Over 60 food and drink stalls will take over East Street for eat:Bedminster on the Saturday 15 April, showcasing the very best of local food & drink alongside Bedminster’s great hospitality offer.
Created to celebrate local street food and producers, eat:Bedminster will see East Street transformed between 10am and 4pm, spotlighting amazing food and drink. This will be one of the first of the busy summer season for eat:Festivals, with over 30 festivals taking place all year throughout Westcountry towns including Clevedon, Taunton and Burnham-on-Sea.
A not-for-profit social enterprise, eat:Festivals hosts one-day, award-winning food & drink festivals across the Westcountry, to help connect communities with the local producers and showcase the great local food and drink surrounding them. The festivals are low-cost for traders to attend and for visitors to attend with no entry fees or tickets required.
eat:Bedminster festival is backed by Bedminster Business Improvement District (BID) to connect the Bristol community together in a celebration of local businesses.
Shining a light on treats in the area, eat:Bedminster will have everything from street food vendors, handmade preserves and award-winning patisseries, to farmer’s market favourites and plant based artisan dishes. Visitors can expect to meet local makers, sample and purchase the best food and drink on offer, as well as the businesses on their doorstep.
Due to its popularity, this year the festival will expand into Dean Street to make way for more producers and street entertainment, including family friendly shows, art workshops, strolling entertainers and a folk filled family show The Oak, The Ash and The Standing Stones performed by Tidal Tales Collective CIC. This will provide a cheery backdrop to browsing the stalls on offer, as pockets of entertainment will be dotted throughout the market.
The two art workshops – See Bedminster in a Different Light and Postcard Pit-Stop are both free to take part in. See Bedminster in a Different Light is a chance to sketch, draw or paint alongside artist Jack Hicks as he captures Bedminster sketching in the open air. Postcard Pit-Stop will be near the East St Emporium. Here visitors can take part in a location-specific, fun, free printmaking. Visitors will make lino-printed postcards inspired by the event.
While recognising that fresh, local produce is integral to the strength and health of our communities, eat:Festivals also celebrate inclusivity within food and drink. eat:Bedminster will cater for all dietary requirements, including vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes. Low and no-alcohol options will also be available on the day.
eat:Bedminster will also be fully accessible for all to attend. The East Street market layout will ensure that buggies, pushchairs and wheelchair users can easily move through the outdoor space. The festival is free to attend and dog friendly so the whole family is welcome to come along.
For more information, please visit the eat:Festivals website, and follow eat:Festivals on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.