Newport Food Festival is an annual food festival for held at Newport, Wales.
Overview The festival was established in 2010 with over 80 businesses participating and takes place in October. The event is free.
The festival has stages holding cooking demonstrations from local and national chefs. There is a chefs’ cook off and a teen chefs event. Food and drink stalls are located along High Street, the pedestrianised area of Bridge Street and on Westgate Square
Activities include live music, inflatable chefs on stilts, a balloon modelling magic chef, face painting and colouring activities.
There was no festival in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Structure
The festival is organised by Newport City Council and supported by volunteers. It is sponsored by Tiny Rebel, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport Now Business Improvement District and Friars Walk, Newport
Further reading
Business Wales, Food and Drink
About Wales, Welsh Food Festivals
See also
Cuisine of Wales You Tube, Newport Food Festival 2018
References