Bridport Food & Beer Festival

Organised by Bridport Local Food Group and the Round Table, the event is the focal point for the Bridport Food Festival fortnight which will be running from June 12-24 to celebrate everything delicious in the area and the people who produce it.

A mouth-watering range of events being planned for the festival. Local food producers, growers, farmers, cafés, restaurants, bars and vendors are being invited to showcase what they do; hands-on cooking session for local schools are being organised, as well as lots more foodie-based entertainment.

Picture: Neil Barnes

Bridport Local Food Group Chairman Kathy Green said: “We want this year’s festival to be a real celebration for everyone. Our aim has always been to get the community and visitors trying, tasting and talking about the amazing range of food and drink that we have on our doorstep.

"The last two years living through the pandemic has helped to remind us all how important local food is to the community. Our independent businesses, shops, restaurants, traders, caterers, have excelled and been the envy of many, providing us with high quality, reliable local food.

"We see it as the festival’s role to not only showcase our fantastic local food and the passion of the people who produce it but also to encourage the community as a whole to eat healthily and sustainably by choosing local. We have chosen ‘Reducing Food Waste’ as our overall theme for the festival this year, and will be actively sharing ways in which we can all reduce the massive amount of waste in the food system and ultimately help fight climate change.

Picture: Neil Barnes

The Bridport Round Table will kick off proceedings for the food and beer festival at Asker Meadows as usual on the Friday evening, June 17, at 6pm. It will continue the following day, Saturday, June 18.

To get involved or to keep up to date with what is being planned visit www.bridportfoodfestival.co.uk or email admin@foodfestival.co.uk