Get your brochure now for the biggest-ever St Albans and Harpenden Food & Drink Festival
The official brochure for this fun fortnight-long event is now available for those wanting a preview of the
action.
St Albans and Harpenden Food and Drink Festival runs from Tuesday 22 September to Monday 5 October
with appetising events and activities for adults and children to enjoy.
Among the activities are tastings, workshops and competitions which showcase the fantastic range of food
and drink that is available in the District.
Festival highlights include:
• Opening night Gala Dinner at Thompson@Darcy’s, Hatfield Road, St Albans on Tuesday 22 September
• The Mayor of St Albans City and District’s charity fundraising three-course Tasting Evening at Poggenpohl showroom on London Road, St Albans
on Thursday 24 September
• Harpenden Food Court with cookery demonstrations, food stalls and children’s activities, Church Green, Harpenden Town Centre on Sunday 27
September
• CAMRA’s St Albans Beer and Cider Festival at the Alban Arena from Wednesday 30 September to Saturday 3 October
• Afro-Latin Salsa Dinner and Dance at the Town Hall, Market Place, St Albans on Saturday 3 October
• St Albans Street Finale in St Peter’s Street on Sunday 4 October from noon to 6pm. St Albans Mayor is cooking Turkish. You can see cookery
demonstrations from local chefs or buy tasty treats from food-stalls and pop-up restaurants
• St Albans and Harpenden Food & Drink Awards’ Dinner on Monday 5 October at Sopwell House Hotel, Cottonmill Lane, St Albans. This event
celebrates the best of the best local food and drink businesses and producers.
Throughout the festival, the Herts Advertiser is running a Food Writing Competition and a Food Photography Competition with winning entries to be
published in the newspaper. More information can be found in the festival brochure and will soon be on the Herts Advertiser website.
Festival brochures are available from the Civic Centre, libraries, leisure centres, St Albans Tourist and Information Centre, Harpenden Information
Point and participating venues. You can also download the brochure from the website.
Councillor Beric Read, Portfolio Holder for Community Engagement and Localism at the Council, said: “St Albans & Harpenden Food & Drink
Festival is a great opportunity to visit local restaurants, discover different venues and try something new. The event is part of the Council’s strategy
to support the local economy throughout the District. It is both an attractive showcase for our culinary businesses and an enjoyable experience for
our residents and visitors. So why not get your brochure now and start choosing what you will try?”
Please note: You can enjoy the Oktoberfest at The Foragers at The Verulam Arms, Lower Dagnall Street, St Albans, on Sat 3 October, not 2
October as stated in the brochure.
Councillor contact:
Councillor Beric Read, Portfolio Holder for Community Engagement and Localism at the Council
Mob: Tel: 07956 220264
Contact for the media:
Ruth Boyer, Communications Officer, St Albans City and District Council
Tel: 01727 819316
E-mail: ruth.boyer@stalbans.gov.uk
Notes:
More information about St Albans and Harpenden Food & Drink Festival can be found on the website, on
Facebook.com/stalbansfoodanddrinkfestival and Twitter.com @stalbansfdf
More information about St Albans Beer & Cider Festival 2015 is available on the website.
Photo:
[From left to right]: Cllr Salih Gaygusuz, Mayor of St Albans City and District, with Steering Group members: Oliver Zissmann, That Design Store;
Helen from Groome’s Grocer’s Stall; Helen Burridge, Community Engagement Officer; Becky Alexander, Food Writer, Herts Advertiser