Diary Notice: The International Craft Cider Festival - 12-14 August 2011

The International Craft Cider Festival 2011 is the first of its kind and is set to become a highlight of any real cider-lovers calendar.

Celebrating the artisan craft cider and perry industry, the festival brings international cider producers from France, Germancy, Spain, England and Wales, together with great food and music to create a three day festival in the beautiful rural valleys of South East Wales.

Organised and run by the Welsh Perry and Cider Society, the International Craft Cider Festival is an opportunity for international cider makers to promote their regions and cidermaking culture. Having run a successful Welsh Perry and Cider Festival and championships for the past 9 years, the Welsh Perry and Cider Society is taking this success to create a much larger, international festival to embrace the world craft cider movement.

The festival will take place over three days and will allow visitors the opportunity to sample a range of ciders that are produced and served in a variety of ways. Each cider will bring with it a taste of the culture of the region from where it was made.

3000 tickets are available each day, including individual day and weekend tickets with on-site camping also available for 250 tents and/or campers.

The line up of music for this first year is a great mix of signed and unsigned bands catering to all tastes. Headlining on Friday night is Fourth Street Traffic, the very same band that won the honour of opening Cardiff’s new Ninian Park Stadium with the Stereophonics last year.

Also playing are the highly acclaimed Paper Aeroplanes, a favourite of BBC Radio 2 and Radio Wales; as well as the wonderful sound of Peter Bruntnell; Chris Summerill; and The Misers, to name but a few. The opening spectacle though will be the powerful voices of Dowlais Male Voice Choir giving a true Welsh welcome to our visitors.

The range of masterclasses will offer visitors the opportunity to step out from the cider bars and really learn about the international ciders available to you. With everything from the Asturian way of pouring cider to the reason why the German’s call it ‘apple wine’, to some cookery with cider.

There’s also a great range of international food and a fantastic local market.

For a more in-depth look at what’s going on with the festival visit www.internationalciderfestival.com.

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