You know that feeling when you just can’t stop eating?

That’s what the Georgian phrase Shemomedjamo means - eating because everything tastes so good - and it’s the name Maidstone council with the Event Umbrella chose for the biggest food festival in the town, which returns to Mote Park for a second year this weekend.

The event - also named the Maidstone Multicultural Food Festival (MMCFF), if it’s easier -attracted thousands to the park last year, and has this year been moved to the bank holiday weekend, to give people even more time to fill up!

Being held from Saturday, August 25 to Bank Holiday Monday, it’s a chance to dine around the world, and be part of a global village and celebrate multicultural cohesion in Maidstone and further afield in the county.

The free event will feature cuisine from around the globe, all served up in a melting pot of cultures. It's a chance to try a bit of something different - or more than a bit, if you follow the festival’s title.

Organisers have also put together what they believe will be a creative and intelligent programme of music to top off the flavours bubbling away.

Last year festival goers were also treated to performances from dhol and bhangra artists King Gurcharan Mall and the Dhol Blasters, Canadian folk outfit The Burning Hell, dancehall selector Jamie Rodigan, legendary dub and reggae crew Channel One Sound System, and TootArd, a mountain rock reggae band from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and more of the same is expected.

The family-friendly event also saw a bouncy castle and fairground rides for the kids, and storytelling sessions for families to enjoy. Find out more here.

* Next up at the park for those with an appetite for events will be Oktoberfest, which returns for a second serving on Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13, with traditional Bavarian entertainment, food and drink for over 18s. For details go to oktoberfestofficial.com/maidstone