Foodies are in for a treat this weekend as Taste Cumbria returns to Wigton for the first festival of the year.
This Saturday, April 20, Water Street car park will host a producers’ market, live music stage, hot food stands and a quirky cocktail bar.
In the Market Hall there will be a youth market, while outside will be loads of family activities like magic shows, circus skills workshops, street art sessions and fairground rides.
The festival will kick off on Friday with a wine and cheese night at The Barista tapas bar on High Street, while Saturday evening sees bestselling author Helen Rebanks in conversation with Kate Walby from ITV Border at a free event at Cornerstone Methodist Church.
Some tickets for both events are still available. Check the Taste Cumbria website for details.
The festival starts at 10am on Saturday and finishes at 5pm. Water Street car park is closed from 5pm on Friday to allow the event team to set up.
The Taste Cumbria events are organised by Cumberland Council and Councillor Anne Quilter, executive member for vibrant and healthy places.
She said: “Welcome to another fabulous Taste Cumbria festival. We can’t wait to be back in Wigton again. I hope everyone enjoys the event and gets a flavour of some of the county’s very best food and drink.”
Taste Cumbria Wigton will be followed by the Taste of the Sea festival in Maryport on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August, then the flagship Taste Cumbria festival in Cockermouth on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September.
Taste Cumbria Christmas on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December, also in Cockermouth, will end the year.
The partners for this year’s Taste Cumbria festival in Wigton are Wigton Town Council, NADT, Free for All Recycling, Rock With and Cornerstone Methodist Church. For this year’s full festival line-up, keep an eye on www.visitallerdale.co.uk/taste-cumbria-home
