Looking for the best UK food festivals and British food events to visit throughout the year? Then you’re in the right place. Below is a guide to the biggest and best UK food festivals and events that are well worth adding to your British food calendar.
Our Top 15 British Food Festivals
The latest / upcoming event dates are shown where known at the time this page was last updated (page updated periodically). If not shown, just use the links provided for more info.
The Great British Food Festival
When: Various dates
Where: Various locations
The Big Feastival
When: 28 – 30 August 2020
Where: The Cotswolds
Tom Kerridge’s Pub in the Park
When: Various dates
Where: Various locations
Foodies Festivals
When: Various dates
Where: Various locations
Smoked & Uncut
When: 20 June, 11 July & 25 July 2020
Where: New Forest & Bath
Taste of London
When: 21 – 24 November 2019
Where: Regent’s Park
BBC Good Food Show
When: Various dates
Where: Various locations
Historic Royal Palaces Food Festivals
When: Various dates
Where: Various locations
Fantastic Food Festivals
When: Various dates
Where: Various locations
Cheese Fest
When: Various dates
Where: Various locations
Cardiff International Food & Drink Festival
When: 3 July 2020
Where: Wales Millennium Centre
Edinburgh Food Festival
When: TBC for 2020
Where: TBC for 2020
Taste The Island (Ireland)
When: TBC for 2020
Where: Twilight Market, Belfast
Taste of Dublin
When: 28 November – 1 December 2019
Where: RDS Dublin
The River Cottage Festival
When: Next event in 2021
Where: Axminster (South West England)
UK Food Festivals & Events – England
London
2021 dates TBC
2021 tickets on sale now!
23 April 2020
2020 dates TBC
6 – 8 September 2020
Various
21 April 2020
7 December 2019
27 March – 13 April 2020
13 – 15 December 2019
Cheam Celebration Of Food & Drink
13 September 2020
6 – 7 June 2020
1–2 Feb 2020
2020 dates TBC
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2020 dates TBC
August Bank Holiday Weekend
2020 dates TBC
2020 dates TBC
Winter Festival at Southbank Centre
8 Nov 2019 – 5 Jan 2020
East & South East
Various locations & dates
Various locations & dates
Sandringham Food & Drink Festival
2020 dates TBC
Cromer and Sheringham Crab & Lobster Festival
16 – 17 May 2020
15 – 16 August 2020
2020 dates TBC
The Surrey Winter Food Festival
2020 dates TBC
Smoke & Fire Festival, Maldon, Essex
14 – 16 August 2020
15 – 16 August 2020
2020 dates TBC
2 -4 October 2020
Various
Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival
26 – 27 September 2020
23 – 25 May 2020
Taste of St.Albans Festival
2020 dates TBC
Cambridge International Food Festival
2020 dates TBC
Bournemouth and Poole Food Fair
2020 dates TBC
Camberley Food and Drink Festival
2020 dates TBC
South West
11 – 12 July 2020
Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling Festival
25 May 2020
Rock Oyster Festival, Cornwall
2020 dates TBC
Newlyn Fish Festival, Cornwall
2020 dates TBC
Gloucester Quays Food Festival
2020 dates TBC
Cheltenham Food and Drink Festival
19 – 20 June 2020
Fishstock, Brixham
2020 dates TBC
Free From Festival, Bristol
2020 dates TBC
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2020 dates TBC
Food Rocks, Dorset
2020 dates TBC
14 – 20 June 2020
Flavour Fest, Plymouth
29 – 31 May 2020
11 – 12 July 2020
Daylesford Harvest Festival, Gloucestershire
You can also check out these other Harvest Festivals.
Truro Food Festival, Cornwall
2020 dates TBC
Wells Food Festival, Somerset
2020 dates TBC
23 – 25 October 2020
15 November 2020
Clovelly Lobster and Crab Feast
6 September 2020
Next event in 2021
Midlands
British Asparagus Festival, Worcestershire
2020 dates TBC
Nottingham Food & Drink Festival
2020 dates TBC
Ginger and Spice Festival, Shropshire
23 – 27 September 2020
Royal Leamington Spa Food & Drink Festival
September 2020
Various
Northampton Winter Food Festival
2020 dates TBC
11 – 13 September 2020
The International Cheese Awards, Nantwich
28 – 29 July 2020
Alcester & Arden Food Festivals
16 May & 17 October 2020
27 – 28 June 2020
North
Obsession, Northcote
24 January – 9 February 2020
Fish and Ships Festival, Whitby
16 – 17 May 2020
Alternative Sunday Lunch by Born To Lose Burger… and more Yorkshire Food events
2020 dates TBC
Various
Manchester Food and Drink Festival
2020 dates TBC
York Food & Drink Festival, North Yorkshire
2020 dates TBC
18 – 19 April 2020
Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival
2020 dates TBC
Seaham Food Festival, County Durham
13 – 14 June 2020
2020 dates TBC
2020 dates TBC
Taste Cockermouth, Cumbria
2020 dates TBC
11 – 13 April 2020
24 May 2020
Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight
15 – 16 August 2020
2020 dates TBC
2020 dates TBC
Various
Isle of Man Food and Drink Festival
2020 dates TBC
UK Food Festivals – Scotland
Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight
2020 dates TBC
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2020 dates TBC
Perth’s St Andrews Day Festival
2020 dates TBC
18 – 21 June 2020
Loch Lomand Food and Drink Festival
4 – 5 April 2020
World Scotch Pie Championships
2020 dates TBC
Scotland’s Speciality Food Show
2020 dates TBC
2020 dates TBC
ScotHot – Trade Show
2020 dates TBC
5 – 8 June 2020
2020 dates TBC
Dundee Flower and Food Festival
4 – 6 September 2020
2020 dates TBC
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22 Feb – 1 Mar 2020
2020 dates TBC
Highland Games and Country Fair
17 May 2020
2020 dates TBC
World Porridge Making Championship
2020 dates TBC
Perth Chocolate & Gin Street Fest
2020 dates TBC
2020 dates TBC
11 – 13 September 2020
Loch Fyne Food Fair, Argyll and Bute
2020 dates TBC
UK Food Festivals – Wales
2020 dates TBC
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Narberth Food Festival, Pembrokeshire
26 – 27 September 2020
2020 dates TBC
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17 – 18 October 2020
Cardigan River and Food Festival
2020 dates TBC
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The Big Cheese, Caerphilly
25–27 Jul 2020
Croeso Food and Drink Festival
2020 dates TBC
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Ireland Food Festivals & Events
Northern Ireland
Taste The Island, Belfast
2020 dates TBC
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Slow Food Festival, Londonderry
2020 dates TBC
September 2020
26 – 27 September 2020
2020 dates TBC
2020 dates TBC
Republic of Ireland
Eatyard, Dublin
Various events
Big Grill Festival, Dublin
13 – 16 August 2020
Bloom, Dublin
28 May – 1 June 2020
2020 dates TBC
9 – 13 April 2020
25 – 27 September 2020
A Taste of Donegal Food Festival
2020 dates TBC
Connemara Mussel Festival, Galway
May Bank Holiday Weekend
Various events
Taste of Wicklow, Wicklow
2020 dates TBC
West Waterford Festival of Food
17 – 19 April 2020
2020 dates TBC
4 – 13 September 2020
2020 dates TBC
Christmas Food Festivals & Events
Ho, ho, holy goodness, there’s some truly awesome Christmas food festivals and events in British Isles. Here’s our pick of the bunch:
Great British Food Festival Christmas (The Great Big Christmas Shop)
Eat & Drink Festival Christmas, Olympia London
Winter Wonderland, London
Taste of London – Winter Food Festival, London
Foodies Festival Christmas, Various
Christmas at Hampton Court Palace
Vegetarian & Vegan Events
For all-things-Veg, there’s tons of great events to be found in the UK. Check out these links for more info:
Veg Fest (London)
My Vegan Town (Various)
Vegan Events UK (Various)
The Vegan Society (Various)
National Vegetarian Week, 11 – 17 May 2020
Wowzers, that’s a lot of UK food festivals.
As you can see, there’s loads of great British food events going on, so what are you waiting for?? Get yourself along to some.
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