Brighouse Canal and Music Festival

At home for the summer away from university can often be dull and tedious but my mum always tells me to appreciate the small town-ness of where we live, because that will be lost once I move into a bigger city. That's when little 'festivals' like these come into play. The Brighouse Canal and Music Festival has built upon the success of the seasonal food festivals that have become popping up in the town centre. A weekend of food, arts and crafts, entertainment, and did I mention food?

We were greeted at the beginning by an array of vintage cars with their owners sitting proudly next to them.

Next we wandered down to the food stalls which, of course were the most important ones!

Savoury stalls of gorgeous looking foccacia's and tarts along with sweeter options...

Rum and Raisin fudge, mine and mother's ultimate treat!

Peanut Brittle, her pregnancy favourite apparently...

A nice little idea for those with small front porches wanting to add something different than just a door matt!

Ater looking at all this food, it was time for some local food to fill our tummys! Temujin located in Sowerby Bridge is a buffet/self serve stir fry restaurant where they flame fry your chosen ingredients. For some reason it reminds me of a restaurant you'd find in America but still gorgeous non the less!

That's some flame for a stir fry! Not to be recreated in my kitchen...

Enjoying the finished product!

My brother on the other hand decided a Hog Roast sandwich was possibly the only thing he could eat so dived in face first...

Then finished off with a nice glass of Pimms in the sunshine!

All in all, a lovely inexpensive day out. Luckily for us the sun remained out and the rain didn't break through until we were in the car home! Unfortunately we never tried any of the canal activities, such as boat rides, and the music started later on but the experience was still enjoyable and the environment relaxed. It's nice to have something to do on your doorstep that would be often overlooked by many because it isn't full of fancy stalls or unique food, sometimes its nice to enjoy local and home grown and to support the local community.