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Events Diary
Need some inspiration on running a promotion in-store or thinking of visiting an overseas trade show? We have put together a diary of major festivals, shows and themed promotions that could get your business out there. If we are missing any event, local to you, national or international please contact Karen Price
2013 |
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| April | |||
| 7th-8th | Natural & Organic Products Europe-Diversified Business Communications (Trade) | Grand Hall, Olympia, London | www.naturalproducts.co.uk |
| 12th-14th | Cake International-The Sugarcraft, Cake Decorating & Baking Show | Excel, London | www.ichf.co.uk/cake |
| 13th-14th | The East of England Food Festival | Knebworth House, Knebworth | www.oakleighfairs.co.uk/knebworth-food |
| 14th-16th | Farm Shop & Deli Show, Birmingham (Trade) | NEC, Birmingham | www.farmshopanddelishow.co.uk/ |
| 14th-16th | National Convenience Show | NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT | www.nationalconvenienceshow.co.uk |
| 15th-16th | SOURCE Taste of the West Trade Show, Hale Events (Trade) | Westpoint, Exeter | www.tasteofthewest.co.uk/ |
| 22nd | Great Taste Awards 2013 Judging | Various Venues | www.finefoodworld.co.uk |
| 25th-28th | London Coffee Festival | Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London | www.londoncoffeefestival.com |
| 26th-28th | Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink | Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon EX4 3PU | www.exeterfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk |
| 27th-28th | East Anglian Game & Country Fair | Norfolk Showground, Dereham Road, Norwich NR5 0TL | www.ukgamefair.co.uk |
| May | |||
| 2nd | Meet the Buyer, Scotland Food & Drink | Glasgow | www.scotlandfoodanddrink.org |
| 2nd-6th | Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival | Throughout the Speyside area | www.spiritofspeyside.com |
| 3rd-6th | The Real Food Festival | Southbank Centre, London | www.realfoodfestival.co.uk |
| 4th | Torq ~ Eat | Torquay | www.tasteofthewest.co.uk/totw-events/torq-eat.html |
| 4th-5th | The Artisan Cheese Fair | The Cattle Market, Melton Mowbray | www.artisancheesefair.co.uk |
| 4th-6th | Foodies Festival including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Brighton, Hove Lawns | www.foodiesfestival.com |
| 4th-6th | The Dales Festival of Food and Drink | Leyburn, DL8 5SG | www.dalesfestivaloffood.org |
| 5th-6th | Livfooddrink Show | Liverpool Echo Arena & Convention Centre | www.livfooddrink.co.uk |
| 6th | Stilton Cheese Rolling | Stilton, Cambridgeshire | www.stilton.org |
| 6th-7th | Speciality Food & Drink Fair, Australia (Trade) | Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia | www.specialityfoodanddrinkfair.com.au/ |
| 7th-9th | Fi Instanbul Conference 2013 | Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Centre (ICEC) Turkey | http://fi-istanbul.ingredientsnetwork.com/home |
| 10th-19th | Christchurch Food & Wine Festival 2013 including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Christchurch, Dorset | www.christchurchfoodfest.co.uk |
| 11th-12th | Grillstock - Bristol Festival | Bristol Harbourside | |
| 15th-16th | Caffè Culture 2013 | Olympia, Olympia Way, London W14 8UX | www.caffeculture.com |
| 15th-18th | Spirit of Summer, Clarion Events (Consumer) | Olympia, Olympia Way, London W14 8UX | www.spiritofsummerfair.co.uk |
| 16th-18th | Devon County Show | Devon County Showground, Westpoint, Clyst St Mary, Exeter EX4 1DJ | www.devoncountyshow.co.uk |
| 17th-19th | Foodies Festival including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Tatton Park, Cheshire | www.foodiesfestival.com |
| 18th-19th | Loch Fyne Food Fair | Loch Fyne Oyster Bar, Clachan, Cairndow | www.lochfyne.com/Events/Loch-Fyne-Food-Fair |
| 18th-19th | Derbyshire Food & Drink Fair including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Elvaston Castle | |
| 20th-22nd | London International Wine Fair | Excel, London | www.londonwinefair.com |
| 20th-26th | National Vegetarian Week | Nationwide | www.nationalvegetarianweek.org |
| 24th-26th | Vegfest | Bristol | www.vegfest.co.uk |
| 25th-26th | Hertfordshire County Show | The Showground, Dunstable Road, Redbourn, Herts AL3 7PT | www.hertsshow.com |
| 25th-26th | Really Wild Food & Countryside Festival | St Davids, Pembrokeshire | www.reallywildfestival.co.uk |
| 25th-27th | Foodies Festival including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Hampton Court, Palace Green | www.foodiesfestival.com |
| 26th-27th | The Great British Food Festival | Walton Hall & Gardens, Warrington | www.greatbritishfoodfestival.com |
| 26th-27th | Dartington Food Fair | Dartington | www.tasteofthewest.co.uk/totw-events/dartington-food-fair.html |
| 27th | Surrey County Show including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Stoke Park, Guildford | www.surreycountyshow.co.uk |
| 29th-1st June | The Royal Bath & West Show | Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN | www.bathandwest.com |
| 31st-2nd June | Souhtport Food & Drink Festival | Town Hall Gardens, Southport | www.visitsouthport.com/whats-on/southport-food-and-drink-festival-p150071 |
| June | |||
| 1st | Taste of Grampian | Thainstone Centre, Inverurie, Aberdeen | www.tasteofgrampian.co.uk |
| 1st-2nd | York Spring Festival | York | www.yorkfoodfestival.com |
| 6th-8th | Royal Cornwall Show | Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7JE | www.royalcornwallshow.org |
| 7th-9th | Foodies Festival including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | London Clapham Common | www.foodiesfestival.com |
| 8th | Tastes of Yorkshire Food & Drink Festival | Ripon Racecourse | www.tastesofyorkshire.co.uk |
| 8th-9th | Grillstock - Manchester Festival | Albert Square, Manchester | www.grillstock.co.uk |
| 12th-16th | BBC Good Food Show Summer | NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT | www.bbcgoodfoodshowsummer.com |
| 18th-19th | Cheshire County Show | Tabley, Cheshire | www.cheshirecountyshow.org.uk |
| 20th-23rd | Royal Highland Show | Edinburgh, Scotland | www.royalhighlandshow.org |
| 20th-23rd | Taste of London | Regent's Park, Camden, London NW1 4NR | www.tastefestivals.com/london |
| 21st-23rd | World Curry Festival | Bradford, West Yorkshire | www.worldcurryfestival.com |
| 23rd-24th | Speciality Food Show Harrogate, Guild of Fine Food (Trade) | The Yorkshire Event Centre, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate HG2 8PW | www.finefoodworld.co.uk |
| 29th-30th | The Great British Food Festival | Shugborough Hall County Museum, Shugborough Estate, Stafford | www.greatbritishfoodfestival.com |
| 29th-30th | Shrewsbury Food Festival | Shrewsbury | www.shrewsburyfoodfestival.co.uk |
| 30th-2nd July | Summer Fancy Food Show | Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City | www.fancyfoodshows.com |
| July | |||
| 1st-31st | Hampshire Food Festival | Various Locations, Hampshire | www.hampshirefare.co.uk |
| 6th-7th | Wiltshire County Show including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Marlborough, Wiltshire | www.barburyhorsetrials.co.uk |
| 9th-11th | Great Yorkshire Show | Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate | www.greatyorkshireshow.org |
| 9th-14th | Hampton Court Flower Show & Great Taste Market | Hampton Court Palace, Surrey | www.rhs.org.uk |
| 12th-14th | Foodies Festival including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Bristol, Harbourside | www.foodiesfestival.com |
| 13th-14th (provisional) | Dorset Seafood Festival including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Weymouth Harbour, Dorset | www.dorsetseafood.co.uk |
| 20th | 8th Leigh Village Food Festival | Leigh, Dorset | |
| 20th-21st | Essex Food & Drink Festival 2012 | Cressing Temple Barns, near Braintree, Essex | www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/foodfestival |
| 20th-21st | Taste of the World Food Festival | Fontwell Park Racecourse, West Sussex | www.tasteoftheworld.co.uk |
| 22nd-25th | The Royal Welsh Show | The Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells LD2 3SY | www.rwas.co.uk/en/welsh-show |
| 25th-28th | RHS Flower Show Tatton Park (Consumer) | Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6QN | http://events.tattonpark.org.uk/ |
| 27th-28th | Holkham Country Fair including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Holkham Hall, Leicestershire | www.holkhamcountryfair.com/ |
| 27th-2nd August | Whitstable Oyster Festival | Whitstable, Kent | www.whitstableoysterfestival.com |
| August | |||
| 9th-11th | Foodies Festival including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Edinburgh Inverleith Park | www.foodiesfestival.com |
| 10th | Clitheroe Food Festival | Clitheroe, Lancashire | www.clitheroefoodfestival.co.uk |
| 15th-18th | The North West Food Festival | Victoria Park, Southport | www.southportflowershow.co.uk |
| 17th-18th | The Isle Of Wight Garlic Festival | Sandown, Isle of Wight PO36 0LU | www.garlic-festival.co.uk |
| 21st | Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show | Motcombe Turnpike Showground, North Dorset SP7 9PL | www.gillshaftshow.co.uk |
| 23rd-26th | Bolton Food Festival including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Bolton, Lancashire | www.boltonfoodanddrinkfestival.com |
| 24th-26th | Foodies Festival including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Oxford, South Parks | www.foodiesfestival.com |
| 24th-26th | The Great British Food Festival | Stoneyhurst College, Clitheroe, Lancashire | www.greatbritishfoodfestival.com |
| 25th-26th | Bury St Edmunds Food & Drink Festival including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Bury St Edmunds | www.burystedmundsfestivals.com/festivals/391 |
| 30th - 1st September | Chatsworth Country Fair including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Chatsworth, Derbyshire | www.chatsworthcountryfair.co.uk/ |
| September | |||
| 1st - 6th October | Norfolk Food & Drink Festival | Various venues, Norfolk | www.norfolkfoodfestival.co.uk |
| 6th-8th | Nantwich Food & Drink Festival | Nantwich | www.nantwichfoodfestival.co.uk |
| 6th-15th | Melksham Food & Drink Festival | Various venues in and around Melksham | www.melkshamfoodfestival.co.uk |
| 6th-15th | Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival - Autumn Harvest | Various venues, Brighton & Hove | www.brightonfoodfestival.com |
| 7th-8th | Dorset County Show including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Dorchester Showground | www.dorsetcountyshow.co.uk/page/home |
| 7th-8th | Liverpool Food & Drink Festival | Sefton Park, Liverpool | www.liverpoolfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk |
| 7th-22nd | Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight | Scotland | www.scottishfoodanddrinkfortnight.co.uk |
| 8th-10th | Speciality and Fine Food Fair, London | Olympia, Olympia Way, London W14 8UX | www.specialityandfinefoodfairs.co.uk |
| 8th-10th | Speciality Chocolate Fair | Olympia, London | www.specialityandfinefoodfairs.co.uk |
| 13th-15th | Ludlow Food Festival | Ludlow, Shropshire | www.foodfestival.co.uk |
| 14th | Frome Agricultural & Cheese Show including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | West Woodlands Showground, Frome, Somerset | www.fromecheeseshow.co.uk |
| 14th | Romsey Agricultural Show including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Broadlands Park, Romsey | www.romseyshow.co.uk |
| 14th-15th | Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival | Durrant Field, Sturminster Newton, Dorset DT10 1DQ | www.cheesefestival.co.uk |
| 18th-20th | IFEA (Trade) | Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa | www.freshmontgomery.co.uk |
| 20th-22nd | Sheffield Food Festival | Sheffield City Centre | www.sheffieldfoodfestival.org |
| 20th-29th | York Food & Drink Festival | York | www.yorkfoodfestival.com |
| 21st-22nd | Abergavenny Food Festival | Abergavenny | www.abergavennyfoodfestival.co.uk |
| 21st-22nd | Cheshire Food Festival | Chester Lakes | www.cheshirefoodfestival.com |
| 21st-22nd | Mold Food & Drink Festival including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Mold, Flintshire | www.moldfoodfestival.co.uk |
| 21st-22nd | Stratford Food Festival including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire | www.stratfordfoodfestival.co.uk |
| 21st -6th October | British Food Fortnight | Nationwide | www.lovebritishfood.co.uk |
| 26th-27th | Lunch! (Trade) | Business Design Centre, Islington, London | www.lunchshow.co.uk |
| 28th-29th | Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Snape Maltings, Suffolk | www.aldeburghfoodanddrink.co.uk |
| October | |||
| 1st-6th | Norfolk Food & Drink Festival | Various venues, Norfolk | www.norfolkfoodfestival.co.uk |
| 4th-6th | Broadstairs Food Festival | Victoria Gardens and Promenade, Broadstairs, Kent | www.broadstairsfoodfestival.org.uk/ |
| 7th-9th | The Restaurant Show | Earls Court 2, London | www.therestaurantshow.co.uk |
| 18th-20th | BBC Good Food Show-Scotland | SECC, Glasgow, G3 8YW | www.bbcgoodfoodshow.com |
| 19th-20th | Eat Dorset Food Fair including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Parnham House, Beaminster | www.eatdorsetfoodfair.co.uk |
| 24th-26th | National Honey Show | St George’s College, Weybridge, Surrey | www.honeyshow.co.uk |
| 25th-27th | Dartmouth Food Festival | Dartmouth | www.dartmouthfoodfestival.com |
| 26th-27th | The Bristol Home, Food & Drink Festival | University of the West of England, Exhibition Centre, Bristol | www.homeandfoodfestival.co.uk |
| November | |||
| 2nd-3rd | Flavours of Herefordshire Festival including AGA Rangemaster and Great Taste Cookery Theatre | Hereford City, various venues | http://flavoursofherefordshire.co.uk/ |
| 5th-10th | Spirit of Christmas Fair | Olympia, London | www.spiritofchristmasfair.co.uk/ |
| 15th-17th | BBC Good Food Show-London | Olympia, London | www.bbcgoodfoodshow.com |
| 27th-1st December | BBC Good Food Show-Winter | NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT | www.bbcgoodfoodshow.com |
