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https://www.eatdrinkseek.co.uk/event/liverpool-christmas-market/Liverpool Christmas MarketThe Liverpool Christmas Market is coming back for another year and is the perfect event to get locals into the Christmas spirit.Liverpool Christmas Market
- November 17, 2022 - December 23, 2022
Plateau, St George's Hall, Liverpool, Merseyside
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https://www.eatdrinkseek.co.uk/event/southampton-christmas-market/Southampton Christmas MarketThe Southhampton Christmas Market is a very popular Christmas market in the heart of the city offering plenty of market stalls to explore.Southampton Christmas Market
- November 17, 2022 - December 23, 2022
Above Bar Pedestrian Precinct, Southampton
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https://www.eatdrinkseek.co.uk/event/gainsborough-beer-festival/Gainsborough Beer FestivalThe Gainsborough beer festival is a chance for you to explore and celebrate real ale with an excellent selection of beers as well as ciders and perriesGainsborough Beer Festival
- November 17, 2022 - November 19, 2022
Gainsborough Old Hall, Parnell St, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 2NB
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https://www.eatdrinkseek.co.uk/event/winchester-christmas-market/Winchester Christmas MarketThe Winchester Christmas Market is the place to be for locals to get into the festive spirit with plenty of seasonal food and drink available.Winchester Christmas Market
- November 18, 2022 - December 22, 2022
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester SO23 9LS
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https://www.eatdrinkseek.co.uk/event/exeter-christmas-market/Exeter Christmas MarketWith the backdrop of the beautiful, historic Exeter Cathedral, this market is a great way for visitors to soak up the buzz and excitement for Christmas.
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https://www.eatdrinkseek.co.uk/event/chester-christmas-market/Chester Christmas MarketGet into the festive spirit this year by visiting the Chester Christmas Market where you can browse over 70 traditional market stalls.Chester Christmas Market
- November 18, 2022 - December 21, 2022
Town Hall Square, Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2HJ
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As the name would suggest, a drink festival is a celebration of drink. While this often means alcoholic drinks, there is sometimes exceptions to the rule such as the London Coffee Festival. In a similar way to food festivals, and indeed other types of festivals, drinks festivals are often held in large parks, town squares, halls or exhibition centres. The aim is for people to come together and enjoy a variety of different drinks together.
What Can You Expect?
There are many activities at drinks festivals with drinks being the focus of all the attention. This might include some kind of tasting workshop, where you can try your hand at tasting various types of a particular drink and trying to describe the smell and flavour etc. If it is a drinks festival with a specific theme like the London Gin Festival, there may be other drinks options but you should expect to see a lot of gin on offer. In other words, don't attend a gin festival if you don't like gin.
In a similar way to food festivals with their cookery demos, drinks festivals often have drinks-orientated demonstrations. These can be anything from mixology displays where cocktail experts show their skills offering valuable tips for home recipes and techniques, to cookery demonstrations using different types of drink. For instance a chef may demonstrate a number of different ways you can cook using wine or beer.
As with any festival, drinks festivals will also have stalls showcasing locally brewed and produced drinks. If its a beer festival you may find that there are some intriguing flavours, particularly with the rise in craft beers.