Oxfordshire Limited Edition – August 2019

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ARTS CULTURE

ATASTEOFSUMMER
Openyourtastebudstoawealthofnew
experiencesatoneofthecounty’sfood
festivals.AmongthebestisOxfordFoodies
Festival,whichtakesplaceinSouthPark,
OxfordfromAugust 24 - 26 .FoodiesFestivalis
theUK’sbiggesttouringcookingeventand
featuresworkshops,masterclassesfromtop
chefsandlivemusicfromScoutingforGirls,
BoyzlifeandTheNevilleStapleBand.
Forthebestlocalindependentproducers,
headovertoThame,whichhostsitsown
foodfestivalonSeptember 28 and 29.
Asidefromtheartisanproducers,street
foodstallsandfoodsamples,therewill
bedemonstrations,musicandchildren’s
activities.
foodiesfestival.com
thamefoodfestival.co.uk

WILDERNESS

WildernesstakesplaceatCornbury

Park,CharlburyfromAugust 1 - 4

It’samusicfestival–butnotasyouknow

it.Drapedacrossabeautifullandscape

ofpasture,meadow,lakesideandforest,

andpopulatedwithagood-looking

crowdoffun-loving,fancydress-sporting

revellers,Wildernessisagorgeousevent

whichisaboutsomuchmorethanbands.

Thatsaid,themusicisexcellent,with

setsbyGrooveArmada,Robyn,Bombay

BicycleClub,TomOdell,FreyaRidings,

TomGrennanandLowIsland.Then

there’sdrama,comedy,talks,woodland

craftsandfeastingwiththelikesofJames

Knappett,Yossi“Papi”EladandTom

Aikens.Ohandthere’sachancetojoin

theworld’slargest“spooningcuddle”.

wildernessfestival.com

BIGFEASTIVAL

IttakesplaceonAlexJames’sfarm

atKingham,fromAugust 23 - 25

Themostfamily-friendlyofOxfordshire’s

musicfestivals,TheBigFeastivalis

designedwithkids(bigandsmall!)in

mind.Notonlydoesithaveastellarline-

up,featuringJessGlynne,LewisCapaldi,

Rudimental,Elbow,JadeBirdandDuke,

butitalsoboastsanA-listselectionof

chefswhocomedowntoshowofftheir

skillsandfeedthehungrymasses.Pickup

tipsfromthelikesofRobinGill,PrueLeith,

EdHughes,JodieKidd,MarkHix,Candice

Brown,TomBrown,ElizabethHaigh,DJ

BBQand,bestofall,Oxfordshire’svery

ownRaymondBlanc.

thebigfeastival.com