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Food festivals in Yorkshire and the Humber

18 festivals in our diary, 3 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
Green hillside fields in Swaledale divided by dry stone walls and dotted with stone field barns
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0

Coming up

Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival

When: Fri 9 – Sun 18 Oct 2026 This weekend

Various venues across the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire

CheeseChef demosLocal producers

Filey Food Festival

When: Sat 10 – Sun 11 Oct 2026 This weekend

Filey, North Yorkshire

Street foodWorld foodLocal producers Free entry

Rhubarb Festival

When: Fri 19 – Sun 21 Feb 2027

Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Chef demosLocal producersFood & drink Free entry

Through the year

Usually in February

  • Bundles of bright pink forced rhubarb stalks wrapped in Union Jack-printed cellophane

    Rhubarb Festival

    Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Fri 19 – Sun 21 Feb 2027

Usually in April

Usually in May

  • A replica sailing ship in Whitby harbour, with red-roofed houses climbing the East Cliff towards St Mary's Church

    Fish and Ships Festival

    Whitby, North Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

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

  • The long classical stone front of Harewood House seen across its formal terrace garden under a blue sky

    Great British Food Festival – Harewood House

    Harewood, West Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Usually late May bank holiday weekend — next dates to be confirmed

  • Lawns and stone water channels in the Peace Gardens, with Sheffield Town Hall and modern buildings behind

    Sheffield Food Festival

    Sheffield, South Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

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

  • A fountain playing on a tree-fringed lake in Roundhay Park

    The North Leeds Food Festival

    Leeds, West Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

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

Usually in June

Usually in July

Usually in August

Usually in September

  • A stone-built Victorian building with shops on Towngate in Holmfirth

    Holmfirth Food and Drink Festival

    Holmfirth, West Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

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

  • Festival marquees and food stalls under trees in a paved city square, with visitors walking past

    York Food and Drink Festival

    York, North Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Usually ten days in the second half of September — next dates to be confirmed

Usually in October