Food FeastivalsThe UK food festival diary

Food festivals in North East England

6 festivals in our diary, 1 with dates coming up.

Scotland — 19 festivalsSCOTLAND19Northern Ireland — 9 festivalsN IRELAND9North East England — 6 festivalsNORTH EAST6North West England — 15 festivalsNORTH WEST15Yorkshire and the Humber — 18 festivalsYORKSHIRE18Wales — 15 festivalsWALES15West Midlands — 19 festivalsW MIDLANDS19East Midlands — 15 festivalsE MIDLANDS15East of England — 9 festivalsEAST9London — 11 festivalsLONDON11South East England — 30 festivalsSOUTH EAST30South West England — 33 festivalsSOUTH WEST33
The interior of the Grainger Market in Newcastle, with shop units, a central kiosk and a high glazed roof
Photo: Terry Phillips, CC BY-SA 4.0

Coming up

Through the year

Usually in April

  • An elevated view along Bishop Auckland's Market Place at sunset, with stone buildings, a church spire and a golden sky

    Bishop Auckland Food Festival

    Bishop Auckland, County Durham · North East England

    Usually a weekend in mid-April — next dates to be confirmed

Usually in May

  • A restored Victorian bandstand with a domed roof among trees and flower beds in Exhibition Park

    Newcastle Food Festival

    Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · North East England

    Usually early May bank holiday weekend (Saturday to Monday) — next dates to be confirmed

Usually in June

  • The open paved Keel Square in Sunderland city centre, with young trees, a tall mast-like sculpture and surrounding buildings under a blue sky

    Sunderland Food & Drink Festival

    Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · North East England

    Usually a Friday-to-Sunday weekend in early June — next dates to be confirmed

Usually in August

  • The large rusted-steel 'Tommy' statue of a seated First World War soldier on Terrace Green above the sea at Seaham

    Seaham Food Festival

    Seaham, County Durham · North East England

    Usually a weekend in early August — next dates to be confirmed

Usually in September

  • The ruins of Tynemouth Priory and Castle on a grassy clifftop headland above the sea

    Tynemouth Food Festival

    Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear · North East England

    Usually first weekend of September — next dates to be confirmed

Usually in October