Thanks for considering our festivals - here's what you need to know:

We take a lot of time choosing the producers we work with. We value your feedback and your customers' feedback too.

If you are considering applying please read the following statements which sum up what being a part of the #eatfestivalsfamily is about:

Community: food & drink producers who help and support each other, from bursary-winning first-time traders to seasoned experts.

Well run: our reputation is for a good footfall, effective promotion, great communication & excellent procedures.

Shared Responsibility: producers work together on pre-event promo, social media & face to face, ready for a great day's trade.

Collaborative: regular 360* constructive feedback means that we all steer the development of eat:Festivals for mutual benefit.

Sustainable: award-winning sustainability across all elements of the festivals - ecology, society, local economy.

Fun: we don't work with tossers.

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For all our festivals we prioritise those from within 30 miles of the host town. 

We review applications at the start of every month. The process we follow for assessing is HERE

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Applying:

We have high sustainability criteria - please read through these carefully and ensure you can meet these.

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You will need an electronic copy of your public liability insurance, any PAT or gas certs, a link to your FSA rating, a picture of your stall (if you haven't traded with us before) and a copy of your logo before you begin applying.

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The same Eventree application can be used for all our festivals.

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Our Nutritional Values Statement is here, which illustrates why we do what we do.

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Here are our Terms and Conditions for 2021 applications.

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Read our Trader Charter to see what we are promising to you.

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Please do subscribe to our producer newsletter to stay up to date on our availability, new dates, opportunities and treats.

Why book with us

• We were the first festival organisers to be awarded Quality in Tourism Safe Clean Legal.

• Excellent relationships with local authorities

• Regular footfall in excess of 25,000 at Weston-super-Mare, Burnham-on-Sea and Taunton

• Wellington and Portishead footfall is over 15,000

• Start out Strong discount scheme for new traders and Bursary opportunities

• Award winning organsiers [NOEA Best Event Organisers 2017, Best Practice Award 2018 and NABMA Best Food Market - Great British Market Awards 2018] 

• Your business specifically mentioned in our press releases and supporters’ mail shots

• Our printed Local Food Directory lists your business  (est.1000 distributed free of charge per festival)

• We keep our pitch fees low [£55 high risk, £70 low risk and £125 hot food] in order to attract and retain micro and small local producers

2021 dates

• 14 August eat:Portishead- Waiting list only

• 21 August Honiton Gate to Plate - Waiting list only

• 28 August eat:Chipping Sodbury

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• 4 Sept eat:Wellington - Waiting list only

• 18 Sept eat:Yeovil 

• 25 Sept eat:Weston Super Mare - North Somerset producers & makers only

• 26 Sept eat:Tiverton - ambient food, beer and non-food only

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• 2 October eat:Minehead - ambient food, beer and non-food only

• 9 October eat:Nailsea - Waiting list only

• 16 October eat:Teignmouth - Waiting list only

• 23 October eat:Burnham - less than 5 places left

• 30 October eat:Clevedon

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Festive events:

• 27 Nov eat:Taunton

• 4 Dec eat:Nailsea - less thann 5 places left

• 11 Dec eat:Yeovil - Waiting list only

• 12 Dec eat:Weston Super Mare - Waiting list only

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