What's on in Ashby this weekend: Two-day Christmas Fair Food Gusto event returns to Market Street

By Graham Hill

3rd Dec 2021 | Local News

The festive season gets under way this weekend with the two-day Ashby Food Gusto Christmas Fair.

After being cancelled last year due to the Covid pandemic, the event is back this year in Market Street - and it is free for everyone.

We at Ashby Nub News have put together this simple guide to the weekend including:

  • Road closures
  • The highlights of each day
  • The range of food, drink and entertainment on offer

Road closures

Market Street and Brook Street will be closed for event from Saturday morning (6am) until Sunday evening (7pm).

There will be diversions in place and drivers have been warned to expect delays.

Main event

The Ashby Food Gusto Christmas Fair is on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th December.

You can get into the Christmas spirit by nibbling your way around the food-filled Market Street full of hot food, drink and gift Ideas from local and regional food producers and artisans, all while listening to great local entertainment.

How the weekend takes shape on Saturday and Sunday

Saturday - 10.30 event starts
  • Hot food all day
  • Food and drink producers
  • Artisan crafts producers
  • Children's rides
  • A very special Ashby Pantomime starring various characters such as Buttons and Peter Pan
  • Official switch on of main tree, sponsored by Fisher's Solicitors, and snowflake finale around 4.30.
  • Event ends 5pm
Sunday 10.30 Event starts
  • Come for breakfast, Sunday lunch or afternoon tea
  • Great food and drink Producers
  • Artisan crafts producers
  • Children's Rides
  • Music by Sincerely Yours, a 40s/50 and 60s hits duo
  • Event ends 4.30pm.
Don't forget to check our What's On page HERE for a list of upcoming events in the Ashby area. If you want to list your event for FREE then just click on the Nub It button on our What's On page and fill in your details. We'll do the rest. ALSO, this weekend, you can see Ashby's Concordia Choir tomorrow (Friday) at St Helen's Church, details of that are HERE. And the Lyric Rooms in Ashby is hosting a Fawlty Towers night on Saturday, details of that are HERE.

     

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