2012 Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival dates,

Festival Weekend: Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th September 2012

Fringe Events across East Suffolk: Saturday 29th September – Sunday 14th October 2012

The Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival is a two-week celebration of the abundance of good local food and drink to be found in East Suffolk.

The 2012 Festival will take place throughout East Suffolk on the above dates, with the main weekend event being held at Snape Maltings, Suffolk IP17 1SR on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th September 2012.

Festival opening times:

Saturday 29th September 2012: 10am – 5pm

Sunday 30th September 2012: 10am – 4pm

A 2012 programme will be available soon, but, to get a feeling of what great things happen during the festival, you can download last year’s Aldeburgh Food Festival Programme here DOWNLOAD

This website will be updated with 2012 information as and when it becomes available.

Please keep revisiting our website for the latest information or sign up to receive our newsletters. All the demos on the Marquee and Courtyard Stages are free to watch and included within your admission fee.

Conference – there will be no Conference this year. We are already working on plans for one to be held in 2013.

Exhibitors

At the main Festival weekend at Snape Maltings, over the weekend of 29th and 30th September, we are expecting over 90 exhibitors showcasing organic vegetables, fresh and smoked fish, rare breed meat and game, cheeses, frozen yoghurt, jams, beer, wine and lager. Virtually all our exhibitors’ businesses are based here in East Suffolk, reflecting the high quality and tremendous variety of food and drink in the region.

Programmes & Workshops

The main festival weekend is always an impressive two-day programme of talks, workshops and cookery demonstrations from top chefs. Chefs who have already confirmed that they will be visiting in 2012 include Henry Harris, Matthew Fort, Galton Blackiston, Valentine Warner and Emma Crowhurst as well as many of the finest local Suffolk chefs.

Admission

Children aged 12 and under can visit the Festival free of charge! It’s therefore a great family day out! Adults aged 13 and over, can purchase a day ticket on-line (up to midday on Tuesday 25th September) for £6, or a weekend ticket for £10. Thereafter, tickets may be purchased on the gate at £7/adult and £12/weekend. These entry fees include a cotton shopping bag and Festival programme between two. Parking at Snape Maltings is always free. Dogs are permitted on site on leads, but regrettably, with the exception of guide dogs, they are not allowed in the marquees.

On line bookings for the Festival weekend and Workshops, will open on 1st July 2012.

Fringe

The Festival fringe will be taking place throughout the region between 29th September and 14th October – full details are on the fringe page. Please book on direct with fringe hosts.