Abergavenny Food Festival Highlights for 2024

The 2024 Abergavenny Food Festival is coming up in two weeks and it can be hard to decide what to do at the 'Glastonbury of Food Festivals'. So we've taken a look at the official programme and chosen some highlights for you to enjoy (alongside of course over 160 exhibitors, six venues across the town, numerous tastings, live entertainment and lots more as part of your stroller ticket).

All these events still have some tickets remaining, but they're selling out fast so get them whilst you can.

Dell Vineyard Wine Tasting (19th September : 7pm - 8.30pm)

The fun starts before the festival even begins with wine tasting fom Monmouthshire's newest vineyard, The Dell. Despite being new they've already started winning awards, including best still rosé at the latest Welsh Wine Awards. Tasting will include fresh bread and nibbles to complement the wine. 

Tickets - £30

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The Preservation Society - Chili Sauce Workshop (20th September 12.30pm - 1.30pm)

Angharad from The Preservation Society recently 'hung up her pot' from producing delicious jars of preserves (but still managed to win a Great Taste Award on the way out), but will be at the Food Festival to share her skills in a hands on workshop. There will be tasters, and you can make your own bottle of chilli sauce to take home.

Tickets £22.50

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The Tap Room Menu Conundrum (20th September, 6pm - 7.45pm)

No festival is complete without tastings, and here you can try products from two of the local area's best producers, the multi-award winning Trealy Farm Charcuterie and Sobremesa Drinks, which makes terroit-driven Farmhouse Beers and Natural Ciders.

Help them decide which meats and drinks pair best together from Trealy Farm's collection of over 40 different meats and Sobremesa's over a dozen beers and ciders.

Tickets £18

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Creative Michelin - Chris Harrod (21st September, 11.30am - 12:10pm)

Chris Harrod has brought his years of classical training to his Michelin star (and Michelin Green Star) restaurant The Whitebrook. But he still keeps things local, using ingredients that are grown, foraged and produced in the Wye Valley.

Learn some his tricks at this chef demo in the market hall (free with wristband).

Tickets : Free with wristband

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Cooking Over Fire (Throughout the festival in the castle grounds)

A festival highlight for many is watching the firepit displays at Abergavenny Castle. Smoked meats in the beautiful surroundings? Yes please! Events on throughout the weekend.

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Foraged Lunch and Mindful Eating (21st September, 12.30pm - 1:15pm), plus A Stroll Through the Meadows (22nd September, 9:45am - 11:30am)

(Castle Meadows by @elliott231)

On Saturday discover the joys of foraged eating with local forager Liz Knight. A great way to find out all about foraged foods and edible flowers, and it is free with your stroller ticket.

Then on the Sunday head out with Liz on a foraging trip across the Green Flag winning Castle Meadows.

Lunch tickets : Free with wristband

Foraging Tickets : £15

Find out more about the foraged lunch here

Find out more about the foraging stroll here

Three Pools Regenerative Farm Butchery Masterclass (22nd September, 12.30pm - 2.30pm)

This is the event for all lovers of lamb. Try your hand at traditional butchery, then taste the lamb slow baked with a glass of wine. The lamb is reared by Tom and Huw from Three Pools Farm, just outside Abergavenny, which uses permaculture crinciples to create a truly sustainable, edible landscape. 

Tickets £47.50

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