Clitheroe Food Festival turns into week-long event

Ribble Valley Borough Council has decided to expand the festival, now in its 11th year, into the week-long Ribble Valley Taste Fest.

The fest, from August 5 to 12, will feature a series of themed ‘walks with taste’ incorporating cheese-making demonstrations, brewery tours and gin-tasting sessions, at farms and food venues.

Louise Edge, chairman of Ribble Valley Borough Council’s economic development committee, said: “The Clitheroe Food Festival returned with a bang after the pandemic and now is the time to start building on its success.

“Ribble Valley has created a strong narrative around food over the years and we hope the new week-long event will further support local businesses by attracting even more visitors to the borough, who will find a feast of walks, tasting sessions and demonstrations at venues throughout the borough in the week leading up to the food festival.”