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Food & Drink Events in North Devon

With such fantastic local food in the area you can expect to see lots of events centred around food and drink in North Devon. Each of the local towns has their own markets and there are annual food festivals where you can really explore the taste of North Devon.

As well as featuring some fabulous foods, these events often include live music, demonstrations and performances as well as activities for the children, so there is something for everyone to enjoy.

Regular food events

At various points during the year you can find regular food events, many of which centre around the speciality of that town. For instance, Clovelly is known for the quality of its sea food, so in the autumn, you can find a Lobster and Crab Festival and in the winter the Herring Festival. Both these events give local fishermen the chance to show off their prime catch from the North Devon coast and offer plenty of entertainment for the whole family.

North Devon’s biggest celebration of local food and drink takes place in Autumn at Barnstaple’s Pannier Market, which is one of the region’s oldest market places. The event features over 100 local food and drink exhibitors and brings together the finest ingredients and chefs in the region offering you a chance to sample some mouth watering flavours and thirst quenching delights.

For alfresco dining in the summer, visit Ilfracombe’s Street Food Festival. Where you can enjoy a range of mouth-watering food from all over the world alongside an ice-cold pint of beer or fresh zesty mojito all against the backdrop of Ilfracombe’s beautiful harbour and coastline.

Visiting the region during the lead up to Christmas will also give you the chance to sample festive treats at the many Christmas Markets and events where you can find freshly baked mince pies and warm up with a mulled wine or two.

Local food events

As well as the large annual events, there are a number of weekly and monthly farmers’ markets held all across the region. These smaller events give you the chance to really get to know the local producers and stock up on some stunning local produce. Some of the more popular farmers’ markets can be found in Ilfracombe, at the Barnstaple Pannier Market, the South Molton County Pannier Market and in Cullompton. Make sure to take a look at local listings as these markets take place on certain days of the week and the Pannier Markets will rotate their stalls each day, so you can be sure to find a wide range of goods.

Because North Devon has such a wide range of local produce and is home to one of the South West’s biggest gastronomical havens, Ilfracombe, many visitors plan their whole trip around these foodie events. If you’re coming to the county to take advantage of the fabulous local produce, make sure to take a look at the range of accommodation providers here.

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Big Breakfast

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Food and Drink

Woolacombe

In aid of North Devon Hospice - enjoy a delicious Big Breakfast including tea/coffee and toast. Vegetarian Option too.
Kindly sponsored by Philip Dennis Foodservice.

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7 Mar 2020to7 Mar 2020
Seaweed Festival

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Food and Drink

Clovelly

Seaweed Festival is held to promote seaweed for its immense health and nutritional benefits. In a multitude of colours, textures, shapes and sizes, it is tasty, full of…

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24 May 2020to24 May 2020
Gig Regatta

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Bideford

Gig racing is exciting and strenuous. You're assured an exhilarating day watching the racing. So come along and cheer on the crews as they brave North Devon's waters!

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29 Aug 2020to29 Aug 2020
Lobster & Crab Feast, Sunday 6 September 2020, in aid of the The National Lobster Hatchery, Padstow

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Festival

Bideford

Clovelly celebrates its famous, sustainably caught, lobsters and crabs. Live folk music, quay kitchens, cookery demonstrations, a magnum of champagne prize draw, delicious…

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6 Sept 2020to6 Sept 2020
Lobster & Crab Feast

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Food and Drink

Clovelly

Lobster & Crab Feast, Sunday 6 September 2020, in aid of the The National Lobster Hatchery, Padstow
Clovelly celebrates its famous, sustainably caught, lobsters and…

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6 Sept 2020to6 Sept 2020
Cullompton Food and Drink Festival

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Food and Drink

Cullompton

The Culm Valley's ultimate foodie event: held annually in the beautiful town of Cullompton
Check out the array of exciting demonstrations & suppliers popping up at this…

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10 Oct 2020to10 Oct 2020
Apple Day

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Food and Drink

Clovelly

It is Apple Season – so we are holding our fifth Apple Day with lots of lovely apple crafts and activities. On arrival at Clovelly you will see apple pressing by Gatcombe…

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28 Oct 2020to28 Oct 2020
Herring Festival

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Festival

Bideford

Clovelly Herring Festival always falls in November. It's the time of year when our historic village celebrates the coming of the great "Silver Darlings", better known as…

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15 Nov 2020to15 Nov 2020
Herring Festival

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Food and Drink

Clovelly

Clovelly Herring Festival always falls in November. It’s the time of year when our historic village celebrates the coming of the great “Silver Darlings”, better known as…

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15 Nov 2020to15 Nov 2020
Boxing Day Barbecue

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Christmas

Bideford

Enjoy a lunch barbecue and hog roast on the quay with FREE entrance into the village all day and live music. It should make the perfect follow-up to your Christmas Day!

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26 Dec 2020to26 Dec 2020
New Year's Eve Fancy Dress Party

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New Years Eve

Bideford

Party away until the New Year bells chime. There will be fires and gunpowder to illuminate the quay and celebrate another year's passing, plus a disco. You'll find it a…

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31 Dec 2020to1 Jan 2021

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