What goes on at The Shelford Feast?

Food, drink and fun!

The Shelford Feast is a time for community celebration. Local folks mingle amongst visitors, many of whom come back year after year for the Feastival, the Feast and as a regular date for meeting relatives and friends. The Grand marquee is our insurance in case of showers but we've had good weather for virtually all of our modern Feasts.Anyway, there are tables and chairs and you can shelter from the bright sunshine with a drink!

We have live music on stage from midday to 6pm.

We have high quality food in the food tent - 100% beefburgers, local sausages and locally sourced pork, lamb and beef for our several spit roasts. All are accompanied by bread rolls from the village and a good selection of salads and sauces. Feast Day also features a vegetarian stall staffed by our very own Shelford Delicatessen, and Nicky and Drew will be glad to tell you about their Deli menu.

The beer tent dispenses an awesome variety of beers and other drinks. See this year's beer list, depending on availabillity.)

Entry is by a programme (£1.50) which advertises local businesses and gives a thorough run down of the reasons for holding our Feast - and where our funds were spent last year. The programme also contains a raffle ticket for the grand raffle draw. Additional tickets may be bought for just 50 pence each.

Throughout the afternoon we eat and drink and make merry.



The stalls around the recreation ground provide entertainment for all ages, most of it at little cost. We have some small roundabouts and usually a bouncy castle for young children, but we don't have expensive fairground rides or commercial stalls. This is a traditional Feast where our main aim is for you to enjoy yourselves - though we aim to raise money for local good causes too.
The arena is the centre for our It's a Knockout Competition, where teams compete to pull, jump, run, pour water over each other and generally cause havoc for your entertainment! Why not get a team together? You could take part in the famous Chariot Race - so good that our chariots were used in a Channel 4 documentary!

So there's always something happening at the Shelford Feast - though most people just take their time and sit around enjoying the sounds sights and smells of a traditional village celebration.

Come along - and bring some friends!