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Street Food Festival 2024
Swindon’s Annual Street Food Festival & Paint Fest Returns to Old Town!
The outdoor Food and Drink Festival is taking place on September 1st, 2024, from 12:00 to 5:00 pm on Wood Street, Old Town. This year’s festival will once again collaborate with Paint Fest (31 August and 1 September), offering a weekend filled with local food, live music, and captivating street art.
Lineup for the day:
12.30 - JOL ROSE
13.30 - DREW BRYANT
14.30 - TILDY
15.15 RHYS HUMPHREYS
16.15 - MINISTRY OF SAMBA
A wide variety of delicious food and drinks from local vendors will be available from Soleluna Pizza, Roots Plant Kitchen, Chef Aziz, Leyvan Spice, Balulas, C&C Caterers, Howies, Blue Goose Mobile Bar and Hop Kettle. For those craving something sweet, Glamorose Cupcakes, Mama’s Sweets, Sugar Shack, Churros España will have all sorts of treats on offer, as well as ice cream from Diego and Glamorose .
Organised by the Old Town Business Association, the Street Food Festival & Paint Fest has been created to bring people together and celebrate Swindon’s vibrant community. The event encourages locals and visitors to get to know and support local businesses, experience Swindon’s amazing food, music and live painting demonstrations taking place throughout the day.
UkraineFeast Pop-Up Restaurant Night
Ukrainian family in Swindon announce pop-up restaurant night in Old Town called ‘UkraineFeast’
The Patsora family, who fled the war in Ukraine for the UK, have partnered with Old Town restaurant ‘Pick Up Point’ and are launching their first pop-up restaurant night on 23rd October. The aim is to bring the flavours of Ukraine to an English audience served over 5 courses. The event will also raise funds for Swindon Welcomes Ukraine and Ukrainian aid charities.
The Patsora family have a history of cooking and baking with mother Iryna specialising in pastries and cakes and father Viktor in traditional Ukrainian cooking including baking of sourdough bread. The restaurant night is the first of its kind for Swindon bringing together authentic tastes from Ukraine but adapted in a modern way.
The Patsora family
Tanya Tymofeienko, who is leading on the project said, “The food the family make is delicious and should really showcase the best of Ukrainian dishes and tastes. We are really excited to be bringing this to Swindon”.
The night is focussed on five courses of traditionally inspired food, but also with live music from Ukrainian musicians, and an auction of Ukrainian items. The profit from the food, and the auction funds will be split with 50% going towards the work of Swindon Welcomes Ukraine and 50% to Ukrainian Aid Charities they support.
Daughter Yulia added, “we aspire to open our own small bakery or cafe in the future sharing the richness of Ukrainian cuisine with this welcoming town that has become our second home, a place where we've encountered unwavering support. If you join us for our Ukrainian evening, you'll be the first to try our food and support our family in starting our business.”
Providing the venue and working with the family is Josh West, a top chef who has been running his own restaurant in Swindon for the last 2 years, having worked in London and the Cotswolds for five star restaurants. Josh is donating his time, expertise and his restaurant to support the Patsora’s in the first Ukrainian restaurant night.
Kris Talikowski, Vice-chair of Swindon Welcomes Ukraine added, “First we had UkraineFest, a one day festival celebrating Ukrainian culture, music and food in the Town Gardens, and now we are so excited to bring an authentic and frankly amazing menu of delicious Ukrainian food with UkraineFeast. I’ve tried the food and it’s incredible and I think Swindon is going to love it too”.
To book your tickets go to https://www.ukraineswindon.com/store/p/ticket-for-ukrainian-pop-up-restaurant-night or book below.
Street Foods Festival 2023
Friends of Old town have rebranded the sausage & ale festival into the more inclusive Street Foods Festival for 2023
The outdoor food and drink Festival that takes over Wood Street for the first Sunday in September is back and this time acknowledging the diversity of their food vendors, are changing the name. Yes there will still be sausages and ales, but also a host of foods from across the world as well as live music throughout the day, and lots of fun for all the family.
The Street Foods Festival is also the same weekend as Swindon Paint Fest so the 2 events are collaborating, so live street art will also be going on on the day too.
Sausage & Ale Trail 2022
The 7th Sausage & Ale Trail is Sunday 4th September 2022!
The outdoor food and drink Festival will once again be packed with local traders selling BBQ based local and international delicacies, as well as several stalls for the sweeter tooth, activities for the kids and live music.
For the adults, there will be multiple Ales on tap, Gin, Prosecco and Cocktails!
Current confirmed stalls
more to be announced soon
Gallery
The 9th Old Town Beer Festival
Join us on Friday 13th May between 6-11pm or Saturday 14th May between 12noon-10pm for your choice of 45 ales or 20 different ciders!