Food Festivals in North Wales
Real Ale Trail – Flintshire
A one-day festival in September with a festival bus escorting you around ten very different pubs – one of them, Y Dderwen, even offers Welsh language lessons as you go.
St David’s Day Festival – Denbigh
This March celebration of the Welsh national day has all sorts of local food, music, dance, talks and crafts. Look out for patriotic Welsh cakes and leek bread!
Llyn Land & Seafood Festival – Pwllheli, Snowdonia
In the beautiful Hafan Phllehli Marina, over the second bank holiday of May, you can discover some incredible seafood from independent, local producers. If seafood and fish aren’t your thing, there’s also a wide selection of meat, fruit and cheese.
Wrexham Food Festival – Wrexham
On Llywyn Isaf in May you’ll find a fantastic two-day food festival, encouraging the council’s Local Food First initiative and raising money for the Nightingale House Hospice. Find lamb, juicy berries and award-winning sausages right here.
Beer Festival – Anglesey
A two-day event raising money for local causes in September, the Wylfa Sports and Social Club hosts a selection of Britain’s best real ales, local bands to play and there’s even space to camp out.
Gwledd Conwy Feast – Conwy
A two day food festival extravaganza! There are food and drink marquees, demonstration stages, entertainment and digital art projections at night. Of course the main even though is the plethora of great, local ingredients. The largest food festival in North Wales.
Hamper Llangollen – Borderlands
One of the big ones – you can find over a hundred stalls with meat, cakes, chocolate, cheese and so much more! Also catch celebrity chefs performing live cooker classes, as well as a beer and cider tent with beers from some of North Wales’ best breweries.
Honey Fair – Conwy
A festival which dates back over 700 years, and over a ton of honey is sold by lunchtime! There’s plenty more there including produce and crafts to make it a worthwhile September day out.
Mold Food & Drink Festival – Flintshire
A September gathering celebrating all things local. Try such amazing delights as oggies – a Welsh version of the Cornish pasty – artisan yoghurts and locally-sourced honey.
Oyster & Produce Festival – Anglesey
The main spectacle of this October gathering are the locally-caught oysters from the Menai Strait. Over two days at the Trearddur Bay Hotel near Holyhead, you’ll get to try some of the best shellfish in Britain as well as a variety of North Wales ingredients, music and dinner.