Aroma Festival 2011 Maitland

The 3rd Maitland Aroma Festival - Coffee, Chocolate and Fine Food Festival will be held on the Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 August 2011 in the Heritage Mall in the heart of Maitland, NSW, Australia. Maitland is 93 km away from Muswellbrook, 34 km from Newcastle, and 166 km from Sydney. The Maitland Aroma Festival is a coffee, chocolate and fine food affair and aims to ward off the winter chill with the best local coffee roasters, a delectable range of chocolates and much more including wines, desserts, local cuisine and fresh produce through exhibitors, demonstrations and displays.

Due to the popularity and growth of the Maitland Aroma Festival in its very short two year history the event will be extended this year to go beyond just the Heritage Mall, to west along High Street through the Church Street intersection.

This expansion will see the introduction of new features to the Festival including 'Kids in the Kitchen' - chocolate making classes and a Vintage Car display. These new activities will complement the existing features of the festival such as chocolate making demonstrations with Hamilton TAFE, Chocolatier Dean Gibson, High Tea, artisan market stalls, guided history walking tours, horse and carriage rides and the extensive range of blues, boogie and folk music.

The Aroma Festival Program includes:-

Saturday 13th August 2011

Barista and Latte Art Competitions 10am - 5pm

Chocolate Making Demonstrations 9am - 5pm

Maitland City Brass Band 10am and 1pm

"Hip Sister and Jack Evans" 11.30am - 3.30pm  (Blues/ Boogie)

"Footloose" 12 Noon - 4pm  (Old Time Rock and Roll)  

"Novotones" 10am - 2pm (Barbershop Choir)

"Do Riders" 11am - 2pm (Bluegrass)

Period Costume Fashion Parade 11am and 12 Noon

  

Sunday 14th August 2011

Barista and Latte Art Competitions 10am - 5pm

Chocolate Making Demostrations 10am - 5pm

"Broadway" 12 Noon to 2pm    (Barbershop Quartet)

Period Fashion Parade 12 Noon 

The Maitland Aroma Festival offers free entry to all over the weekend. There will be limited Master Classes available over the weekend and if you are interested in attending these educational classes you will need to purchase a ticket by contacting the Maitland City Centre Management on citycentre@maitland.nsw.gov.au with your information.

Exhibitors will be many and varied, an they will showcase their products during the Aroma Festival Some of these include:-

Chocolate - Fantasy Fountains, Lush Berries

Coffee - Tinto Coffee, Mayan Coffee and Chocolate, Damn Hungry, Sprocket Roasters

Desserts and Cheese -  still to be confirmed

Wineries, Breweries and Distillers - Adina Vineyard, Macquariedale Organic Wines, 201 Wines,

Restaurants - Master Turkish Foods, Bonjani Woodfire Pizza, Oz Thai Cuisine, Restaurant Cuvee, The German Kitchen "Cookin' Kranskys", Vietnamese Courtyard Cuisine, Emsal Kebabs, Paella Casa,

Specialty Foods - Bunna Bunoo Olive Grove, VooDooo Rocky Road, Funky Fudge, Fantasy Cupcakes, The Pudding Lady, Hunter Valley Cookies, Crunchy Nuts, Neo Organic Tea, Go Nuts, I Do Cupcakes and more, The Dutch Poffertjes Company, Pureblends, Bites 2 savour, Highland Honey, Tartan House, Aromadeli Condiments, Wozz Kitchen Creations, Exotic Filled Licorice,

Non Food or Beverage - The Goat Soap Lady, blackMILK, Pad Concept, Body Bar Australia,

There is a range of competitions that will take place over the festival weekend including the Barista Competition, Latte Art Competition and a Cafe v Cafe Competition. If you are interested in participating in any of these competitions, please contact us on citycentre@maitland.nsw.gov.au

Barista Competition Entry Fee $40 Heats on Saturday 13th August, with the top four (4) advancing to the finals on Sunday 14th August 1st Prize: $300 + plaque + industry related prizes; 2nd Prize: $100 + industry related prizes; 3rd Prize: industry related prizes; 4th Prize: industry related prizes

Latte Art Competition Entry Fee $40 Heats on Saturday 13th August, with the top four (4) advancing to the finals on Sunday 14th August  1st Prize: $200 + plaque + industry related prizes; 2nd Prize: $50 + in kind prizes + industry related prizes; 3rd Prize: industry related prizes; 4th Prize: industry related prizes.

Cafe v Cafe Competition Entry Fee $40 Two baristas per team 1st Prize: $200 + plaque.
      

For more information about the Maitland Aroma Festival see the website:- http://www.maitlandaroma.com.au/Home/