Shropshire Events
Shropshire Events provides a comprehensive platform that showcases events happening across Shropshire County. Their dedication to offering unique experiences makes this resource indispensable both to residents and visitors.
Shropshire boasts an abundant culture and heritage sector as well as vibrant rural, leisure, visitor economies that support numerous independent shops, restaurants and delicatessens.
Shrewsbury Food Festival
The Shrewsbury Food Festival is an essential stop for foodies. Each year, this annual event showcases an impressive line-up of food and beverage exhibitors as well as cooking demonstrations, plus an enticing BBQ stage where visitors can indulge in mouthwatering grilled delicacies. Furthermore, free children’s entertainment and an oversized screen for viewing the World Cup make this festival ideal for families.
This festival hosts over 200 independent stalls offering food, drink, homeware and garden items for sale. The organisers strive to promote high-quality products while offering visitors an impressive variety of food and drinks; additionally they seek to teach young people the value of eating healthily while upholding local heritage.
This year’s event is expected to draw over 25,000 attendees, offering everything from celebrity chef demonstrations and family-oriented activities, to celebrity chef demonstrations from Jean-Christophe Novelli (former “Hell’s Kitchen”) himself to Andrew Birch and Great British Menu contestant Stuart Collins and Haughmond head chef Gareth Howarth from Haughmond Estate.
The Festival takes place at Quarry Park, a large, picturesque park that was once part of the West Midlands showground. Surrounded by fields and trees, its inviting ambience can make it difficult to reach, particularly during bank holiday weekends. Therefore it is crucial that visitors plan ahead so they don’t experience unexpected issues and save money during their journey. Even if you can’t attend this year’s festival there are still many enjoyable things to do in Shrewsbury such as live music performances, attending art exhibitions or going shopping in town
Alderfest
Alderfest is a family music festival featuring various musical acts. Held each year at Alderford Lake, this unique experience brings thousands of visitors from near and far. Combining art, food, and fun into one memorable summer event – Alderfest makes lasting family memories!
Alderfest will feature popular artists like Sam Ryder and McFly as well as local bands and performers like Heather Small, N-Trance, and The Royston Club. Alongside musical performances, visitors will have access to local producers for sampling different foods along with engaging activities like gin masterclasses and food photography workshops.
This festival will provide activities suitable for the whole family, such as water activities and silent disco, as well as circus workshops, dance classes and even the Hula Hoop Challenge! In addition, Next Level Team motorcycle stunt riders will also be in attendance.
Alderfest offers the perfect way to kick-off summer in style! Boasting an incredible lineup of artists and promising unforgettable summer memories, Alderfest promises an exciting festival experience with hosts AJ and Curtis Pritchard keeping everyone laughing with their hilarious humor.
S Club will headline this year’s festival as they perform for the first time since their reunion last year, promising an unforgettable show. Other acts performing will include Atomic Kitten, Boyzlife, Artful Dodger and Artful Dodger with 90s dance anthems making an appearance too!
Ludlow Spring Festival
Ludlow Spring Festival offers something for every enthusiast of craft beer, artisan food or classic cars – craft beers, gourmet cuisine, rare automobiles and beautiful classic cars all come together at this annual event in May! Enjoy everything local food has to offer while taking part in family-oriented activities that make this festival truly enjoyable!
This year’s Festival takes place at Ludlow Rugby Club and boasts an exciting line-up. Enjoy live music, comedy and talks by expert chefs and producers; plus take part in SIBA Wales West Beer Competition as well as explore a wide variety of real ales in Festival Pub!
Not only can attendees enjoy food and beverages at this festival, but children can also find plenty of entertainment such as magic from Panic Family Circus as well as hands-on pottery and craft workshops. Furthermore, Marches Transport Festival brings classic cars from prewar gems all the way through modern classics for your viewing pleasure!
Ludlow Festival will honor Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee with a beacon lighting ceremony at Ludlow Castle’s Inner Bailey at 9pm on 2 June 2022, as part of national Love Your Local Market festivities, creating a festive atmosphere with flags and bunting. There will also be a market alongside the castle that joins in these nationwide Love Your Local Market celebrations by creating a festive environment complete with bunting and flags – creating the ideal opportunity to try some of Ludlow’s finest produce before September Ludlow Food Festival where there are artisan producers such as sausage makers, cheese mongers winemakers chocolateiers delecatessents plus many running events such as Magnalonga Walk (if that appeals to you!).
Quarry Park Festival
Quarry Park Festival is an exciting new event bringing local brewers and drinks producers to Shrewsbury for an evening of music, street food and fun! This family-friendly festival features FIVE, Scouting for Girls and Toploader amongst many others plus plenty of children’s entertainment stalls offering real ales, ciders, wines, spirits as well as line dancing or hula hooping challenges! CAMRA will also have their bar running with top recommendations as well as talks throughout the event!
Shrewsbury will host its very own party event for the very first time this May! Good 2 Go, The Vertigo Band, Five O’Clock Hero, Krack On Band and Untamed Shrewsbury are among many of the performers taking part, while on the main stage you can see Black Bear Kiss, Soft Cell and more! Plus you can test out your rock star fantasies via Carpool Karaoke or get dancing in our Silent Disco Tent!
This festival takes place at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, an outdoor concert venue and campground offering reasonably-priced weekend concerts. There, campers, swimmers, hikers and others can relax while listening to all types of musical genres.
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Shropshire Oktoberfest
Shropshire Oktoberfest returns this Friday and Saturday in Shrewsbury Quarry Park! Celebrating independent brewers, distillers, drinks producers as well as featuring a huge beer tent featuring special cider/lager areas; around 180 real ales/bottles will be on offer along with live music including traditional German Oompah music; street food vendors; farmers market offerings and an unforgettable silent disco experience!
The festival site will feature marquees and a beer hall filled with independent breweries and drink producers offering samples and discussing their products. Organisers have added several new features this year – such as an additional beer hall and more food stands – in order to ensure an even bigger weekend than last time!
Apart from beer and bubbles, there will also be a vast selection of street food, a comedy club hosted by award-winning writer/performer Molly Naylor (creator and co-writer of Sky One’s After Hours), an inflatable play area for children as well as face painting services for families, massage and yoga to help de-stress from all of that drinking as well as massage and yoga services to relax you afterwards.
On both days, local bands will perform live music to keep visitors singing along to sing-along classics. Friday will feature Untamed Shrew, The Follicles and Five O’Clock Hero while Saturday features Microbaby Groove Dynamite and Something 4 The Weekend. Throgmorton Associates Wealth Management are sponsoring this festival while Volvo Shrewsbury are providing carpool karaoke tipis while DM Recruitment are providing re-usable beer cups to reduce plastic waste on site.
