festival

Yesterday we went to the St Albans Festival of Food & Drink held in St Peter's Street and Market Place. This outdoor street festival had local restaurants serving and sampling food, chef demonstrations, foodie activities, Farmer's Markets and 2 live music stages. It was really enjoyable and the general consensus was this kind of event should be staged more often in St Albans.

Last night it was St Michaels Street folk evening. The street was closed to traffic for the evening so both   dancers and onlookers could enjoy themselves. Four pubs in the street had live bands, we saw the Swanvesta Social Club playing at the Black Lion, a local band that have a loyal following and deservedly so with their inauthentic sound of Cuba, latin beat with just a hint of St Albans!

 The event was organised as part of St Albans Festival, it had the feel of a village fete. lots of entertainment for the children, a band playing live music and stalls. There was a variety  stalls selling cakes, books, plants, tombola, an interesting stall selling vintage objet d'art, I bought two scarves one a souvenir of Paris. There was also a very informative stall  selling honey, organised by the St Albans Beekeepers' Association.