The Best Food Festivals To Book For A Summer Of Feasting
Sure, a music festival is fun, but the food can often be a letdown. Skip the dry burgers and curly fries this summer and book yourself in for a UK food festival stacked with Michelin-starred chefs, innovative dishes and cocktail masterclasses.
From Tom Kerridge’s Pub in the Park to London’s biggest foodie experience, these are the UK food festivals to book this summer.
Top UK Food Festivals To Bookmark
Taste of London
London’s biggest food festival returns to the capital this June, bringing with it its biggest line-up yet. Taking over Regent’s Park, expect five epic days of feasting. Your one-way ticket to London’s hottest restaurants, top UK chefs and exclusive culinary experiences, it’s packed with highlights, from exclusive workshops and appearances from chefs like Judy Joo, Adam Simmonds, Ana Ortiz, Helen Graham, and more. Restaurants on the line-up include Manzi’s, Eataly, Ting, Roka, Roti King, Bone Daddies and more, so there’s plenty to look forward to here.
18th to 22nd june 2025
www.london.tastefestivals.com
Rock Oyster
Returning to Cornwall this July is Rock Oyster, the annual festival marrying food and music together. Hosted over three days at Dinham House, the festival’s foodie options offer summery alfresco dining, cooking demonstrations and Michelin-starred chefs. This year’s line-up includes UB40 feat Ali Campbell, Kate Nash, Ministry of Sound Classical, Toby Lee, Malcolm Joseph and more on the musical side of things. When it comes to the food, there are culinary experiences with Jack Stein, Tom Brown, Noor Murad, Emily Scott and more.
24th to 27th July 2025
www.rockoysterfestival.co.uk
National Geographic Traveller Food Festival
Returning this July, the popular food festival will see you mentally travelling to your bucket list destinations through culinary delights prepared by some of the biggest names in the business.
From picking up a few culinary tricks from top chefs to tasting traditional flavours from around the world, expect a whole programme full of events waiting for you. This year’s line-up includes Chetna Makan, Katrina Ridley, Jeremy Pang, Hajira Ahmad and more.
19th to 20th July 2025
www.foodfestival.natgeotraveller.co.uk
Foodies Festival
Hosted throughout the summer, Foodies Festival is a celebration of food and music, featuring a line-up of Michelin-starred chefs and MasterChef champions cooking up their favourite dishes. There will be performances by Pixie Lott, Judge Jules, Blue, Example and more with some top TV chefs cooking live, including Atul Kochhar, Matty Edgell and Mich Turner.
Foodies Festival is a celebration of food and music.
Various dates throughout the summer
www.foodiesfestival.com
Pub in the Park
Run by the acclaimed Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge, the brilliant Pub in the Park will be travelling around the UK once again this summer.
The brilliant Pub in the Park will be travelling around the UK once again this summer.
A celebration of British pubs and their place in our culture, the festival will see the likes of Michel Roux and Yotam Ottolenghi, among others, cooking up a storm.
Various dates throughout the summer
www.pubintheparkuk.com
The Big Feastival
One of the UK’s most popular food festivals, The Big Feastival, has been a smash hit since Alex James launched it back in 2011. Hosted on the rockstars Cotswolds farm, this year’s musical line-up includes Nelly Furtado, Faithless, Travis and The Wombats. Foodies can get their chops around dishes and demonstrations from the likes of Simon Rimmer, Cherish Finden and Emily English.
22nd to 24th august 2025
www.thebigfeastival.com
BBC Good Food Summer Show
For this year’s BBC Good Food Summer Show, you can expect four days jam-packed with foodie adventures, with tastings, workshops, stages and talks taking place all weekend. The line-up includes James Martin, Si King, Matt Tebbutt, Rachel Allen, Tony Singh, Cyrus Todiwala, John Torode, Lisa Faulkner, Jane Dunn of Jane’s Patisserie and host Marcus Bean. Plus, there’ll be plenty of exhibitors on hand, allowing you to peruse and shop artisan and independent brands.
12th to 15th June 2025
www.bbcgoodfoodshow.com
