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Food festivals in South West England

33 festivals in our diary, 12 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
Boats resting on the sand at low tide in Mousehole's small harbour, with granite cottages climbing the hill behind
Photo: Ray Ok, CC BY 3.0

Coming up

Falmouth Oyster Festival

When: Thu 8 – Sun 11 Oct 2026 In 3 days

Falmouth, Cornwall

SeafoodChef demosLocal producers

eat:Midsomer Norton

When: Sat 10 Oct 2026 This weekend

Midsomer Norton, Somerset

Street foodLocal producersFood & drink Free entry

Wells Food Festival

When: Sun 11 Oct 2026 This weekend

Wells, Somerset

Street foodLocal producersFood & drink Free entry

Dartmouth Food Festival

When: Fri 23 – Sun 25 Oct 2026 In 18 days

Dartmouth, Devon

SeafoodChef demosLocal producers

eat:Bideford

When: Sat 24 Oct 2026 In 19 days

Bideford, Devon

Street foodLocal producersFood & drink Free entry

Exmouth Gate to Plate

When: Sun 25 Oct 2026 In 20 days

Exmouth, Devon

Street foodLocal producersFood & drink Free entry

eat:Portishead

When: Sat 31 Oct 2026 In 26 days

Portishead, Somerset

Street foodLocal producersFood & drink Free entry

eat:Yeovil

When: Sat 14 Nov 2026 In 40 days

Yeovil, Somerset

Street foodLocal producersFood & drink Free entry

eat:Weston

When: Sat 21 Nov 2026 In 47 days

Weston-super-Mare, Somerset

Street foodLocal producersFood & drink Free entry

eat:Shaftesbury

When: Sat 28 Nov 2026 In 54 days

Shaftesbury, Dorset

Street foodLocal producersFood & drink Free entry

Through the year

Usually in March

Usually in April

  • Boats resting at low tide in Porthleven's inner harbour, with houses and the clock tower around the harbour

    Porthleven Food Festival

    Porthleven, Cornwall · South West England

    Usually last weekend in April (Friday to Sunday) — next dates to be confirmed

Usually in May

  • Small boats and pontoons at Whitestrand Quay in Salcombe, with wooded hills across the estuary

    Salcombe Crabfest

    Salcombe, Devon · South West England

    Usually first Sunday in May — no future dates yet

  • Cheese & Chilli Festival Christchurch

    Christchurch, Dorset · South West England

    Usually mid-May weekend — next dates to be confirmed

  • Boats and swans on the sparkling water of the River Stour beside Christchurch Quay under a blue sky

    Christchurch Food Festival

    Christchurch, Dorset · South West England

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

  • Turquoise sea and a curving sandy beach backed by wooded slopes and white houses

    St Ives Food & Drink Festival

    St Ives, Cornwall · South West England

    Usually mid-May weekend (Friday to Sunday) — next dates to be confirmed

Usually in June

  • An ornate Victorian bandstand with a striped canopy in a park, with Regency terraces behind under a blue sky

    Cheltenham Food and Drink Festival

    Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · South West England

    Fri 25 – Sun 27 Jun 2027

  • Shoppers browsing market stalls along South Street in Bridport, lined with stone and brick buildings

    Bridport Food Festival

    Bridport, Dorset · South West England

    Usually a Saturday in mid-June, with evening feasts and a beer festival on the Friday and Saturday — next dates to be confirmed

Usually in July

  • Open grassland on Durdham Down in Bristol, with a few trees under a cloudy sky

    Feast On Bristol

    Bristol · South West England

    Fri 30 Jul – Sun 1 Aug 2027

  • Weymouth's harbour lined with moored boats and colourful quayside buildings under a clear blue sky

    Dorset Seafood Festival

    Weymouth, Dorset · South West England

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

Usually in August

Usually in September

  • The sweeping Georgian terrace of the Royal Crescent seen across long grass in Royal Victoria Park

    Foodies Festival Bath

    Bath, Somerset · South West England

    Fri 21 – Sun 23 May 2027

  • A narrow town street in Ashburton lined with shops and painted houses, leading to a brick building

    Ashburton Food Festival

    Ashburton, Devon · South West England

    Usually a Saturday in mid-September — next dates to be confirmed

  • The old market cross on a small traffic island among shops and houses in Sturminster Newton

    Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival

    Sturminster Newton, Dorset · South West England

    Usually second full weekend of September — next dates to be confirmed

  • Wing Fest Bristol

    Bristol · South West England

    Usually early September (Friday to Sunday) — next dates to be confirmed

Usually in October

  • Paper plates of freshly opened oysters with lemon wedges laid out on a table

    Falmouth Oyster Festival

    Falmouth, Cornwall · South West England

    Thu 8 – Sun 11 Oct 2026

  • A quiet, curving High Street in Midsomer Norton lined with Victorian stone buildings and hanging flower baskets in low sunlight

    eat:Midsomer Norton

    Midsomer Norton, Somerset · South West England

    Usually one-day Saturday or Sunday festivals, once a year (October in 2026) — next dates to be confirmed

  • A row of historic shopfronts on Wells Market Place, with the towers of Wells Cathedral rising behind

    Wells Food Festival

    Wells, Somerset · South West England

    Usually a Sunday in mid-October — no future dates yet

  • Small boats moored in the Boat Float harbour basin, with colourful townhouses and shops behind under a sunny sky

    Dartmouth Food Festival

    Dartmouth, Devon · South West England

    Fri 23 – Sun 25 Oct 2026

  • Bideford's long stone bridge crossing the River Torridge, with the quayside and hillside town beyond

    eat:Bideford

    Bideford, Devon · South West England

    Usually one-day Saturday or Sunday festivals, 2 times a year — next dates to be confirmed

  • The Strand gardens in Exmouth town centre with a stone war memorial cross, flower beds and red-brick buildings under a blue sky

    Exmouth Gate to Plate

    Exmouth, Devon · South West England

    Usually twice a year, on a Sunday in April and a Sunday in late October — next dates to be confirmed

  • Yachts moored in Portishead Marina in front of modern waterside apartments, reflected in calm water under a blue sky

    eat:Portishead

    Portishead, Somerset · South West England

    Usually three times a year: April, August and late October — next dates to be confirmed

  • Exeter Gate to Plate

    Exeter, Devon · South West England

    Usually a Sunday in early October — next dates to be confirmed

Usually in November

  • A gravel path leading across lawns to the stone Tudor manor house of Athelhampton, with walled gardens on either side

    Dorset Winter Food & Drink Fair

    Athelhampton, Dorset · South West England

    Sat 7 – Sun 8 Nov 2026

  • Shoppers on Yeovil's pedestrianised Middle Street, lined with shops under a cloudy sky

    eat:Yeovil

    Yeovil, Somerset · South West England

    Usually one-day Saturday or Sunday festivals, 3 times a year — next dates to be confirmed

  • The small stone harbour at Clovelly with moored boats, whitewashed cottages and wooded cliffs behind

    Clovelly Herring Festival

    Clovelly, Devon · South West England

    Usually a Sunday in mid-November — next dates to be confirmed

  • Ground-level fountains playing in a paved square in front of a modern colonnaded building

    eat:Weston

    Weston-super-Mare, Somerset · South West England

    Usually one-day Saturday or Sunday festivals, 3 times a year — next dates to be confirmed

  • A wide view from a hilltop over green, wooded countryside under a cloudy blue sky

    eat:Shaftesbury

    Shaftesbury, Dorset · South West England

    Usually one-day Saturday or Sunday festivals, 2 times a year — next dates to be confirmed

Usually in December

  • Fishing boats moored in Padstow's harbour, with quayside buildings and the Camel estuary beyond

    Padstow Christmas Fayre

    Padstow, Cornwall · South West England

    Thu 3 – Sun 6 Dec 2026

  • Nailsea's High Street with shops, street lamps and pedestrians under a partly cloudy sky

    eat:Nailsea

    Nailsea, Somerset · South West England

    Usually one-day Saturday or Sunday festivals, 2 times a year — next dates to be confirmed

  • The Georgian terraces of Hammet Street in Taunton framing the tall decorated tower of St Mary Magdalene church

    eat:Taunton

    Taunton, Somerset · South West England

    Usually a Saturday in May and a Saturday in mid-December — next dates to be confirmed

  • A sunny green lawn with paths, benches and trees in the centre of Dawlish

    eat:Dawlish

    Dawlish, Devon · South West England

    Usually three times a year: May, September and mid-December — next dates to be confirmed