About the festivals
All our food & drink festivals are free to attend, family-friendly, accessible and held in a town centre. We aim to celebrate the great local producers surrounding the festival town by putting on a cracking one-day festival that is low cost for them to attend - meaning that money goes straight back into local businesses; well publicised; good fun; well run and with lots of variety. eat:Festivals is a not-for-profit social enterprise that aims to connect communities with the productive landscape that surrounds them, which is good for local business, food producers and for families.
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The festivals aim to bring a great range of producers and products into the town on the day of the festival. Mostly based within 30 miles of each town, with a few exceptional and hard to find products from further afield. Mix in a talks, workshops, livestock, tractors and lots of entertainment and competitions. It's a free day out and a chance to meet friends whilst discovering something new. You can read our Visitor Charter here, where we share our aspirations for your day.
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We trade between 10 and 4pm. We know our peak hours are between 11 and 2. If you want to have a bit more elbow room, to get the pick of the produce, we recommend you arrive early. We have an access statement for each festival on each festival host towns page.
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We have published our Sustainability Goals
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Read our Visitor Charter here
Read our Everyone is Welcome statement here
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Read our Safeguarding Policy here
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Read our Inclusion & Access Guide for traders here
Want a slice of the pie?
If you are thinking of developing a stand alone food and drink festival, enhancing your current focus on local producers or have a market that needs to adapt - we are available for consultancy and assistance.
This can be delivered hands-on or via remote support, but will always adhere to our high sustainability standards, placemaking credentials and be tailored to your unique needs.
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Does it sound like we might be a good match?
Give Bev or Sarah a call on 0800 246 5200 or email us at hello@eatfestivals.org
Not for profit
We run the festivals as a social enterprise and they are not for profit . We are grateful to our traders, supporters and sponsors who help us put on these festivals. We cover the costs operating costs and plough any surplus into other food & drink projects.
