Big new food, drink and music festival is coming to Warwickshire this weekend

A new food festival is coming to Warwickshire after its success locally. Local entrepreneur and foodie champion Bianca Rodrigues-Perry will shine a light on some of the best independent street food chefs when she hosts Warwick’s first ever Pursuits Festival this weekend.

Bianca, who runs Bia’s Kitchen Show, will be testing out many of the culinary offerings on her festival stage, as well as hosting two exclusive competitions for visitors to get involved with. There are fun prizes up for grabs at Bia’s Bake-off Competition for kids. , Saturday.

The Warwick Pursuits Festival is a two-day community event celebrating music, art and culture, with a range of activities for families to enjoy for free. Its arrival in Warwick follows the successful event in Stratford in May, which attracted thousands of people over two days.

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Bia’s Kitchen Show highlights some of the best of the independent foodie scene when it’s streamed to audiences twice a month on YouTube, Spotify, Instagram and Facebook. It’s an extension of the successful Bia’s Kitchen brand and features local independent chefs and restaurateurs cooking up signature dishes, as well as Bianca’s top tips and recipes.

Bianca said: “I am incredibly excited to be involved in this fabulous new event, which shares my same values ​​of supporting independent food and drink businesses. I look forward to playing my part in supporting some of these businesses by showcasing their stories and flavors to festival goers. Behind every successful small business is a story of passion and dedication that I look forward to sharing, while having a lot of fun along the way with a few competitions and giveaways.”

Bia’s Kitchen Show spotlight at this weekend’s festival will be Bongo Bunee Chow, Dough & Brew, Mister V Street Food, Redfern Kitchen, Sunkanya ThaiFood, Shakespeare Spit Roast, The Magic Kingdom and Dough Ay’ We.

The festival will focus on history, literature, music, dance, arts, sports and welfare. As well as family-friendly activities, there will be art installations, interactive experiences, workshops, live music from local acts and great food and drink.

Throughout the day on Sunday, That Gin Company’s Steve Bazell will be on hand to run some mini cocktail masterclasses on Bia’s stage.

Festival Director Kate Livingston said: “Slate Events continues to push the boundaries when it comes to festival experiences, which is why we’re delighted to have the support of Bia’s Kitchen, a renowned Instagram influencer in the culinary space, hosting a stage where they will interview vendors our local This will shine a spotlight on the incredible food establishments in our community.

“The participation and support of our vendors is crucial to making events like this happen, especially at a time when funding for free festivals is hard to come by. We hope that this initiative will not only make our festival more interactive and exciting, but also provide a valuable platform for our local food vendors to showcase their amazing work to a wider audience.

“We look forward to highlighting the delightful culinary offerings we have locally and attracting more visitors from further afield to experience our vibrant food scene.”

She added: “This festival is for the Warwick community – local businesses, community groups, charities and people who live and work here. The success of the Stratford event has come from its clear links with the city itself and its community and we can’t wait to do the same in Warwick with our own unique festival that really promotes the city and provides a platform for the local community to interact with and explore what it does their special town – not to mention bringing people from far and wide to get a taste of what a great place Warwick has to live, work and visit.”

The Warwick Pursuits Festival takes place at St Nicholas Park and is supported by the Henry VIII Trust and Live & Local. Entry is free, and more information can be found here