A foodie paradise is heading to Margate for a brand new event including all things gastronomic at Dreamland.

The amusement park is hosting the festival which launches in September and includes a farmers' market, street vendors, talks and debates on all things food.

Eat Drink Margate will also play host to a line-up of top chefs, food producers, mixologists and coffee connoisseurs over the weekend of September 7 and 8.

Highlights include The Bus Cafe talking all things breakfast, Angela's & Dory's giving their best fish tips, a speciality coffee debate featuring Curve Roasters, Allpress and Ozone Coffee, and The Goods Shed sharing advice on shopping better and smarter.

Chefs heading to the Thanet for the weekend also include Sally Abe, head chef at Harwood Arms in Chelsea, Italian food blogger Paola Maggiulli, Kamm & Sons founder Alex Kammerling and Kate De Syllas of Hantverk & Found.

The Sunday will feature a mini festival celebrating ice cream and offering 32 million different combinations to savour throughout the day as Dreamland is transformed into Ice Cream Land.

The festival will be open from 10am to 6pm each day and is free to enter.

For more details head to Dreamland's website or search Eat Drink Margate on Facebook.

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