Contrary Life

Contrary Life is a website covering quirky events across the UK.

  • Home
  • About
  • Events by region
    • North East
    • North West
    • Yorkshire
    • East Midlands
    • West Midlands
    • East
    • London
    • South East
    • South West
    • Scotland
    • Northern Ireland
    • Wales
Home > Festival > Get a taste of the Isle of Wight Garlic Festival

Get a taste of the Isle of Wight Garlic Festival

By Caroline King - August 10, 2016Posted in : Festival, Food & Drink

Garlic Festival 2014 - Isle of Wight When: 20th & 21st August 2016, 10am – 6pm

Where: Fighting Cocks Crossroads, Bathingbourne Lane, Sandown, Isle of Wight PO36 0LU

£: Advance tickets cost £9 for adults, £8 for concessions, £5 for Children (5-15), £26.50 for a family and under 5’s go free. Tickets are also available on the gate

What is it?

Garlic has been grown on the Isle of Wight for over 50 years, so it’s fitting that the island hosts an annual Garlic Festival, celebrating the pungent crop.

This year the festival takes place on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August, with cookery demonstrations, garlic games, garlic-themed food, and a big beer tent.

Visitors to the festival can learn all they need to know about garlic, from cooking it, to the health benefits.  The theatre kitchen will have cookery demonstrations and presentations from guests including Great British Bake Off winner, Nadiya Hussain, and TV chef and bestselling author Rachel Khoo.

Garlic Festival 2014 - Isle of Wight There will be a giant garlic marquee where visitors can sample of kinds of garlic-themed food, including garlic bulbs of all kinds and even garlic fudge.

The festival will have more than just garlic products, there will be meats, vegetables, cheese, honey, wine, cider and juices on offer too.

In addition to garlic, there will also be entertainment with falconry displays, garlic games, plants, archery, and classic vehicles.  Children’s entertainment will include inflatables, funfair rides, circus skills, magic shows, Punch and Judy, and face painting.

The Garlic Festival also boasts a live music stage and a big beer tent.  This year’s acts include Miek Penders Searchers, Jona Lewie, the New Grass Cutters, Derek Sandy and a host of local bands.  As well as music on the stage there will also be wandering performances from various musicians.  The beer tent will have a selection of real ales and ciders for visitors to enjoy.  There will also be a tent serving cream teas.

More info: www.garlicfestival.co.uk

Related Posts

  • Retro kites at the ready in Portsmouth
  • Enjoy a hot August with one of these chilli-themed events

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest

Tagged With: Family events, Garlic Festival, Isle of Wight events, South East

Curiosity of the Week

Normanton Church, a waterside wonder
Normanton Church by Karen Cann

Welcome to a new year, and a new Curiosity of the Week! Our first curiosity of 2021 is a sunken church. It’s also one of the UK’s finest hidden gem tourist attractions…

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest

Top Story

Drama from a toilet cubicle
Overflow, Bush Theatre steaming show

This month, UK audiences can enjoy a streamed performance of Overflow, a heart-wrenching show played out in a club toilet…

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest

What are you looking for today?

  • Alternative Sport
  • Art
  • Cabaret and Circus
  • Cinema
  • Classes, Workshops & Talks
  • Club Night
  • Comedy
  • Dance
  • Exhibitions and Installations
  • Fairs and Markets
  • Festival
  • Food & Drink
  • Heritage and History
  • Interview
  • Literature
  • Museum
  • Music
  • Nature and Outdoors
  • Review
  • Science and Technology
  • Theatre
  • Walks and Tours

Sign up to our Newsletter

Copyright © 2021 · Contrary Life