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Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival full street food line up as it returns for 2022

It's that time of year again for one of the Welsh capital's most popular summer events as the Cardiff Food and Drink Festival gets underway, showcasing some of the country's sizzling street food vendors and mouth-watering culinary masterpieces.

Over the course of three days, friends and foodies will come together to celebrate the best of local produce, traders and, of course, food, glorious food.

Returning after a two-year hiaitus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the festival will be anchoring its roots once again in the famous Roald Dahl Plass from Friday, July 1 to Sunday, July 3.

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Of its welcome return, Cabinet Member for Culture, Parks and Events, Cllr Jennifer Burke-Davies, said: “The Food and Drink Festival has long been one of Cardiff’s most-popular events and it’s been missed by many over the last few years, so we’re delighted to see it return to Cardiff Bay this summer.”

With traders old and new in attendance, the food on offer will not just hail from Wales but bring dishes from cultures across the globe throughout the weekend - come rain or shine. From gin to gyros and fudge to fries, there will definitely be something to fill everyone's bellies with.

Here, we've put together a simple guide to the Cardiff Food and Drink Festival 2022, including timings, vendors and entertainment.

There will be plenty on offer in Cardiff Bay (Mark Lewis)

What time will it be open?

Friday, July 1

Noon Event opens

21:00 Farmers' Market, Producers' Fair and Trade Stands close

22:00 Street Food Piazza and Event Bars close

Saturday, July 2

11:00 Event opens

21:00 Farmers' Market, Producers' Fair & Trade Stands close

22:00 Street Food Piazza and Event Bars close

Sunday, July 3

11:00 Event opens

19:00 Event closes

Who can we expect to see there?

There are a total of 82 traders serving and cooking up a storm for visitors across the weekend. They are as follows:

The Producers' Fair

Beth’s Bakes

Hensol Castle Distillery

Cafe Cannoli

Chock Shop

Churtopia

Continental Cottage

The Original Welsh Oggie Co

Fablas Ice Cream

Flapjackery

HotRoastedNuts

Llanfaes Dairy Ice Cream

Mountainview Ice Cream

Old Bakery Gin

Ridiculously Rich by Alana

Riverford Organic Farmers

The Great British Cheese Company

There will be 82 different traders on offer this weekend (Ben Evans/Huw Evans Agency)

The Farmers' Market

Celtic Spirit Co

Bang-On Brewery

Bee Welsh Honey

Blueberry Hill Preserves

Tudor Brewery

Cardiff Distillery

Cottage Sweets

Cwm Deri Vineyard

Dimkin's Patisserie

Doughnutterie

Emily’s Kitchen Bakes

Field Bar Gin Ltd

Flowerhorn Brewery

Freda's Peanut Butter

Fudge Factory

Fwdge

GingerBeard's Preserves

Gwatkin Cider

Gwynt y Ddraig Cider

Heathers Harvest

Howey Nichols

Lilo's Pasta

MKS Food Distribution

The Artisan

Pembrokeshire Chilli Farm

Pici

R&G Thai Curry Paste

Ralph’s Cider

Retro Shots

Rose Cottage Drinks

SamosaCo

The Spirit of Wales

Tarsier Southeast Asian Spirit

The Garlic Farm

The Pudding Wagon

The Sawley Kitchen

The Twisted Curry Company Ltd

The Welsh Picnic Pantry

Limpopo Biltong Markets

Wiltshire Chilli Farm

Street Food Piazza

Purple Poppadom

Bab Haus

Churtopia

The Hellenic Eatery

KERALAN KARAVAN

Nixon Farms Penmincae

Pimentos Bar and Grill

Pregos Street Food

The Welsh Creperie Co.

Morgans Family Butchers

Taste of Persia

The Mighty Soft Shell Crab

Paella And Chorizo

Tokyo Nights

The Pod Events

The Mighty Soft Shell Crab will be making an appearance at the Cardiff Food Festival this year (Ben Evans/Huw Evans Agency)

What entertainment can we expect?

Music will be echoing throughout the Cardiff Bay basin throughout the food festival, with a number of bands taking the stage on the hour.

From noon til 9pm on Friday and Saturday, and until 6pm on the Sunday, the confirmed acts this year include:

Friday

Jack Macs Funk Pack, Darren Eeden and the Slim Pickins, Kasai Masai and J4 Jazz Band

Saturday

Fiesta Resistance, Dave Cottle Trio, Bayside Boogiemen, Successors of the Mandingue

Sunday

The Sun Kings, Nadia Darby Band, Rev James and the Swingtown Cowboys

For more details, see the Visit Cardiff website

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