One of the yummiest events in Brid’s packed calendar blew into town on one of the windiest weekends this spring. It was the first time the Bridlington Food Festival had been extended to include Bank Holiday Monday, and many of our local producers were happy to be doing a roaring trade over the long weekend. The local bakers were up until 1 a.m. replacing their bought-out baked goods, but the Bridlington Sea Cadets had them beat, baking their sold-out scones until 3 a.m.
A buzzing food selection
It wasn’t just the stallholders who were loving the festival despite the weather. One customer called it “Buzzing with a great selection of food.”, saying, “It was very nice to wander round and finish up in a pub.” With special compliments reserved for the cheese stall and the delicious toffee vodka on offer.
Indeed, there was a good food selection: From our tired bakers’ wares to Indian spices, chocolatiers, cakes, waffles and cheese from the well-named and well-praised ‘Let it brie’ cafe stall. You could also find toffee vodka, cider, pizzas from ‘The Two Tossers’, and a lovely Chinese/ English takeaway stall. Not to mention, Olives sold by someone who we are reliably informed is the happiest man in East Yorkshire. Meanwhile, the Bucket List boys were having fun bringing the crowds some delicious traditional food from many places worldwide, made of local ingredients.
Sound tiring? To keep you going, there was the tasty ‘Ey Up Coffee – provided by a savvy local young entrepreneur. And you can round it all off with a bit of pudding from Dappa desserts, who managed to get into the LadBible, an international magazine site, recently with a crepe-making competition
It may be a food festival, but King Street plays host to a few non-food traders, too. Products include crafted breadboards, sunglasses, mini-figures and jewellery to help you apologise for eating all the goodies before you get home.
Future dates, whether the weather is good or bad
The buzzing buyers and sold-out stalls were all there despite some adverse weather conditions, including the wind and a bit of good old rain. The sun did put in some appearances, particularly on Monday morning, so the extra day got off to a good start. As the next food festival is on June the 15th, we will be hoping for some more sunshine to see us through that one.
How and when to get to the Food Fest
- Sunday the 15th of June
- Sunday the 27th of July
- Sunday the 24th of August & Monday 25th of August
If you’re wanting to get to those, King Street is just 50 metres to the north of the harbour, running from HSBC and Natwest to the New Inn. It’s pedestrianised. If you go near it on a festival day, it’s hard to miss the many stalls and signs. See you there!