The Dorset Food and Arts Festival showcased local food, drink, art, craft, music and community talent on Saturday, August 3 on the Great Field.
More than 65 stalls were put together in an ‘avenue’ curving across the festival field selling plenty of different items including food and drink, locally made products, as well as arts and crafts.
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Organisers believe more than 1,700 people attended making this the busiest year ever.
Gary Martin, from Upwey, said: “It is good. It is nice and relaxed with a lot of good local produce and a good occasion.
“It is better than when it was in the square, particularly as its near a bus stop.
“You can go to a lot of food festivals and it would be quite generic, but this has a good representation of Dorset food. It is good because you want to support it.”
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Gary Martin (Image: Cristiano Magaglio)
Katie May from Poundbury said: “We love to see stuff like this. We came last year.
“Sometimes you don’t know about these things (produce) until you come out and try it.”
Lisa Frost, from Weymouth, said: “I really like it, the festival has a lovely feel. Very friendly and relaxed. The art and the food do go together.
“I have had a nice coffee and some coffee and walnut cake which was very nice.
“It feels better this year in that there are more stalls and a wider variety of offerings.”
Lisa Frost (Image: Cristiano Magaglio)
Dave and Amanda Hughes from Stoke-on-Trent were on holiday and decided to check out the festival. Dave said: “It is good, we have tried the jams, the fudge is nice, we like that.”
Dave and Amanda Hughes with their kids (Image: Cristiano Magaglio)
Festival organiser Caroline Richards said: “We have a lot more people than we have ever had before and it is nice to be able to the avenue set up.
“It is a pleasure to curate. It is a lot bigger than last year when we had to scrap the Saturday and move it to Sunday because of Storm Anthony.”
Organiser Caroline Richards (Image: Cristiano Magaglio)
