Summer 2026
The Best
Summer Markets
From palace gardens to country estates, riverside parks to city squares — summer 2026 brings an extraordinary season of artisan markets, food festivals and outdoor makers events right across the UK.
Not to be missed
Headline Summer Events
The biggest, boldest and most unmissable food, artisan and market events happening across the UK this summer. From bank holiday palace spectaculars to Cotswolds farm festivals.
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Bank Holiday Special
Hampton Court Palace Food Festival
Eat, shop and soak up the sun at Henry VIII's iconic palace. Over 150 independent artisan food and drink producers, street food, pop-up bars, live music, chef demos in the Regina Kitchen — plus palace entry included with your ticket.
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Yorkshire
Harrogate Food Festival
Two spectacular events across the summer — first on the beautiful Stray in Harrogate, then at the stunning Ripley Castle grounds. Artisan markets, street food, chef demos, live music and independent producers from across Yorkshire.
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National Tour
Foodies Festival
The UK's biggest touring celebrity food and music festival. Artisan shopping villages, celebrity chef cooking demos, live music headliners, silent discos and street food arenas. The "Gastro-Glastonbury" comes to two stunning country estates this summer.
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Cotswolds
The Big Feastival
Hosted by Blur's Alex James on his Cotswolds farm, The Big Feastival combines world-class street food, celebrity chef cookery classes, pop-up restaurants and major live music acts across a long weekend in the countryside. Jamie Oliver is a regular.
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Manchester
Heaton Park Food Festival
A summer family favourite in the grounds of one of Europe's largest municipal parks. International street food, artisan market stalls, live chef demonstrations, family entertainment and local Manchester producers all under one roof.
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Midlands
Shrewsbury Food Festival
One of the Midlands' most-loved food events, set in the beautiful riverside Quarry park. Independent food and drink producers, artisan traders, cookery demos, live entertainment and a real celebration of local and regional flavours.
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Free Entry · Wales
Cardiff International Food & Drink Festival
Free to attend and spectacularly located in Cardiff Bay's Roald Dahl Plass. Over 100 food and drink traders, street food, artisan producers from across Wales and beyond, live music and cooking demos — one of the UK's largest free food festivals.
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Yorkshire
Great British Food Festival
Set against the magnificent Palladian facade of Wentworth Woodhouse, one of Britain's grandest stately homes. Over 100 artisan producers, street food arena, celebrity chef demos, live music, foraging masterclasses and family activities across the grounds.
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London
Taste of London
Five days of high-end dining meets outdoor summer fun in Regent's Park. London's top restaurants, artisan stalls, fire pit cooking, champagne masterclasses and DJ sets. Taster dishes from Dishoom, Hoppers and more without the wait for a table.
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Every weekend this summer
Regular Summer Markets
Showing 486 markets running this summer — June through August 2026
SAT 11 Jul
Lord Mayors Celebration Market
Local Makers Market Norwich Forum
✨ Local Makers Market
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Sun 19 Jul
Crafty Fox Summer Market
Crafty Fox Market at King's Cross
✨ Crafty Fox Market
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Sat 25 Jul
Newcastle Under-Lyme Food & Drink Festival
Newcastle-under-Lyme Ironmarket
✨ Independent Street
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Sat 25 Jul
Dine 'N' Devour Droitwich — Summer 2026
Dine 'N' Devour Droitwich
✨ Dine 'N' Devour
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Sat 25 Jul
Dine 'N' Devour Droitwich — Summer 2026
Dine 'N' Devour Droitwich
✨ Dine 'N' Devour
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Sun 26 Jul
Dine 'N' Devour Droitwich — Summer 2026
Dine 'N' Devour Droitwich
✨ Dine 'N' Devour
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Sat 1 Aug
Heaton Park Food Festival 2026
Heaton Park Food Festival
✨ Harrogate Food Festival
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Sat 15 Aug
Great British Food Festival — Wentworth Woodhouse
✨ Great British Food Festival
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Sun 16 Aug
Crafty Fox Samples & Seconds Sale
Crafty Fox Market at the National Theatre
✨ Crafty Fox Market
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Sat 22 Aug
Dine 'N' Devour Tamworth — Late Summer 2026
Dine 'N' Devour Tamworth
✨ Dine 'N' Devour
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Sat 22 Aug
Dine 'N' Devour Tamworth — Late Summer 2026
Dine 'N' Devour Tamworth
✨ Dine 'N' Devour
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Sun 23 Aug
Dine 'N' Devour Tamworth — Late Summer 2026
Dine 'N' Devour Tamworth
✨ Dine 'N' Devour
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Fri 28 Aug
Henley Country Craft & Food Show 2026
Henley Country Craft & Food Show
✨ ICHF Events
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Sat 29 Aug
Newcastle Under-Lyme Jazz & Blues Festival
Newcastle-under-Lyme Ironmarket
✨ Independent Street
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