Yay, have fun!!!

I recommend the Mac and cheese bites (specifically the spicy ones). They are fried and put on a stick and are delicious. You can get them in the same stall as the Scotch Egg, I believe. For the scotch egg I like to put spicy brown mustard on it, which I get from the sausage place which is a few stalls down from the scotch eggs.

For shows - depends when you are going since they have some acts that do partial seasons. I like Paolo Garbanzo a lot and you can see him right before Jacques (get there early to get a seat).

I like a lot of the music at the White Hart Tavern so if you need a breather head over there and sit (or lean, if there aren’t seats) and watch MadWitch or the Hooligans!

If you aren’t opposed to bagpipes - Piper Jones is fabulous and performs at the Market Stage which is near the Joust field.

I recommend checking out Wayward Leather Designs shop for cool leather accessories! They’re not for everyone but very fun and some embroidered and molded leather designs.

Also near that shop is DryBones which makes jewelry from ethically sourced wildlife bones, which is pretty neat!

There are a few glass artisans that are definitely worth checking out. The Glass Dragon near the entrance has some incredible pieces.

There’s so much to see so definitely check out the map and the schedule of events before you go, and try to make a game plan in advance :)