Date
12 April, 2025
Caerphilly Food & Drink Festival 2025
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The Caerphilly Food & Drink Festival is taking place on Saturday 12th April 2025 from 9am-5pm! Scroll down for all the details!

For event enquiries, please email events@caerphilly.gov.uk or call 01443 866390.

Find information about other events going on in Caerphilly County Borough at www.visitcaerphilly.com.

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12th April 2025

Caerphilly Town Centre will become a marketplace between 9am and 5pm.

Over 80 stall holders will tempt visitors' taste buds with delicious aromas, sizzling sounds and mouth-watering produce!

Delicious Food & Drink

Bursting with culinary delights, the Caerphilly Food & Drink Festival is complemented by the ever-popular Ffos Caerffili, Caerphilly Artisan Market, Castle Court Craft & Food Market and Crafty Legs' Craft Fair & Market, boosting the overall stall number to over 100 different traders!

Caerphilly Town Centre

The high street (Cardiff Road) through to The Twyn Car Park (CF83 1JL) will be transformed into a bustling market place.

Road closures will be in place through Cardiff Road, Twyn Road and some adjacent side streets.

See bottom of this webpage for important information for residents and retailers.

Parking and Transport

‼️ Important travel information: please note that due to ongoing works on the Upper Rhymney Line, rail replacement services will be in place between Rhymney and Caerphilly on Saturday 12th April, which may affect your journey to and from the event. Rail services south of Caerphilly (e.g. to and from Cardiff) will not be impacted. Buses will run every 15 minutes from Bargoed, and every 30 minutes from Rhymney.

Please be aware of any changes to public transport timetables and allow for extra time when making your journey or arrange alternative travel if necessary. We advise that you check before you travel at journeycheck.com.

Transport for Wales are available 24/7 to answer your questions, so please call on 033 33 211 202. Alternatively, you may contact via WhatsApp on 07790 952507 (07:00-20:00 on Monday to Friday, and 11:00-20:00 on Sunday). 

 
Public car parks, including disabled bays, can be found at the following locations:

• Station Terrace car park, CF83 1JU (pay-and-display)
• Caerphilly Park-and-Ride, CF83 1JU (free)
• Crescent Road car park, CF83 1AB (pay-and-display)
• Morrisons / Castle Court Shopping Centre, CF83 1XP (free, maximum stay 3 hours)

FREE parking facilities will also be available at:
 
• St Martin’s School, Hillside, CF83 1UW
• Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni y Gwyndy, Pontygwindy Road, CF83 3HG

Please check signage on arrival.

Road closures will be in place through Cardiff Road, Twyn Road and some adjacent side streets.

Click below to see a parking map for the event!

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Food & Drink Stalls
Over 80 stalls with delicious sweet and savoury delights!

Enjoy sampling a tipple or two from the many alcoholic beverage sellers!

There will be plenty of things to tickle your taste buds… so come see what takes your fancy!

Click below to see the full stall list!

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Cookery Demonstrations & Entertainment
Enjoy the cookery demonstrations throughout the day, and street entertainers will be around the festival to delight the crowds!

Click below to see the full entertainment programme!

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Caerphilly Artisan Market
Caerphilly Artisan Market will be host to a number of independent business selling a range of items! You can find the market at The Twyn Community Centre!
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Castle Court Food & Craft Market
Castle Court Food & Craft Market is held at Castle Court Shopping Centre and will be host to over 25 food and craft stalls, as well as live music in the bandstand!
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Crafty Legs' Craft Fair & Market
The market by Crafty Legs can be found around the cenotaph below The Twyn and completes Caerphilly's lineup of local markets!
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Ffos Caerffili
Caerphilly's shipping container-style market is open for business, offering even more choice of delicious food and drink options!
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Caerphilly Castle
As well as filling up on food and drink, why not take a look around the second-largest castle in the UK?
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Groups &

Coaches

Caerphilly Food & Drink Festival is a fantastic day trip or short break for groups, with coach parking available close to the event site.

Coaches booked in advance will have a complementary parking space reserved. Coach drivers receive a free goodie bag and lunch voucher to use at a local restaurant.

To book a coach into the event, please email events@caerphilly.gov.uk or call 01443 866390.

Dog-Friendly

If you’re wondering whether your pooch pals can attend the Caerphilly Food & Drink Festival with you – YES, they can!

Dogs kept on leads are welcome at the event to enjoy a paw-fect day out!

Please note: while dogs are welcome at the event, some dogs may find the higher volume of people frightening, which may be detrimental to their welfare and cause them to bite. Owners bringing dogs to the event do so at their own risk and liability.

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Local Attractions, Accommodation & Places to Eat
An exciting opportunity to sponsor Caerphilly Food & Drink Festival

Sponsorship packages are available to suit all types and sizes of business. Contact the CCBC Events Team at events@caerphilly.gov.uk or call 01443 866390.

Exhibiting at the Caerphilly Food & Drink Festival

Interested in having a stall at this year's festival? Please contact our Events Officers via email at events@caerphilly.gov.uk or via telephone on 01443 866390 for an application form.

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The What's On Guide has now been released! Check out the details of demonstrations, traders and entertainment in the What's On section above!
 
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