Aberystwyth Sea2shore Food Festival facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Aberystwyth Sea2shore Food Festival |
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| Dates | October |
| Location(s) | Aberystwyth |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founders | local community |
| Website | Sea2shore Food Festival Facebook page |
The Aberystwyth Sea2shore Food Festival is a super fun event that happens every year! It's a food festival in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion. This festival lasts for three days in October. It's a great chance to try amazing local food.
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About the Festival
The festival started in 2011. Its main goal is to teach people about the fishing industry in Cardigan Bay. It also celebrates and shares delicious food and drinks from the local area.
What You Can See and Do
The festival takes place right on the promenade in Aberystwyth. You'll find many stalls selling food made right there. Famous chefs, including some with special Michelin stars, have shown how to cook. The Aberystwyth Farmers Market also joins in. They even won an award for being the "Best Food Market" in 2014! The festival also helps young people who are starting their own food businesses.
Other cool activities have included:
- Exciting demonstrations by the Aberystwyth Surf Life Saving Club.
- Shows about fishing and how to tie fishing flies.
- Stalls with unique art and crafts.
- Fun craft activities just for kids.
- Go-karts for a thrilling ride.
- An aquarium where you can see local fish.
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales helps organize special dolphin watches. They also lead seashore safaris to explore the beach. Other groups like the RNLI (who run the Aberystwyth Lifeboat Station), Aberystwyth Beach Buddies, RSPB, and St John Ambulance also take part.
Meet Cragen the Sea Monster!
In 2018, a huge "sea monster" named Cragen visited the festival. Cragen was 20 meters long! This amazing creature was made from old plastic waste. Cragen traveled all around the Welsh coast. Its journey helped spread the message about keeping our seas free from plastic.
The Small World Theatre, based in Cardigan, created Cragen. They made it for Wales' "Year of the Sea" celebration. The monster was inspired by an old drawing. It came from a book called Historia Animalium. This book was written in the 1500s by a Swiss scientist named Conrad Gesner. It had many pictures of sea creatures.
Why the Festival Started
The festival began to highlight the fishing industry in Cardigan Bay. This area has a lot of fish and shellfish that are caught in a way that protects the environment. The festival was started by local groups. These included Aberystwyth Sea Anglers and the Cardigan Bay Fisherman’s Association.
The festival also connects to Ceredigion’s long history with the sea. Back in 1900, there were 213 ships registered in Aberystwyth harbor. About 900 people worked in jobs related to these ships!
This festival is truly a community effort. It lets visitors meet real fishermen and lifeboat crews. You can also talk to surf lifesavers and rowers.
Famous Guests
Some well-known people have opened the festival:
- 2015: Taron Egerton, a famous actor. He went to Ysgol Penglais School nearby.
- 2017: Alana Spencer, who won BBC One’s TV show The Apprentice in 2016. She went to school in Aberaeron.
See also
Images for kids
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People pulling a boat ashore in a stormy sea, print by William Radclyffe from the collection of the National Library of Wales
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Aberystwyth, from Craiglais, print by William Crane from the collection of the National Library of Wales
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Print of a sea monster from Conrad Gesner’s book Historia Animalium, 1563
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Aberystwyth Trawler, oil painting by Alfred Worthington from the collection of the National Library of Wales
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