Food
Festival 2021 We are all longing to get back to normal, being able socialize, have fun in the sun, eating amazing food and drink with our nearest and dearest whilst being entertained. So, it is with great delight that we announce that the Hythe Food Festival is back this year. The event is to take place as usual on Hythe Green over the bank holiday weekend 28th, 29th and 30th August. Our team certainly missed the buzz and excitement of putting on the event last year and are relieved that our planning is back in full flow in anticipation of creating a fantastic event for the 5th anniversary. There will be some minor changes to the event this year as we are still not out of the Covid woods yet so regretfully we had to make the sad decision that we could not run the demonstrations this year just in case we still have to follow a certain level of social distancing and family groups which is difficult to achieve in an enclosed space. You may notice other small changes that may have to be introduced due to national covid restrictions at the time of the event. Hopefully, these will be minimal. However, all the other firm favourites will be back trying frantically to tempt our taste buds and drawing us in with wonderful aromas. Even with this in mind we hope it brings you all a chance to book your diaries up with a little piece of normality
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and some fun to look forward to. As with all our previous events, we will make every effort to mix up the offering to bring you the newest and the best in all artisan food trends, making sure that you always try something new, right on your doorstep. We look forward to opening the entries up to our past vendors first, to thank them for their loyalty to us but also to give you your annual opportunity of eating what has fast become some staple favourites. The festival bar as always will have all the usual beers, craft ales including our very own Festival Ale and local ciders. It also would not be the same without the theatre of our mixologists tempting us to creative cocktails, along with the firm favourites of Pimm’s and Prosecco. We have listened to your feedback on the length of the queues and think we have come up with a
