The UK food festivals happening this summer 2023

Touring festivals

Check the listings per region below to see if these roaming attractions are coming to a town near you.

Pub in the Park, 18 May to 10 Sep
Music by Tinie Tempah, Heather Small and the Sugababes meets food by local pubs and leading chefs at Tom Kerridge’s roaming festival. Music acts and restaurants vary by venue; visit the website for full details. Tickets from £49,  available from pubintheparkuk.com

Foodies Festival, 27 May to 10 Sep
Music, shopping and talented chefs including Michael Caines and former MasterChef winners Shelina Permalloo and Thomas Frake. Day tickets from £18, available from foodiesfestival.com

The Great British Food Festival, 13 May to 24 Sep
Street food, demos and artisan markets at heritage venues. Book ahead for extras like kids cooking classes and foraging walks. Enter the Cake Off contest for free entry. Day tickets from £10.80, available from greatbritishfoodfestival.com

Food festivals in London & South East England

★ Taste of London, 14-18 June 
Sample dishes from some of the capital’s most exciting restaurants in grassy Regent’s Park, including Circolo Popolare, Hoppers and Dumplings Legend, and enjoy tasting sessions and cookery demos from London’s best chefs. Tickets from £24, available from tasteoflondon.co.uk

★ Meatopia, Tobacco Dock, London, 31 Aug – 3 Sep
60+ live-fire chefs from around the world cook top-quality meat over wood and charcoal. Tickets from £23.32, available from meatopia.co.uk

• Worthing Freewheelin’ Feastival, West Sussex, 28 April -1 May
• Foodies Festival, Brighton, 29 April-1 May
• Pub in the Park Wimbledon, London, 12-14 May 
• Pub in the Park Marlow, Buckinghamshire, 18-21 May
• Foodies Festival, Syon Park, London, 27-29 May
• Winchester Cheese & Chilli Festival, Hampshire, 3-4 Jun
• La Piñata Tequilla and Mezcal Festival, London, 9-10 Jun
• Pub in the Park Dulwich, London, 9-11 Jun
• Marylebone Summer Festival, London 10-11 Jun
• Foodies Festival, Chelmsford, Essex, 23-25 June
• FESTA, Tobacco Dock, London 24-25 June
• Foodies Festival, Maidstone, Kent, 24-26 Jun
• Chichester Cheese & Chilli Festival, Sussex, 1-2 Jul
• Pub in the Park Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 7-9 Jul
• Smoked & Uncut, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, 8 July
• Lymington Seafood Festival, Hampshire, 14-16 Jul
• Foodies Festival, Winchester, Hampshire, 14-16 Jul
• Guildford Cheese & Chill Festival, Surrey, 15-16 Jul
• National Geographic Traveller Food Festival, Islington, London, 15-16 Jul
• Hythe Food and Drink Festival, Kent, 26-30 Jul
• Vegan Campout, Bicester Heritage, Oxfordshire, 28-31 Jul
• Wilderness Festival, Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire, 3-6 Aug
• London Craft Beer Festival, Tobacco Dock, 11-12 Aug
• Chichester Freewheelin’ Feastival, West Sussex, 12-14 Aug
• Smoked & Uncut, Canterbury, Kent 12 Aug
• The Big Feastival, Oxfordshire, 25-27 Aug
• Oxford Foodies Festival, 26-28 Aug
• Pub in the Park Chiswick, London, 1-3 Sep
• Waddesdon Manor Chilli Fest, Buckinghamshire, 1-3 Sep
• The Home of Food, London, 9-10 Sep
• Hastings Seafood & Wine Festival, East Sussex, 16-17 Sep
• Broadstairs Food Festival, Kent, 29 Sep-1 Oct
• Thame Food Festival, Oxfordshire, 30 Sep-1 Oct

Food festivals in South West England

★ Taste of Scilly, Scilly Isles, 15th-24th Sep Hop between islands on a supper safari, tour vineyards and enjoy beach barbecues at this idyllic food festival, including headliners James Strawbridge and Oz Clarke. Tickets for events start from £12, find out all about it.

Seafeast – The Dorset Seafood Festival, Weymouth, 9-10 Sep
Street food, live music and expert info on preparing seafood at Weymouth Peninsula,; funds raised for charity Fisherman’s Mission, supporting families reliant on the sea. Tickets from £10, available from dorsetseafood.co.uk

• St Ives Food and Drink Festival, Dorset, 12-14 May
• Stroud Festival of Food and Drink, Gloucestershire, 19-21 May
• Bristol Foodies Festival, Somerset, 20-22 May
• Bristol Craft Beer Festival, Somerset, 9-10 Jun
• Pub in the Park Bath, Somerset, 16-18 Jun
• Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival, Gloucestershire, 23-25 Jun
• Swindon Cheese & Chilli Festival, Wiltshire, 24-25 Jun
• Rock Oyster, Wadebridge, Cornwall, 27-30 Jul
• Isle of Wight Garlic Festival, 19-20 Aug
• Great Bath Feast, Somerset, 23-24 Sep

Food festivals in East England

★ Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival, Suffolk, 23-24 Sep
An insider’s favourite showcasing food, drink and ingredients made in Suffolk, plus expert talks and family fun. Tickets £10, available from aldeburghfoodanddrink.co.uk

• Chelmsford Foodies Festival, Essex, 23-25 Jun
• Colchester Food and Drink Festival, Essex, 24-25 Jun
• The Great British Food Festival, Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, 15-16 Jul
• Bury St Edmunds Food & Drink Festival, Suffolk, 27 Aug
• Norwich Foodies Festival, Norfolk, 8-10 Sep
• Pub in the Park St Albans, Hertfordshire, 8-10 Sep

Food festivals in North West England

★ Kantina Weekender,  Manchester, 2-4 June

• This Manchester food and drink weekender will see Michelin star guest chefs showcasing of some their prestigious culinary talent.

• Tatton Park Foodies Festival, Cheshire, 7-9 Jul
• Manchester Food & Drink Festival, 22 Sep – 2 Oct
• Liverpool Food & Drink Festival, 16-17 Sep
• The Great British Food Festival, Arley Hall, Cheshire, 23-24 Sep

Food festivals in Yorkshire

★ Malton Food Lovers Festival, North Yorkshire, 27-28 May and 26-27 Aug
Stalls, talks, street food and demos in the heart of the pretty market town, home to great food shops. Free entry, visitmalton.com

• The North Leeds Food Festival, West Yorkshire, 13-14 May
• Ilkley Food and Drink Festival, West Yorkshire, 10-13 Jun
• Harrogate Food and Drink Festival, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 24-25 Jun and 26-28 Aug
• Yorkshire Dales Food & Drink Festival, Skipton, North Yorkshire, 21-23 Jul
• York Food & Drink Festival, North Yorkshire, 22 Sep – 1 Oct

Food festivals in the Midlands

★ Ludlow Food Festival, Shropshire, 8-10 Sep
Special guests and fine producers from the Welsh Marshes in the ruins of Ludlow Castle. Check out the Ludlow Magnalonga on 13 Aug too – a four-course, 8-mile food walk. Tickets from £13.50, available from foodfestival.co.uk

• Lost Village, near Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, 24-27 Aug

• Ashby Food Gusto Festival, Leicestershire, 27-28 May
• The Halal Food Festival, Birmingham, 27-28 May
• Nottingham Craft Beer Festival, Nottinghamshire, 16-17Jun
• Shrewsbury Food Festival, Shropshire, 24-25 Jun
• Pub in the Park Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, 30 Jun – 2 Jul
• The Great British Food Festival, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, 28-30 Jul

Food festivals in Wales

★ Abergavenny Food Festival, Monmouthshire, 16-17 Sep
Fun and feasting on the Welsh Borders with regional producers, family entertainment and demos and appearances from top culinary movers and shakers. Tickets £13.50, available from abergavennyfoodfestival.com

• Pembrokeshire Street Food Festival, Pembrokeshire, 16-18 Jun
• Lampeter Food Fest, Ceredigion, 29 Jul
• Cardigan River and Food Festival, Ceredigion, 19 Aug
• The Great British Food Festival, Margam Park, South Wales, 2-3 Sep
• Good Life Summer Camp, Hawarden, N Wales, 16-18 Sep
• Narberth Food Festival, Pembrokeshire, 23-24 Sep
• Llangollen Food Festival, Denbighshire, 14-15 Oct

Food festivals in Ireland

★ Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival, 22-24 Sep
Festive celebration of Galway native oysters, with opening night party, world oyster opening championships, Sunday family festival and Bay Coast seafood trail to explore. Ticket prices vary, available from galwayoysterfestival.com

• Taste of Dublin, 15-18 Jun
• The Big Grill Festival, Dublin, 17-20 Aug
• A Taste of West Cork, Sep (dates TBC)
• Dingle Food Festival, County Kerry, 30 Sep-2 Oct

Food festivals in Scotland

★ Edinburgh Food Festival, Assembly George Square Gardens, 21–30 July

The city’s only free central food festival returns to Edinburgh with stallholders offering everything from Alandas Gelato and Mana Poke Bowls to Jarvis Pickle pies and Chick & Pea Street Food. Drinks brands such as Edinburgh’s own Bellfield Brewery will be quenching thirst throughout the day. Visit edfoodfest.com.

★ Scottish Wild Food Festival, near Loch Lomond, 16-17 Sep
Learn about all about the joys of wild food with foraging walks, cocktail making and bushcraft workshops and enjoy live music, a lively marketplace and wild banquets in the great outdoors. Tickets from £17, available from scottishwildfoodfestival.co.uk

• Eat & Drink Festival, Glasgow, 26-29 May
• Taste of Grampian, Aberdeen, 3 Jun
• The Great British Food Festival, Dalkeith Country Park, Midlothian, 10-11 Jun
• Edinburgh Foodies Festival, 4-6 Aug
• Glasgow Foodies Festival, 11-13 Aug
• Stranraer Oyster Festival, Dumfries and Galloway, 15-17 Sep

Food festivals in Northern Ireland

★ Armagh Food & Cider Weekend, 7-10 Sep
Cider tastings, tours and talks across the orchards of Armagh, plus special events including artisan markets and pop-up restaurants. Prices vary, visit visitarmagh.com

• Comber Earlies Food Festival, County Down, 24 Jun
• Moira Speciality Food Fair, County Down, 20 Aug
• Eats and Beats Festival, County Down, 2-3 Sep
• Bushmills Salmon and Whiskey Festival, County Antrim, 6-8 Oct

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