Farm Feast a festival of food, music & drink,and farming fun launched at Liverpool’s Leaf venue last night. Last night saw guests enjoy a preview of the festivities to come, with a live performance from the Acoustic Milkfloat and DJ set from Liverpool infamous Jonny Bongo. Guests were also treated to cider and delicious canapés made from local ingredients, and were the first to hear an exclusive line up announcement for the festival’s evening Livestock music event. 

A festival-style evening music event running alongside Farm Feast, Livestock is located at the Lower Meadow, the event will take place on the evening of Sunday 25 May from 7-11pm and will feature Joy Division and New Order’s Peter Hook with his current band The Light, supported by Liverpool band Stealing Sheep and with other support acts still to be announced. The site will include all the best food traders from Farm Feast’s International Street Food Court, a fantastic cocktail bar and a Beer & Cider Festival tent. Tickets are currently available at a £10 early bird price. Livestock, like Farm Feast, is open to all ages but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Farm Feast itself is home to a huge range of activities and attractions including a Beer and Cider Festival, with over 40 ales and ciders showcasing the quality and diversity of the region’s brewers and Liverpool’s renowned Berry and Rye, a 20’s inspired speakeasy-style cocktail bar, will have a stunning range of cocktails on offer. There’s a Chilli Festival including some competitive chilli eating for those feeling brave, and a Vintage Village where retro fashionistas can rummage through campervan thrift shops, learn to swing dance to gypsy jazz music or visit the tea tent and savour on vintage style street food.

For delicious taster sessions and hands-on workshops, visit The Good Life Marquee which will feature plenty of special demonstrations, talks and ʻhave a goʼ exhibits. This is set to be a fascinating and engaging area of the festival where visitors will have a chance to learn skills such as how to make sausages, brew beer and keep bees. An International Street Food Market will be taking place on site where a fantastic selection of traders from across the country will deliver an abundance of dynamic street food in celebration of the colours, flavours and aromas of culinary cultures from across the world.

The Chef’s Demo Stage will focus on clever and innovative cooking of fresh ingredients by some of the Northwest region’s most talented chefs including Great British Bake off finalist Brendan Lynch who will wow visitors with his flamboyant and beautiful baking talents, Curry guru Nisha Katona and TV’s gastronomic chef Stefan Gates who will show visitors the science behind cookery in an explosive fashion! These celebrity chefs will be joined by several acclaimed local and regional food heroes including Adam Franklin, chef at Liverpool Yacht Club, the purveyor of arguably Liverpool’s best Sunday roast, and the brand new head chef at Liverpool’s acclaimed London Carriageworks, Dave Critchley.

Other demonstrations will include a master chocolatier demo from The Chocolate Cellar, Cheese Making with The City Cottage and Chorlton Cheese, a Butchery Masterclass from Edge & Son, and a Drinks and Punches Masterclass with cocktail expert Pedro Hunter.

Kids won’t be bored as they will have their very own Little Feasters area, jam packed with interactive storytelling, bush craft workshops, cookery lessons and educational fun and games. The Food and Farming Tents, one of the most popular areas of the festival, will have live animals on show such as calves, pigs and sheep. From a fascinating birds of prey display to cupcake decorating, pizza making and everything else in between, kids will have loads to explore.

The festival’s two daytime music stages can promise an eclectic line up. Liverpool promoters Mellowtone and The Dovedale Social, both well-known and respected on the city’s music scene, present the Courtyard Stage and Main Stage respectively.

Sunday 25 May will see Beaten Tracks DJs, Emilio Pinchi, Charley Blue, David Hirst, The South Band, Attic Band, Mikey Kenney, Mike Badger & the Shady Trio and Rob Vincent (acoustic) grace the Courtyard Stage. The Sunday line up on the Main Stage will feature The Rangoon Sons, Roxanne Jones, The Levons, Springtime Anchorage, City Walls, Rob Vincent, Ottersgear and Reva.

On Monday 26 May, Main Stage audiences will be entertained by Wirral Ukulele Orchestra, Dominic Dunn, The Ragamuffins, Silent Sleep, Mono LPs, Natalie McCool and Sugarmen, while the Courtyard Stage will play host to The Hazel Empire, Sparkwood & 21, Cousin Jac, Paul Straws, Silent Sleep (acoustic), The Mono LPs (acoustic) and Beaten Tracks DJs.

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Claremont Farm is situated on Old Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, Wirral CH63 4JB