Festival of food, fun and entertainment

THE countdown is well and truly on to the annual Festival of the Senses in the picturesque market town of Llandeilo in the Towy Valley.

The three-day festival is a weekend of food, fun, entertainment and shopping opportunities – an event which signals the start of the buildup to Christmas in West Wales.

This year’s Festival of the Senses runs from November 16 to 18.

The festival has been running since 2008 and picked up a Carmarthenshire Tourism Association award in 2017.

“It really is a festival with something for everyone,” said organising committee member Christoph Fischer. “The Llandeilo Festival of the Senses has something for all the family – and, of course, it’s free!”

There will be new elements added to this year’s festival:

■ Llandeilo Town Wi-fi - courtesy of the festival.

■ Two Park and Ride buses from Ysgol Bro Dinefwr car park, which will be available from Friday 4pm, and one at The Hangout on the Beechwood industrial estate, Talley Road.

■ Craft demonstrations with ‘Have A Go’ options in the Ebenezer Chapel, Crescent Road. ■ A Festival App for mobile and tablet users for all you need to know about Llandeilo and the Festival of the Senses.

■ A Farmer’s Market in the town centre, behind the surgery, White Horse pub and NFU offices.

Main stall areas for this year are: Arts and Craft Market – Llandeilo Civic Hall; Arts and Crafts – The Old Library (situated in the town car park); Cubitts Food Court (the main town car park); Horeb Fashion Hall – Horeb Chapel; King Street Food.

Festival opening times are: 16th – 11am – 9.30pm; 17th – 10am – 6pm; 18th – 10am – 4pm.