Fishstock, 13th September – Brixham
A great combination of live music and fantastic seafood, Fishstock has live cooking demos with some of the area's best chefs cooking that day's Brixham catch and stalls from top local food and drink producers. Live music, kids activities and working fishing trawlers are just a few of the additional things going on.
Abbfest, 19th - 21st September - Newton Abbott
This year two Michelin star chef Michael Caines will kick off three days of chef demos, beer (120+real ales), cider, food (70+ stalls), craft, flea market and live music – plus the Military Wives will be singing on the Sunday. Prepaid weekend passes are £10, and daily entry is from £3.
Plymouth Seafood Festival, 27th - 28th September
Try more of Devon's wonderful seafood at this annual festival on the harbour – this the festival will link with Japan 400 to bring Japanese food and entertainment.There will also be a cookery theatre in The Parade in the Barbican, including demos from James Tanner, Mitch Tonks, Peter Gorton and Yoshinori Ishii; lots of local produce stalls; and children's entertainments on Quay Square; plus local eateries offering special seafood dishes for the weekend.
Clovelly Crab and Lobster Feast, 7th September
A day to celebrate Clovelly's famous lobsters and crabs with live folk music, quay kitchens, beer tasting, prize draw, arts and crafts stalls and cookery demonstrations. For the children there's street theatre, N. Devon Biosphere/IFCA marine 'show and tell' activities, walkabout magic, balloon modelling, and N. Devon A.O.N.B.'s event-themed craft activities. The Red Lion Harbour restaurant will be offering delicious lobster and crab platters, each with a complimentary glass of bubbly. In aid of the National Lobster Hatchery, Padstow, who will bring along a tank of baby lobsters, to be later released into the sea.
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Clovelly Herring Festival, 16th November
Clovelly was once a major centre for herring fishing and the annual Herring Festival is held to support carefully managed fishing as carried out by local fishermen. There will be net making, flax processing and a curragh on show provided by 'Flaxland'. Enjoy a wide variety of herring dishes at the quay kitchens and Red Lion Harbour restaurant and bar, cookery demonstrations, live shanty singers, street entertainment, other local food and craft stalls.
More food events can be found on the Visit Devon blog.
