Early August Events

Filed in archive Morsels of Info on August 7, 2008

Here's a sample of a few mouth-watering events on around the globe this weekend.


Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Klaas Jan Schraa

The Great British Beer Festival in London has already kicked off, but there are still three more days to grab a pint and enjoy the festivities.

The Great British Beer Festival at Earls Court is Britain's biggest beer festival and brings together a wide range of real ales, ciders, perries and international beers. There will be at least 450 beers available throughout the festival including golden ales, fruit beers, stouts, bitters and some international real lagers.

The Bite of Oregon in Portland, Oregon, invites you to come for their 25th annual celebration of Oregon's fabulous food, wine and beer.

The Perth Garlic Festival in Perth, Ontario offers festival-goers more that 50 garlic, food and craft vendors to enjoy this Saturday.

The West Dean Gardens Chili Fiesta in West Sussex, UK, offers two fiery days of fun this weekend.

An amazing event with 100 stallholders and over 250 chillies and sweet peppers on display in the restored Victorian glasshouses, in all shapes and sizes from Apache to Wild Fire, Banana to Carrot and Titanic. There will be food tasting, chilli growing and cooking demonstrations. As well as chilli chocolate, ice cream and fruit juices, Latin rhythms and salsa dancing.

The folks in Hope, Arkansas invite you to their three day long Hope Watermelon Festival. Events include live music, arts and crafts booths and a watermelon eating contest.

The fun doesn't stop there. Here are a few more to check out;
The 16th Annual Winemaker's Celebration in Monterey, California
The Humungus Fungus Festival in Crystal Falls, Michigan
The West Point Sweet Corn Festival in West Point, Iowa