Dates Set for The Fal River & Rock Oyster Festivals

The dates for this 2012 Fal River and Rock Oyster Festivals have been announced with organisers promising the biggest and best event yet.

The Fal River Festival

Running from Friday, June 1 until Sunday, June 10, the 10-day festival, which has become one of the largest in Cornwall, aims to celebrate life in and around the Fal River.

Established in 2006, this year’s Festival (www.falriver.co.uk/festival) will encompass over 150 events and will offer a diverse mix of culture, music, arts, food, literature, drama, industry, events, gardens, sports and history.

Festival director, Toby Budd, said: “The festival offers something for everyone and a chance to engage with life on the Fal and discover some of the river’s history.

“The Fal River is Cornwall most popular visitor destination and the festival is a chance to really celebrate the places, people, history and culture that are connected by this very Cornish river.”

During 2011 around 100,000 people attended events and helped to raise £75,000 for charity while enjoying 3,000 pints of beer, lager and cider.

Last year’s festival was supported by the Greenbank Hotel and organisers are in negotiations and finalising details of this year’s title sponsor.

Events lined up for this year include the Fal River Walk, Castle to Castle Swim, Fal Fish Festival, the award winning Film on the Fal, and the opening Beer Fleet Parade.

For more information please visit www.falriver.co.uk/festival or search ‘Fal River Festival’ on Facebook, and ‘FalRiverFest’ on Twitter.

The Rock Oyster Festival

A boutique food and music festival returns to the banks of Cornwall’s Camel Estuary in June, with organisers promising a line up of top chefs and critically acclaimed music acts.

Now in its third year, The Rock Oyster Festival is a family-orientated food, music and arts festival. The event will run from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 June 2012.

Held in the grounds of Dinham House near Rock, north Cornwall, the festival will showcase some of the county’s best food and chefs, acclaimed headline music acts and a full programme of kids’ activities

Event organiser Charlie Anderson said: “The Rock Oyster Festival is all about celebrating the delicious artisan-produced food and drink that we have here in Cornwall in a lighthearted and fun environment. We are making these amazing foods accessible to everyone, where else can you feast on a plate of food prepared by top chefs for a fiver?

“Moving the festival to Dinham House has been a great success. It’s an absolutely stunning location, plus we have the space to fit in more food providers, more entertainment and on-site camping.”

New for 2012 is the addition of a chefs’ demonstration theatre, where some of Cornwall’s most talented chefs will host cooking demos over the whole weekend.

Confirmed to appear so far are Stephane Delourme and David Sharland from Rick Stein’s The Seafood Restaurant; James O’Connor from St Moritz Hotel; Tom Scade from Tides at The Mariners, Rock; Andy Appleton, head chef at Fifteen Cornwall; and star of BBC2’s Great British Menu, Paul Ainsworth.

Festival goers will also see their favourite chefs compete in the famous oyster shucking competition, where they will go head-to-head to present perfectly prepared fresh oysters in the fastest time.

Organisers have already confirmed half a dozen alternative music acts from around the world, including Friday night headliners the Dub Pistols, who were voted the best live act of 2011 by DJ Mag, and the Mercury Prize-nominated band The Bees.

Mr Anderson said: “We’re hoping to be able to announce another headline music act to join the fantastic bands we already have confirmed to play at the festival. The event has always made a point of booking quirky musicians who know how to put on a great show and get their audience dancing. Music that is guaranteed to put a grin on your face.”

A limited number of discounted weekend early bird tickets are now available from the festival website, at the rate of £40 per adult, with under 17s weekend tickets priced at £10.

For more information and to buy tickets visit: http://www.rockoysterfestival.co.uk/

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