Rugby’s Spring Food and Drink Festival is back in the town centre on Saturday 26 April, between 11am and 5pm. The gastronomic feast, organised by Rugby First, with support from Rugby Borough Council, St Andrews Church and Rugby Baptist Church, takes place in and around Regent Street. The menu for the event promises a tasty day out for all the family, with an array of stalls selling delicious food and drink, live music, a funfair and family entertainment. Entry is FREE and prepare your taste buds for a culinary journey!
Stroll around over 45 stalls offering a plethora of gastronomic delights from local businesses, farms and producers. Much of the food will be freshly cooked, sizzling, full of flavour and ready to eat, and of course some ales, gin, cider and wines, to help wash it all down!!
Further ingredients on the day will include live music, a small traditional funfair, circus skills, bouncy castle, children’s show, face painting and spoon carving workshops. All in all, a delicious mix, guaranteed to whet your appetite, quench your thirst and entertain you and your family!
Music on the day can be found in St Andrew’s Church Gardens as well as on Bank Street and includes a Rock Choir, The Big Sing, Joe Davis, David Newman, James Kirkland, Sam Flack, Izzie Porter, Rosie and Ben, Josh Ireson, Robert Miles Barnett, Steve Litten and The Boat Rats! Sit back, relax, enjoy your food and drink while you listening to some great music in Rugby town centre!
Linda Lowne, Rugby First Business Director, said, “As always, the event has proved very popular with stallholders and is now fully booked. Several thousand people are expected to attend the event which promises to provide a huge range of tasty treats for everyone. The event will also have a significant impact on the town centre economy, by increasing footfall, raising awareness of town centre businesses, and increasing spend so a win, win all around!”
Linda continued: “I would like to say a special thank you to St. Andrew’s Church, Rugby Baptist Church, Rugby Elim Church and Rugby Borough Council for their continued enthusiastic support of the event. Finally, while in town why not take the opportunity to do some local shopping and in doing so help support your local town centre businesses.”
For further information on the festival please visit www.rugbyfirst.org or follow us on our socials.
