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Foodies Festival Brighton

Saturday 1 – Monday 3 May 2027

Preston Park, Preston Road, Brighton, East Sussex · South East England

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Wide green lawns and trees in Preston Park, Brighton
Preston Park in Brighton, where Foodies Festival Brighton is held (photo 2013) — Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0

The Brighton stop of the touring Foodies Festival, held in Preston Park with chef demos, street food, drinks tastings and live music.

Foodies Festival opens its touring season in Preston Park, Brighton, over the early May bank holiday. There are demos in the chefs' theatre and the cake and bake theatre, tastings in the drinks theatre, a live-fire stage, street food from around the world and an artisan market.

A music stage runs all day, with chilli-eating and hot wings challenges, a kids' cookery school and a fairground. Weekend tickets cover all three days.

The organisers say dogs on short leads are welcome and carers go free. Preston Park station is about five minutes' walk away.

Dates

YearDatesStatus
2027 Saturday 1 – Monday 3 May 2027 Coming up
2026 Saturday 2 – Monday 4 May 2026 Held
2025 Saturday 3 – Monday 5 May 2025 Held

Dates are taken from the festival’s own website and were last checked on 5 October 2026. Plans can change, so please check with the organiser before you travel. Spotted a change? Tell us.

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