The Ginger and Spice Festival is a community fringe festival which takes place annually in and around Market Drayton during British Food Fortnight. This year the festival will take place between 25^th to 28^th September 2019.

The four day festival celebrates the town’s history and culinary heritage via an eclectic mix of fringe events incorporating talks, demonstrations, walking tours, pop-up restaurants, tastings, community meals, trails, theatre performances, films, stand-up comedy, musical performances, competitions and much more, with a particular focus on promoting seasonal and locally produced food, often with a ginger twist!