Food and drink festivals to look forward to this year.
7. York Food Festival, Friday, September 23 to Sunday, October 2
The York Food Festival takes over the city centre at Parliament Street and Shambles Market for around ten days every September. Free entry.
8. West Yorkshire Vegan Festival, Huddersfield Town Hall, Sunday July 3
The festival will be hosting all-vegan stalls selling food & drink, arts and crafts, soaps and cosmetics as well as special guest speakers from the vegan produce industry.
9. Beverley Gin Festival, Beverley Minster, Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21
You will be able to choose from a huge variety of specialist gins from all around the world, as well as some more familiar. There will also be a prosecco and cocktail bar.
10. Big Sky Beer Festival, Wold Top Brewery, Hunmanby, near Scarborough, Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16
Wold Top Brewery’s annual Big Sky Beer Festival is not only an opportunity to taste a range of Wold Top’s award-winning beers but also to try out 18 guest beers on draught.