Upton House Food and Music Festival comes to Upton Country Park in Poole
TOP tributes and gourmet food will combine as the popular three-day Upton House Food and Music Festival returns later this month.
From Friday 22nd until Sunday 24th June, the gardens and grounds of the award-winning Upton Country Park will be alive with a bill of top UK tributes, brilliant local bands and tasty dishes from the region’s food and drink producers.
The programme begins with tributes to Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian appearing alongside local rocker Chris Payn on Friday. The music continues on Saturday with tributes to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kings of Leon and U2 appearing alongside local rockers Saints Of Sin, powerhouse vocalist Jordan Watts, cover masters Wonky Donkey and red hot All Funked Up.
Sunday’s line-up is topped by Police Academy’s acclaimed tribute to The Police with banjo-wielding goodtime merchants Sixteen String Jack, Chris Payn and the Mother Ukers earlier in the day.
Taste buds will be tempted with flavours from around the world that range from fresh local seafood to the Bao Bao Beast’s traditional Asian cuisine with a western twist and regular festival favourites from Bournemouth Ice Cream.
To drink there’s a variety of local craft beers and ciders, and the distinctive flavours of Shanty, Poole’s very own seaside vodka distilled using five types of hand-foraged organic seaweed.
Festival organiser Serena Wren said: “Upton House Food & Music Festival has its own special atmosphere, laid back but never quiet, lively but not hectic. The whole idea is to bring the flavour of much bigger events to what we see as Poole’s communal back garden – so it feels like you’re joining some mates for a nicely chilled party.
“Brilliant music, fantastic family company and great food, it’s all the fun of the fare – both gastronomic and musical.”
Tickets are from £7 for adults, £3.50 for children and £18 for a family. The site opens from 5pm on Friday and 11am on Saturday and Sunday. For more information visit www.uptonhousefoodandmusicfestival.com
