insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 15 - May 2016 | Page 37

ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT
it’s festival season! cont.
Horsham Food & Drink Festival
// Sussex // 3 Sep – 2 Oct

Hastings Seafood & Wine Festival
// Sussex // 17-18 Sep

You are in for a real treat this September with some of the Horsham district’s
finest produce showcased as part of the 14th annual Food and Drink
Festival. The Horsham District Food and Drink Festival 2016/17 promises
four weeks of fantastic special offers, events and promotions taking place
right across the Horsham district and there’s plenty of choice for everyone,
making it an excellent opportunity to explore what the district’s local
producers have to offer.

Coming to
Hastings,
sensational
celebrity chef
Jean-Christophe
Novelli is the
special guest at
this year’s
Seafood and Wine
Festival. He will be
around all
weekend and will
host a series of
cooking demonstrations and Q&A sessions. Fans of the TV chef can also
buy and get their books signed by him. Mouth watering food, exceptional
wine tasting, demonstrations, and superb live music and street entertainment
completes the lively festival atmosphere, making this an unmissable event.

www.horshamlocalproduce.co.uk

Faversham
Hop Festival
// Kent
// 3-4 Sep
With over 50
bands, dance
acts, fairground,
street parades
and
performances,
circus
workshops,
Punch and Judy shows, magic shows and over 80 trading stalls in the
streets, the Faversham Hop Festival is more than a celebration of Kent’s
most famous produce; it’s a celebration of a way of life. There are a number
of different stages and events for all ages including the Market Place Stage,
Preston Street Stage, Brewery Stage (in Court Street), and the Folk Stage.

www.hastingsfestivals.com/seafood

Tenterden Folk Festival
// Kent // 29 Sep – 2 Oct
The Borough of Ashford has more than its
share of successful music festivals, and
Tenterden Folk Festival is probably the longest
running and most unique. This very popular
festival of folk song, music, dance, crafts and
traditions attracts singers, musicians, dancers
and audience members from across the whole
of England as well as some from Europe and
beyond. The emphasis is on traditional and
contemporary English folk music but with a
few surprises in the mix such as friends from
Belgium and Slovakia. Ticketed events include
concerts, barn dance, special shows, workshops, folk clubs, and events
where you can meet the guests. There are also many free events including
craft stalls, folk sales and street stalls, the popular free music stage and
dance stage in a large marquee on the Recreation Ground, hundreds of
Morris dancers, dance displays, a procession, song and music sessions
in the town centre pubs, street theatre and much, much, more.

www.favershamhopfestival.org

Together The People // Sussex // 3-4 Sep
After the huge success
of last year’s
inaugural Together The
People Festival, they
are thrilled and
honoured to announce
the legendary Brian
Wilson (Beach Boys) as
the first headliner at the
family-friendly
TTP16. Brian
Wilson will be joined by founding member of The Beach Boys, Al Jardine, and
their band to perform a UK Festival Exclusive of the classic album Pet
Sounds in full, plus a Beach Boys greatest hits set! Other performers include
The Horrors, Hiatus Kaiyote, Gaz Goombes, Songhoy Blues and many
more.

www.tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk

Broadstairs Food Festival // Kent // 30 Sep – 2 Oct
Broadstairs Food Festival is an
incredibly popular three-day
food festival which features a
range of Kentish (as well as
food and drink specifically from
Thanet) foods including
cheeses, meats, artisan
breads, pickles, cakes and
pastries, all washed down with
Kent wines, ciders and ales.
This is a wonderful festival for
trying new things, seeing