WALES’ largest food festival returns this weekend for its 21st edition, promising another weekend of great food and drink in a buzzing atmosphere.

A food lover’s paradise of stalls, tastings, masterclasses, cookery lessons and talks on everything culinary will be on offer throughout the weekend.

— What's on?

The weekend kicks off tonight with the Friday Night Stomp at the Castle, featuring live music from DJ Max Galactic and Mr Tea and the Minions.

Shake off the weariness of the night before by attending the array of classes, talks and experiences on offer tomorrow, from 9.30am-6pm.

Then head to the Night Market from 6pm-11pm, where live entertainment forms the backdrop to a banquet of street-food.

On Sunday, the festival will be open from 9.30am-5pm.

The full schedule can be found online at www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com/whats-on/

— How much are tickets and where can I buy them?

Weekend wristbands cost £15, while Saturday’s wristbands cost £10 and Sunday’s costs £8.

The Friday Night Bundle, which includes the Friday Night Stomp at the Castle and the Thinking Drinkers Heroes of Hooch in the Borough Theatre - where you can sample five alcoholic drinks - costs £30.

Certain events over the weekend are also ticketed.

Children under 16 are granted free admission.

You can pick up tickets bought online at any three of the box-offices: St John’s Square, at the bottom of Cross Street or at the entrance to the Tiverton Producers’ Market.

Alternatively, you can buy tickets online here, but today (Friday) is the last day festival wristbands can be bought in advance.

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— How do I get there?

By rail: Abergavenny is served by frequent train services on the Cardiff to Manchester line. Connections from London Paddington, Bristol and the South West of England are available at Newport. Trains run from Newport to Abergavenny station frequently throughout the day.

The station is a five to ten minute, relatively level, walk to the festival.

By Bus: The bus station is a five-minute walk from the festival entrance. Buses are mainly operated by Stagecoach Cymru. The main services are the X4 from Cardiff to Hereford which runs up to 17 times a day; the X20 Newport to

Abergavenny and the X3/X33 Cardiff to Abergavenny via Cwmbran and Pontypool. The T4 Cardiff to Newtown TrawsCymru service connects with the 43/X43 connecting with the Brecon – Crickhowell – Abergavenny.

By car: Parking is available at two sites and you can buy tickets in advance online for £4. Bailey Park (NP7 5PW) and Castle Meadows (NP7 5DG) will both be open from 8am to 7pm on Saturday (gates will be locked at 7pm) and 8am to 6pm Sunday (gates will be locked at 6pm).

A map of the food festival is available here.