WHAT’S ON 2027.
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THORESBY PARK, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
18th & 19th September 2027
We are already planning another fantastic weekend at Thoresby Park. Sign up to our newsletter to be the first to hear about our 2027 TV chefs, entertainment, workshops and family activities.
Beautiful Things
We all love ‘beautiful things’ be it, jewellery, crafts, clothes, homewares, garden goodies, kitchen accessories, decorations or clothing and jewellery.
Our ‘Beautiful Things’ marquee offers a gorgeous range of gifts and crafts from UK designer makers, along with hand crafted gorgeous gifts and lovely homeware.
TV Chef Cookery Theatre
Our 500-seat Cookery Theatre, open to all ticket holders, welcomed a fantastic line-up of special guests in 2026. Joining us were TV favourites John Torode and Lisa Faulkner, MasterChef 2025 finalist Claire Syrenne, TV chef and author Dean Edwards, Italian chef and content creator Francesco Mattana, TV chef and presenter Matt Tebbutt, and Bake Off 2025 champion Jasmine Mitchell, alongside returning host Chris Bavin!
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Book Signing
We are super excited to introduce The Kitchen Table Dorset to the festival, the brilliant team will have a gorgeous range of books and goodies for sale and will be hosting book signings across the weekend from our TV chef guests.
Cookery School for Kids
We are delighted to announce Cookery School for Kids sessions can be booked on the day – with places allocated on a first come, first served basis – make sure you arrive early and get booked in straight away. Children taking part must be 6 years or over.
Food & Drink Traders
Festival of Food and Drink boasted one of the biggest gatherings of quality food and drink stalls in the region. This year we had over 170, offering award winning food, drink, street-food, gift, craft, homewares, garden goodies and gifts. With a fantastic range available, the shopping choices are yours! See, try and buy!
Live Music
The one thing any festival needs is live music – and we pride ourselves on welcoming some amazing musicians to play at the Festival of Food & Drink.
From former X-Factor finalists to local bands and soloists, these often acoustic performers truly get you in the festival mood so make sure you keep your voice suitably lubricated because they guarantee to get you singing along.
Street Food & Bars
Always a huge hit with our visitors, the incredible selection of mouthwatering dishes. Savoury or sweet. One of the biggest trends in recent years the rise of incredible Street Food and Bar vendors, bringing exciting flavours from around the world to our festival. We pride ourselves on an amazing range every year, with many brilliant companies.
VIP Tickets
Each day, we offer a limited number of VIP tickets. Offering a VIP experience when visiting the Festival of Food & Drink. VIP tickets include: – VIP Parking, Fast Track Entry, Wristband, Access to the VIP marquee on the day of your visit and the chance to meet our TV guests of the day – plus a lovely goody bag.