Food by the Fire: Food Dock

Enjoy the delicious hospitality of the incredible independent food and drink business of Food Dock, while witnessing the unveiling of a stunning new light sculpture that will illuminate Gloucester Docks from atop Food Dock's roof.

The unveiling is a free event so do come along to see Gloucester's newest piece of public art!

About the Artist

Food Dock has commissioned Stroud-based light artist Jack Wimperis to create a brand-new bespoke light sculpture for Gloucester after seeing his work Scintillating Birch Forest. This incredible immersive sculpture allowed you to walk through a meditative 'forest' of light, and was produced as part of LandMark, a Sky Arts programme featuring sculpters from across the UK. Scintillating Birch Forest was showcased by Bright Nights in 2021 at Gloucester Guildhall. Find out more about Jack's work here.

About Food Dock

In the restored, and now extended, site of the original Docks Offices and the Old Navigation House in Gloucester's stunning Docks, Food Dock is home to a series of innovative independent food and drink businesses.  Enjoy Authentic Italian Pizza at Bella Mia Pizza@ No.1, with its hidden Cocktail Bar, the Green Door; Italian-style artisan Gelato, desserts and shakes at Wholly Gelato, who use the milk from their mixed-breed, free range herd on their family farm in Elmore; sample the house-curated winelist at Our House; a host of incredible brews at Hot Kettle; unwind in the calming surrounding of Scandinavian Coffee Pod; indulge at Hetty's Place; or chow down on American-style burgers at Chuck. Find out more here.

The Food by the Fire series

Come celebrate the final dark days of the year with food and fire, before joyous Spring rushes in to bring the light. Gather around the fire pit and enjoy delicious food with family and friends in this series of Food by the Fire events, running across the end of March 2024.

The fire pits at the heart of these intimate pop-up events have been designed by the talented children of Robinswood Primary School, as part of the Bright Nights Illumination programme. Illumination works to co-create amazing light-based experiences with members of the community across Gloucester. Artist Felix Rowberry worked with the students to draw images of the possible fire pits, exploring the natural and built world of Gloucester. So have a look out for local landmarks in their design. The school said 'the children enjoyed completing a different art experience and were delighted to create their metal designs for the fire pit. They were excited to hear that their designs would be made up for all to see'.

The Illumination programme is proudly sponsored by Gloucester BID.