British Asparagus Festival - Vale of Evesham

The Vale of Evesham has hosted the British Asparagus Festival for the past 7 years (including 2012).

It started in 2006 supported by the British Asparagus Growers Association as the Vale of Evesham Asparagus Festival but aquired the British Title very quickly.

The festival currently boasts a turn out of around 8000 which sounds quite a lot until you compare it to the Stockton Festival which attracts tens of thousands and contributes a significant income to the local economy.

With two bank holidays in one at the beginning and one at the end of May and in some years with Easter towards the end of April there is ample opportunity for the festival to be celebrated in good British bank holiday style. This generally means a weekend of a mixture of traditional britishness...in this case a mixture of cookery demonstrations, asparagus Auction, brass band, Gus the Asparagus Man, Vintage Cars &Bikes, the Hook Norton Horses, Barn Owls, Face Painting, Morris men and all things rural mixed in with whatever the theme is. In this case Asparagus. Of course it also potentially means a mixture of sunshine and showers with the occasional heatwave and thunderstorm!!

Inside the Asparagus tent you might find Gus reading Asparagus stories to a younger audience, a display of Asparagus themed artwork by the children of the local school or a range of produce with Asparagus as an ingrediant. 

A key part of the event around which the various activities are built is the Asparagus Auctions which are held at the Fleece Inn Bretforton which is a National Trust property.

Other events included in the Bristiah Asparagus Festival include tours of Asparagus Farms, an Asparagus Fun run, a bike ride, you name it there is fun for all.

Check out what's happening in 2013

See what happened in 2012

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