Here is a brief guide of what to find when and where:

MARKET PLACE
Free entry
10am - 4pm: 40-plus stalls selling local food.

NORTHUMBERLAND HALL
Free cookery demonstrations:
Saturday, September 22, 2007
10am - 4pm: Bountiful baskets display by north Northumberland 1st schools
11am: Mark Turnbull, Alnwick Butcher
Noon: Martin Hutton
1pm: Richard Sim
2pm: Louise Keeble (Cabosse Ltd) - Chocolatier
2.30pm: Coffee Time, Talk by Pumphreys
3pm: Iain Inkster, Bistro 23, Alnmouth
4pm: Flynn McGill, Art House Restaurant, Alnwick

Sunday, September 23, 2007
10am - 4pm: Bountiful baskets display by north Northumberland 1st schools
11am: Pottergate Pantry, Adult Learning Centre
Noon: Tom and Emily Sillar, Comfort Food Company
1pm: To be confirmed
2pm: Martin Hutton
3pm: Lynn Oxley (Cake Perfect) - Chocolatier
3.30pm: Afternoon Tea with Rington's
4pm: Iain Inkster, Bistro 23, Alnmouth

ALNWICK PLAYHOUSE THEATRE
Saturday, September 22 (only)

Morning session
Free entry on the door.
11am: Young Chef of the Year competition

Afternoon session
Tickets £4 (£2 children and concs) on the door or in advance by ringing the Playhouse on 01665 510785.
2pm: Comedy Cooking - Holy Smoke! with Jimmy Dodds, Peter Lewis and Nick Lewis.
2.30pm: Presentation of Young Chef of the Year awards
2.45pm: Demonstration of Indian Cooking, by Shab, from Dalchini's restaurant in Alnwick
3.30pm: Celebrity Ready Steady Cook-style competition with GMTV agony aunt Denise Robertson, president of the Bubble Foundation, the chosen charity of the Lions' Alnwick Food Festival, against Mitchell Claydon, a cricketer from Durham County Cricket Club. Chefs Richard Sim and Martin Charlton will add expert spice to the occasion. Sure to be fun and will hopefully raise a lot of money for the Bubble Foundation at the same time!

TOWN HALL
Free entry
10am - 4pm: Food Festival Bistro selling quality sandwiches, hot rolls and Renaissance Pies, all using local ingredients.
Wine-tasting by Tyne Wines.

POTTERGATE CENTRE, HOWLING LANE
10.30am - noon
and 2pm - 3.30pm: Healthy Living Demonstration, with community chef Mark Earnden and storyteller Adam Bushnell. An event for all members of the family. Unfortunately for reasons of safety children under the age of six are not allowed to attend. Sponsored by the Co-op. Tickets on the door or contact Alison Lamond on 0191 492 5131 or email Alison.lamond@co-op.co.uk

BAILIFFGATE MUSEUM
Saturday, September 22 only
10am - noon
and 1pm - 3pm: Meet the artists of the Northumbrian Fusion exhibition and join in some food-related workshops on art, photography and poetry. No extra charge for these workshops, just the standard museum admission fee. Contact the Museum to book your place.