Cheese festivals
11 festivals in the UK diary, soonest first.
Festivals given over to cheese: makers’ markets, tastings and talks.
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Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival
Various venues across the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber
Fri 9 – Sun 18 Oct 2026
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Cheltenham Food and Drink Festival
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · South West England
Fri 25 – Sun 27 Jun 2027
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Artisan Cheese Fair
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire · East Midlands
Usually late May bank holiday weekend (Saturday and Sunday) — next dates to be confirmed
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Cheese & Chilli Festival Christchurch
Christchurch, Dorset · South West England
Usually mid-May weekend — next dates to be confirmed
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Cheese & Chilli Festival Reigate
Reigate, Surrey · South East England
Usually end of May weekend — next dates to be confirmed
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Cheese & Chilli Festival Chichester
Chichester, West Sussex · South East England
Usually third weekend in June — next dates to be confirmed
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Cheese & Chilli Festival Winchester
Winchester, Hampshire · South East England
Usually early June weekend — next dates to be confirmed
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Cheese & Chilli Festival Guildford
Shalford, Surrey · South East England
Usually mid-July weekend — next dates to be confirmed
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Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival
Sturminster Newton, Dorset · South West England
Usually second full weekend of September — next dates to be confirmed
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East Midlands Food Festival
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire · East Midlands
Usually first weekend of October (Saturday and Sunday) — next dates to be confirmed