The Faversham Hop Festival is an annual event celebrating the long-gone days when families would come down from London (and other places, too) to harvest the hop in the fields and make money before the hard winter months. In the evenings, they would play music, dance and tell stories outside their makeshift camps.
The modern festival (1990) is a fun way to remember those early hop-pickers through song and dance. The music, dancing, and parade are free entertainment.
There are also live performances in most of the pubs in town. My hubby (sadly no pix of him) had fun singing 6 of his new songs at the singaround at the Bull on Tanner Street.
Music, dancing, craft booths, food vendors, and beer. Yes, the hops are used to make beer.
Even though we don't drink alcohol, hubby and I are happy to support the festival as it is really more about families and having a fun day out.
It's also good for the local Faversham small businesses.
