Cheese Ale & More Festival
20 May 2016 10:00 - 21 May 2016 16:00
Market Square
The Stafford Cheese, Ale and More Festival will take place in the beautiful Market Square, in the heart of the County Town
on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st May 2016.
Cheese makers, breweries and local food producers will fill the Market Square in Stafford, with a fantastic range of products and a fine array of artisan food, as the county town hosts the 2016 Stafford Cheese, Ale and More Festival. The event proved a huge success in 2015 attracting tens of thousands of people to the town and so an extra day has been added as it returns for a third year.
New events for the Friday include, the opportunity to take Afternoon Tea in Market Square (including a scone making demonstration), and the chance to try over 75 different gins at the Stafford Gin Jamboree in the evening, these events are ticket only and must be booked in advance.
On Saturday top local chefs from the Staffordshire Chefs Forum will be getting the crowd's taste buds going with cookery demonstrations and there will be an alfresco bar.
A highlight on the Saturday is ....."The Great Chefs Challenge” – when two local chefs will go head to head in a ready, steady, cook style challenge at 1pm …..make sure you take your seats early; this will be something not to be missed, and two lucky members of the audience will be invited to join the chefs on stage!
For this year’s festival, we have more stands, music, street theatre and more events. Please see below for the latest programme and information on how you get involved:
Festival Events |
||||||||||
Afternoon Tea and Scone Making DemonstrationFriday 20th May - 11.30am & 2.30pm
Join us for Afternoon Tea and a Scone making demonstration by Sarah Hatton from Hattie’s Bakehouse.
This event is being run by The Lewis Partnership.
£13.50 per person - To book please call 01785 712217
|
||||||||||
Stafford Gin JamboreeFriday 20th May - 7.00pm
75 Different Gins - Tastings - Masterclasses and Jambalaya Supper.
Tickets must be booked in advance and include a "Goldfish bowl" Gin glass to use and take home, a Jambalaya supper with focaccia, a tasting booklet and as much water as you can drink!
Admission tickets are £12.50 per person and can be purchased from www.awwines.digitickets.co.uk/tickets
If you want to experience the gin and tonics you'll need to buy a card that entitles you to a number of gin and tonics.
Card number 1 is £10 and is worth two measures (25ml) of gin plus tonic and garnish or four half measures (12.5ml) plus tonic. Card number 2 is our "Supersaver" card and is £20. This is worth five measures (25ml) of gin plus tonic or ten half measures (12.5ml) plus tonic.
This event is being run by Old School Wines, for further information on the Gin Jamboree visit: www.oldschoolwines.co.uk
In order to purchase vouchers you must be 18 years or older, however as we support the challenge 25 scheme if you are or appear to be under 25 we will ask you for ID.
|
||||||||||
Cookery DemonstrationsSaturday 21st May - 11.00am, 12noon, 2pm & 3pm
The Great Stafford Cooking Show will take place in the Market Square cookery theatre with a packed programme of demonstrations taking place throughout the day.
|
||||||||||
The Great Chefs ChallengeSaturday 21st May - 1.00pm
Two local chefs will go head to head in a ready, steady, cook style challenge at 1.00pm. The chefs will be joined onstage by two lucky members of the audience!
|
||||||||||
Alfresco BarFriday 20th & Saturday 21st May
Our Alfresco Bar is returning to market square over the two festival days.
|
||||||||||
Market Square MarqueeFriday 20th & Saturday 21st May
Cheese makers, breweries and local food producers will fill the Market Square with a fantastic range of products and a fine array of artisan food over two days.
|
||||||||||
Greengate Street MarqueeSaturday 21st May
Cheese makers, breweries and local food producers will fill Greengate Street with a fantastic range of products and a fine array of artisan food on the Saturday.
|
||||||||||
The Guildhall Shopping Centre
Market Square
Stafford ST16 2BB