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Visit a festival in 2026

In 2026 we have over 40 festivals planned in 25+ host towns and cities across the south-west

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What to expect

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At an eat:Festival you can expect to find a great range of local food & drink producers, awesome street food and free entertainment like jugglers, DJs, buskers and Punch & Judy shows

The event will be well laid out, accessible and always free to attend

We trade 10 - 4 at most events

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You can search for public transport routes using Google maps and check out local parking using Parkopedia 

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​2025 dates

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  • eat:Yeovil Sat 22 Nov - Middle Street & The Triangle 

  • eat:Weston Sat 29 Nov - inside The Winter Gardens and outside on the Italian Gardens

  • eat:Nailsea Sat 6 Dec - High Street & Crown Glass shopping centre

  • eat:Dawlish Sat 13 Dec - The Strand and The Lawn

2026 dates​ 

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eat:Bideford Sat 11 April - the quay side

eat:Minehead Sun 12 April - The Avenue

eat:Weston Sat 18 April - on the Italian Gardens

Exmouth Gate to Plate 19 April - The Strand

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eat:Yeovil Sat 25 April - town centre

eat:Portishead Sun 26 April - Parish Wharf and all along the north bank of the Marina

eat:Bedminster Sat 2 May - East Street 

eat:Taunton, sponsored by Wrencon Sat 9 May - Hammet Street and all the way up East Street

eat:Nailsea Sun 10 May - High Street & Crown Glass Shopping Centre

eat:Dawlish Sat 16 May - The Lawn

eat:Tavistock, sponsored by Flapjackery Sun 17 May - West Street, Duke Street and Brook Street

eat:Burnham-on-Sea Sat 23 May - all through the town centre, focused on College and Victoria Streets.

eat:Malmesbury Sat 24 May - Town Centre

Axminster Gate to Plate Mon 25 May - on Silver Street, Church Street and around St.Mary's Minster

eat:St Austell Sat 30 May - town centre

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eat:Chipping Sodbury Sat 1 August - Broad Street 

eat:Shaftesbury Sun 2 August - Park Walk

eat:Portishead Sat 8 August - Parish Wharf and all along the north bank of the Marina

eat:Minehead Sun 9 August - The Avenue

eat:Calne Sat 15 August - Town Centre

eat:Stonehouse Sun 16 August - town centre 

Honiton Gate to Plate Sat 22 August - High Street between New Street and Kings Road roundabout ​

eat:Totnes Sun 23 August - in Totnes along Steam Quay and on Longmarsh

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eat:Bedminster Sun 6 September - East Street 

eat:Dawlish Sat 12 Sept - The Lawn

Cranbrook Gate to Plate Sun 13 Sept - town square and Tillhouse Road 

eat:Yeovil Sat 19 Sept - Middle Street and The Triangle

eat:Weston Sat 26 Sept WSM - on the Italian Gardens

eat:Tiverton Sun 27 Sept - on Fore Street and Phoenix Lane

Exeter Gate to Plate Sun 4 October - Quayside and Haven Banks

eat:Midsomer Norton Sat 10 Oct - town centre

eat:Bodmin Sat 17 Oct - Town Centre

eat:Bideford Sat 24 October - the quay side

Exmouth Gate to Plate Sun 25 October - The Strand

eat:Portishead Sat 31 October - Parish Wharf and all along the north bank of the Marina

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eat:Yeovil Sat 14 Nov - Middle Street and The Triangle

eat:Weston Sat 21 Nov - inside The Winter Gardens and outside on the Italian Gardens

eat:Shaftesbury Sat 28 Nov - Park Walk

eat:Nailsea Sat 5 Dec - High Street & Crown Glass shopping centre

eat:Taunton, sponsored by Wrencon Sat 12 Dec - Hammet Street and all the way up East Street

eat:Dawlish Sun 13 Dec - The Strand and The Lawn

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eat:Festivals
Award-winning locally focused events

Burnham-on-Sea  Taunton Yeovil + Minehead
Bideford Tavistock + Totnes Dawlish Tiverton Bodmin+ St Austell 
Axminster + Honiton + Exmouth + Cranbrook + Exeter
Portishead + Weston-super-Mare + Nailsea 
Stonehouse + Bedminster + Chipping Sodbury + Malmesbury 
Midsomer Norton + Shaftesbury +
Calne 

Particularly striking is Bev and Sarah Milner [Simonds] description of arriving in Somerset to find that their new neighbours felt completely disconnected from the productive landscape surrounding their town, and how that inspired them to create their food festivals to bring people and the land together." King Charles, Deepest Somerset 2021

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Email: hello@eatfestivals.org

0800 246 5200

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