Caerphilly Town Centre
CF83 1JL
Caerphilly Food & Drink Festival has been an annual event for Caerphilly Town Centre for a number of years and takes place this year between 9am and 5pm on Saturday 29th April 2023!
Visitors can wander through the many stalls from the top of Cardiff Road to Twyn Car Park, taking in the spectacular view of the magnificent 13th Century Caerphilly Castle that is located at the heart of the event!
The town centre is transformed into a marketplace bursting with an array of culinary delights; it is a food lover’s paradise with a large number food and drink stalls to tempt visitors’ taste buds with delicious aromas and mouth-watering produce.
A programme of cookery demonstrations is planned throughout the day and the event joins forces with the established monthly markets that take place in the town centre – Caerphilly Artisan Market at Twyn Community Centre, Castle Court Shopping Centre’s Food and Craft Market and The Cenotaph’s Craft Fair by Crafty Legs bring even more variety to the table!
Street entertainers will be roaming around the festival throughout the day to keep everyone amused and there will be a small selection of children’s funfair rides to keep the little ones entertained!
The town centre has a lovely selection of independent stores with some quirky gift ideas and there are also a number of high street stores. Caerphilly offers wide variety of eating out venues throughout the town centre from cafes to bars and restaurants; so #ChooseLocal and support your local town centre!
The event will be located on Cardiff Road, Twyn Road, Castle Street (Northbound carriageway only) & Twyn Car Park where there will be a road closure in place from 9pm on Friday 28th April until 9pm on Saturday 29th April.
For trade space and general event enquiries, please email events@caerphilly.gov.uk.
For more information on the festival, including the cookery demonstration programme, entertainment programme, stalls in attendance and road closures; please visit www.caerphillyfoodfestival.co.uk or www.visitcaerphilly.com/events.
From funfair rides and petting farms to face painting and live music, find out what’s on at this year’s festival by clicking here!
| Company Name | All Product On Sale |
| A Bit of a Pickle | Homemade Artisan Preserves (jams/marmalades/chutneys/pickles) chilli products, possibly Blaenavon cheese, possibly curry kits |
| Abbotts Events Limited – Toasties | Concession – Hot Food – Toasties & drinks |
| Afal y Graig Cider & Perry (1) | Alcohol – Ciders, applesecco, rosecco and pearsecco |
| Ally’s Confectionary | Traditional sweets, Novelty Sweets & candy floss |
| Artisan Cooks (1) | Cookery Demonstration (Area 1) |
| Artisan Cooks (2) | Cookery Demonstration (Area 2) |
| Baker Bears | Cupcakes, Cakesicles, Tray Bakes, Cookie pie, Cake Jars, Cookies |
| Bloom Cakes | All cookie based items, millionaire shortbreads, brownies (various) |
| Brew Monster | Alcohol – Craft Beer on draft (where permitted) and in cans (Only events whereby on sales is permitted is Pride Caerffili & Little Cheese Festival) |
| CCBC Adult Social Care | Information |
| CCBC Caerphilly Cares | Advice and information relating to Cost of Living (and general Council support services) |
| CCBC Cwm a Mynydd | Information stand for future food related funding. |
| CCBC Ty Gwilym | Information |
| Ceginhalfnhalf | Concession – Hot Food – Butter chicken, rice, aloo tikki chat, samosa chat, chickpea curry, poppadom, biryani |
| Celtic Spirit Co | Alcohol – Spirits – Liqueurs and spirit form Wales- Danzy Jones, Black mountain Liqueur, Inn-Keepers Tipple, Poteen, Sloe Gin, Black Cherry Liqueur, Passion Fruit Gin, Elderflower Gin, Praline Welsh Cream |
| Charcuterie Hereford | Charcuterie meat & game, soft drinks, wine, charcuterie equipment |
| Charles Taylor | Garden Furniture |
| Chock Shop | Concession – Chocolate Brownies and blondies with warm chocolate sauce and fresh cream |
| CJ Tasty Treats | Hand decorated shortbread Biscuits, flavoured biscuits, paint your own biscuits and decorate your own biscuit kits |
| Cwm Deri Vineyard | Alcohol – Welsh wines, liqueurs, non-alcoholic drinks and mead from our Pembrokeshire vineyard |
| Dazza’s Soft Whippy | Concession – Ice Cream, Lolly’s, slush, cold drinks, sweets & chocolate |
| Dimkin Ltd / Dimkins Patisserie | French Macarons |
| Dinky Donuts (ANG Concessions) (1) | Concession – Hot Food – Fresh Dinky Donuts, hot and cold drinks, Snowcones |
| Doughnutterie | Bakery selection of gourmet doughnuts |
| Doughnutters – Caerphilly | Doughnuts & handmade chocolate fillings and spreads |
| Eleri’s Welshcakes | Homemade Welsh cakes in a variety of traditional and contemporary flavours. |
| Fablas Ice Cream Ltd | Concession – Ice Cream – Award winning handcrafted dairy ice cream served via our ice cream van or large events trailer. |
| Falconry UK | Birds of prey static display |
| Ffansi Coffi Cyf | Roasted and ground packaged coffee beans, packaged loose leaf tea, chocolate, mugs, tea cups, tea pots, coffee syrups, coasters, tea bowls, tea caddys, cafetiere, coffee makers. |
| Fine Food Lands Ltd | Olives, Turkish Delight, Baklava, Nuts |
| Forever Fudge | Over 37 flavours of handmade fudge, peanut brittle, nougat and cinder toffee |
| Freda’s Peanut Butter | Flavoured peanut butters in the following flavours: Crunchy Original, Smooth Original, Cornish Sea Salt, Toasted Coconut, Chipotle Chilli, Chocolate & Orange, Black Pepper & Cornish Sea Salt |
| Gingerbeards Preserves | Preserves namely chutneys, jams, marmalades, hot sauces, sauces, mustards |
| Good & Proper Brownies | Handmade Chocolate Brownies |
| Gwynt y Ddraig Cider Ltd | Alcohol – Ciders produced at our cider farm In Llantwit Fardre |
| Hancox’s Pies | Pies |
| Hwyl Spirits | Alcohol – Spirits – Gins, liqueurs, rums and spirits (Only events wh ereby on sales is permitted is Pride Caerffili & Little Cheese Festival) |
| LeCoq (Dimkin Ltd) | Concession – Hot Food – Buttermilk Fried chicken, halloumi wrap, spiced pie cakes, chips |
| Little Goat Brewery | Alcohol – Real Ales brewed by ourselves. Sold by the bottle. |
| Little Grandma’s Kitchen | Chutney, curd, preserves, marmalade, mustards, spreads and crackers |
| Llangattock Apiaries | Honey and beeswax related products |
| Mallows Bottling Limited | Alcohol – Spirits – Welsh Bourbon, Rum, Gin and Liquors |
| Marie Cresci’s Cheesecakes | Homemade cheesecakes in individual pots |
| Meat…ing Point UK | Concession – Hot Food – Souvlaki,(chicken and pork skewers, wrapped in pita bread, with salads and chips). |
| Mr & Mrs Olive UK Ltd (1) | Olives, nuts, baklava, Turkish delight, dried fruits |
| Mr & Mrs Olive UK Ltd (2) | Olives, nuts, baklava, Turkish delight, dried nuts |
| Mr Croquewich T/A Creative Kitchen Caterers Ltd | Concession – Hot Food – Grilled cheese sandwiches with a range of gourmet hand-made fillings on Sourdough bread Parmesan fried chicken & chip boxes with home-made sauces & pickles |
| Nuts About Cinnamon | Concession – Hot Food – Cinnamon glazed nuts (peanuts, pecans, almonds, cashews and hazelnuts |
| Pembrokeshire Chilli Farm (1) | All sorts of chilli related products |
| Pembrokeshire Fudge | Chocolate fudge mainly in pick and mix style with over 20 flavours, I also sell soft spoonable fudge layered with a biscuit base, super soft dipping fudge which is perfect for dipping marshmallows, strawberries or my favourite breadsticks. |
| Penuel Wood Craft | Wooden items of small furniture, Treen and Kitchenalia (Caerphilly Food & Drink Festival – Kitchen related products only) |
| Penylan Preserves | Up to 24 lines of Preserves. Marmalades, Jams, Chutneys and Curds |
| Plenty Pies | Cooked gourmet meat and meat free pies |
| Popty Cara | Bara brith, Welsh cakes, sticky gingerbread, Welsh cider cake, no added sugar fruit cake, vegan lemon drizzle cake, rocky road, tiffin, brownies, vegan flapjack, marmalades |
| Quantum Coffee Roasters | Rare, artisan hand-roasted coffee beans (predominantly), also brewing equipment and loose leaf teas (own brand). a small number of items such as t shirts and reusable cups branded specifically by quantum coffee roasters |
| Rae’s Grace Cakes | Cup Cakes, Cake Slices, Tray Bake, Cookies |
| Ringo’s Dirty Diner | Concession – Hot Food – Burgers, hot dogs & fries |
| Riverford Organic Farmers (1) | Organic fruit & veg boxes for home delivery |
| SamosaCo (Sim’s Food’s Limited) (1) | Onion Bhajee, scotch eggs, samosas, pakoras, Bhajis, Pickles, sauces, chutneys, vegan curries |
| Scorchinis Pizza | Concession – Hot Food – Neapolitan Pizza and soft drinks |
| Signore Slush | Concession – Ice Cream and Slush |
| Signore Twister | Concession – Hot Food – Potato twisters and soft drinks |
| Sizzlers Prime Meats | British game, rare breed and exotic meats, lean, meaty gourmet sausages, BBQ packs and pour over sauces for meats (venison – goat – ostrich – wild boar – zebra – bison – kangaroo etc) |
| South Wales Fire Service (Caerphilly) | Fire Engine |
| Spirit of Wales Distillery | Alcohol – Spirits – Vodka, Gin, and Rum (Concession with Mulled rum punch at Xmas events only) (Only events whereby on sales is permitted is Pride Caerffili & Little Cheese Festival) |
| Taste of Persia | Concession – Hot Food – Variety of pulled meats as wrap, -Variety of Persian stews served with saffron rice, -Variety of Falafel wraps / Salad box, -Variety of Baklava & Delights, -Variety of sauces & Hummus |
| The Blaenafon Cheddar Company | Artisan award winning Welsh Cheddar cheese truckles 200g & Caerphilly Cheese |
| The Cheese Wedge Co. Ltd | Cheese – Handmade cheeses |
| The Crafty Pickle Co. | Raw and unpasteurised sauerkraut, kimchi, kimchi juice and kombucha (sealed for offsite consumption) |
| The Fudge Foundry | Award winning Belgium chocolate fudge in a range of unique flavours BELGIAN CHOCOLATE (HOT CHOC) STIRRERS |
| The Pattyman | Jamaican Sauces, Marinade, Jelly, and Relish, Jamaican Patties, depending which event, Pattycakes, depending which event. |
| The Preservation Society (1) | Multi award winning chutneys, sirops and preserves, all sold in sealed jars to take home. Also sell the Velindre cookbook for charity |
| The Preservation Society (2) | Messy Tent with The Cookalong Clwb – we’ll be offering cookie decorating and jam jar puddings to take home. |
| The Preservation Society (3) | Messy Tent with The Cookalong Clwb – we’ll be offering cookie decorating and jam jar puddings to take home. |
| The Snowcone Co. | Concession – Snow Cones, Candy Floss |
| The Teeny Tiny Pancake Company | Concession – Hot Food – Sweet Dutch Pancakes – Variety of sweet toppings e.g. chocolate sauces, fresh fruit, whipped cream and confectionary. |
| The Welsh Saucery | Ketchup, Brown, BBQ and chilli based sauces. Cooking sauces such as Tikka Masala and sweet and sour, plus dry spice rubs. All made by ourselves. |
| Tracey’s Funky Faces | Face Painting |
| Tudor Brewery | Alcohol – Real Ale, gift packs of beers and on sales where permitted (Only events whereby on sales is permitted is Pride Caerffili & Little Cheese Festival) |
| We are Cowshed | Leaflets / Information on behalf of CCBC for the councils 2035 plans |
| Welsh Pétanque Association | Pétanque Activity |
| Wigmores Bakery | Selection of artisan breads, cakes, savouries & pizza |
| Williams Brothers Cider | Alcohol – Ciders, Perry and Apple juice (Concession with Mulled cider at Xmas events only) |
This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus.
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