Umeå Taste Festival was celebrated for the first time in 2014 as the city was designated as the European Capital of Culture in 2014. A variety of street food, merchants, as well as local and regional producers all contribute to make the event a celebration of the food culture. Umeå Taste Festival is divided into different thematic areas so as to be atractive for both visitors and exhibitors.
The Ollesummer Festival (Beer Summer festival) is both a music and a beer festival. Bllled as the biggest annual festival in the country, the Ollesummer treats fans of suds and live music to four days of beer-soaked summer fun.
The South Tyrolean Bread and Strudel Festival highlights fresh bread and authentic South Tyrolean apple strudel from 20 local bakeries.
The festival offers a whole range of tasting experiences, the newest knowledge within the Nordic kitchen and a range of activities to engage in.
Poboleda’s Old Fashioned Wine Harvest Festival, Festa del Vi i la Verema a l’Antiga, in mid-September, is a Priorat wine calendar highlight.
Previously known simply as the Rosé Marathon, the event is now more firmly linked with the name Fröccs Festival (fröccs being a kind of wine spritzer) and with Villány, a town famous for its fruity rosé wines. The Conga-dancing and musical parade are fuelled by plenty of it (raspberry lemonade for the children). Points are awarded not for speed but for the creativity of costumes.
Trepat Feast is pairing wine and art in an environment of unquestionable beauty such as the different portals of houses and other landmarks of the ancient town of Cronca de Barbera, characterized by its narrow streets, with well-maintained and typical building houses.
The Festival of Taste in Gruczno is one of the most important culinary events in Northern Poland. Many people make a pilgrimage there each year to learn local varieties of honey, cold cuts, tinctures or jams. This is demonstrated by the festival guests, who are gourmets from all over the country, fans, often restaurateurs and culinary journalists.
It is the only event of this magnitude in Poland that is recommended by Slow Food, a prestigious international organisation dedicated to the protection of cultural tastes.
The Silesian Flavours Festival is one of the most popular and recognizable culinary events in the Śląskie Voivodeship.
In the old city centre of Lendava, in the historical backdrop of townhouses and at the foot of the Lendava vineyards, the biggest goulash stew, called bograč is part of a cooking contest that has been hosted here for more than a decade.
This festival was launched in 2005 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Slovenian cinematography in Ljutomer, where the first Slovenian motion pictures were made by Dr. Karol Grossmann. Today the film and wine festival offers great entertainment to locals and visitors alike and is the pride and joy of the Prlekija region.
This market, taking place in Bulle, every Thursday of July and August (Wednesday if Thursday is a holy day), is the best way to discover a region and its inhabitants. The season for the folk market is summer.
