Big Cheese Festival
big cheese festival annual food festival held july established held caerphilly big cheese festival festival dedicated caerphilly cheese event organised around theme festival notable major event town caerphilly attracting visitor three day event also notable dedicated cheese festival wale festival held around caerphilly castle largest castle wale one largest europe event free castle also allows free entry event festival held result covid pandemic festival hoped make return due development work undertaken caerphilly castle council announced theyd host alternative event named little cheese race little cheese race returned event spread around caerphilly town center expanded grass behind caerphilly castle festival focus food drink street food vendor lounge bar area food hall live cookery demonstration chef food hall contain stall local regional welsh food drink producer emphasis welsh cuisine also cheese market cheese maker wale rest uk festival previously included big cheese race funfair firework display music form entertainment including talk demonstration educational activity activity child medieval reenactment held castle ground include battle display programme event held castle great hall aim portray history heritage culture caerphilly big cheese race follows route around castle team running relay main event site team pas traditional cheese stretcher adorned replica cheese truckle team member run lap around castle ground race different age category team consists four people festival organised run caerphilly county borough council festival number sponsor supported welsh government food festival grant scheme festival held threeday weekend starting friday afternoon attracted around visitor big cheese festival business wale food drink wale welsh food festival