NARBERTH Food Festival is celebrating 25 years of great food and local producers with a packed programme featuring live music, chef demonstrations and talks, food stalls, street food, a bar and more.

Award-winning chefs and a celebrity Masterchef will be heading to Narberth on September 27-28 as the town marks 25 years at the forefront of promoting the best of Welsh food and drink.

Community-run Narberth Food Festival has been putting Narberth and Pembrokeshire on the Welsh food map since its inception in 1999, making it one of the two longest running food festivals in Wales.

Twenty-five years on, this celebration of great food and live music showcases not only local chefs and producers, but also shares some of what makes the area so special.

The packed two-day programme of food and entertainment includes cookery demonstrations and talks, a food hall featuring around 40 producers, a street food area, bar, entertainers and a full programme of live music across both days.

Top names helping with the celebrations this year include celebrity MasterChef champion, singer and broadcaster Wynne Evans and Anand George, chef patron of the renowned Purple Poppadom in Cardiff.

Wynne, who recently took on The Welsh House restaurant in Carmarthen, will in one of his two demonstrations share details of how to make the dish that helped him shine on MasterChef, the traditional favourite - faggots. He will be at the festival on both Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Other guests include Douglas Balish of The Grove, Narberth; Nutritionist Ellen Picton of Healthaspire; Craig Reeves, of Reeves BBQ; Karl Cheetham, head chef of the Cliff Restaurant at St Brides Spa Hotel; and James Harrison-Allen of Still Wild.

Live music comes from: Honey Rich; Arron Kirwan; Mike Chant; Keith and Julie Richards; Tanglejack; Oldscool Duo; Becky the Bullet Thomas; Christopher Rees; Lowri Evans and Lee Mason; and the Low Down Dirty Dog Blues Band.

Gates open 10am to 5pm on Saturday, September 27 and 10am to 4pm, Sunday, September 28. Entry is £7 adults. Children free. Payment on the gate. The festival site is wheelchair accessible. A BSL interpreter will be in attendance on the Saturday in the food theatre.

In addition to the main festival, an Education Day event is held for local schoolchildren on the Friday before the festival opens to the public.

Holly Robinson, of the festival committee, said: “We thank every volunteer and person who has worked tirelessly behind the scenes over the last 25 years and all those who have visited to support the festival and local producers. We could not have done it without you.”

She added: “We are very proud of the lasting legacy Narberth Food Festival has built, helping the area gain recognition as a top quality foodie destination.”

Well behaved dogs are welcome in the outdoor areas of the site but not in the food hall marquee and some other busy indoor areas. A festival park and ride scheme will be in operation across the weekend. See the festival website for more details.