many shop windows displays that have been entered in the Festival's window-dressing competition, indicated by the presence of a Festival competition card and poster. The winners will be announced on Friday morning. Which is your favourite window? We have a list so you can see them all so pick up information about participating shops at the Festival Information Stall.