Oktoberfest 6th & 7th October 2017

Munich has thrown in the bar towel. 

​Following the success of the Darite Oktoberfest, this historic celebration, which for centuries has been centred in the Bavarian capital, will now look to this small Cornish village as its spiritual home. "There comes a point when just you know the centre of cultural gravity has shifted," admitted a awe-struck UNESCO official yesterday, "and these guys have totally nailed it." 

If you were there, this will come as no surprise.
If you weren't - see you next year.
 
Darite May Celebrations May 4th 2017
Darite World Food Nights: "The Mediterranean" 
On March 25th we began our journey around the world's dishes.
​ 'The Mediterranean' was a fabulous success. With food supervised and cooked by Max, our very own qualified and professional chef, diners were delighted with the range and quality of the menu.
So exquisite was the food and ambience that there are reports of people (hitherto strictly mono-lingual) spontaneously bursting out in fluent French, Spanish, Greek and Italian.

​Darite World Food Nights. They'll change your life.    
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Christmas Craft Fair
​On the 3rd and 4th December, Darite village hall held its annual Christmas Craft Fair.
The hall was warm and friendly, decorated with christmas lights and tables filled with art and craft made by the many talented people who live in or near the village. 
A perfect selection of Christmas gifts to choose from in a relaxing atmosphere.
There was music to enjoy with Pam playing the celtic harp and a fine selection of refreshments. Fine coffee and home made cakes and hot turkey rolls with all the trimmings too.
Thanks to the organisers, helpers and to all who made this a successful event to be enjoyed by many.
The Best Oktoberfest 
Darite's biggest and best Oktoberfest took place in Darite Village Hall on Friday 7th October and Saturday 8th October.

We 'sampled' a great variety of prizewinning local beers accompanied by some fabulous sausage casserole, vegetarian casserole, and pulled pork.

A fabulous event - thanks to everyone that came!

Meadow Fair, September 2016
Dragons were trained. Coconuts were clobbered. Vegetables became animals.
From cool tattoos to ukulele dudes.... we took everything the Cornish Weather could throw at us... and had a fabulous time!
Darite Fish Barbecue, August 2016
The mackerel was delicious. The salads, various.
An evening's celebration of the best fruits of the sea.
Locally caught. Lovingly cooked. .... And gratefully eaten 
Queen's Birthday Cream Tea, June 2016
Cream teas were served in Darite village hall on Sunday 12th June in celebration of the Queen's birthday. The event was well attended with over sixty people enjoying the teas. 
The Common Moor village group held a raffle at the event to help raise funds towards their goal of purchasing the old Common Moor chapel for use as a community hall.
Recital Evening, April 2016
The young musicians of Darite brought the wonderful evening of music to the village, supported by their fabulous music teacher, Pam Adams. It's a great privilege to see these talented people grow on their musical journeys at this annual event. The Ukulele Players finished the evening off in their own unique fashion.
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Curry Evening, March 2016
The annual SpiceFest hit the Village Hall in March. A range of delicious curries and accompaniments were enjoyed by an appreciative audience of gastronomical adventurers.