Rockin’ Food Festival set to attracts thousands to town
ENNISCORTHY will be hopping and bobbing this August Bank Holiday weekend as the Rockin’ Food Festival gets under way in Enniscorthy.
Enniscorthy Rock’n’Roll Town Festival and Enniscorthy Food Festival have joined forces to bring create the unique experience of a Rockin’ Food Festival and welcome thousands of visitors this August bank holiday in Enniscorthy.
Food and music lovers will enjoy a plethora of fabulous entertainment including Rock ‘n’ Roll along with the best of Irish food, craft and design from July 29th to 31st July 2016.
Enniscorthy Rock ‘n’ Roll Town Festival is based on 1950s Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rockabilly and Rhythm ‘n’ Blues music and attracts visitors to the town from all over Ireland and across Europe. There is fun for all the family in the square with children’s carousel, face painting, balloon makers and an outdoor screened movie.
To keep energyy levels up punters can enjoy a tapas trail, celebrity Chef cookery demonstrations and tastings with Chef Edward Hayden, a locally produced craft beer and cider exhibition along with a showcase of a variety of local produce and crafts from Wexford and beyond.
Enniscorthy Rockin’ Food Festival offers an extensive free events programme with a choice of over 40 free events on offer, including live music gigs all weekend, Artisan Food, Craft and Beer Mar- kets, Outdoor movie screenings, Junior 1798 Rebel March, Ancient East Story telling and lots more. Younger festival goers also have some tough choices with Junior Rebel Parade, treasure hunt, Mad Hatters tea party, Bungee Trampoline, arts and crafts, storytelling and Punch and Judy Shows.
The 1950s trend will be to the fore with Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rockabilly and Rhythm ‘n’ Blues music and dancing on offer and keeping to the 1950s trend and being the hometown of Colm Toibin outdoor screenings of the movie ‘Brooklyn’ will also take place. This is sure to attract large numbers to the area given the popularity of the film and its close association with Enniscorthy itself.
Enniscorthy Rockin’ Food Festival includes so many free events you will have to save the date for an action packed weekend full of flavourful fun this August Bank Holiday. For further details see www.visitwexford.ie.