Foodies Festival

Start: Friday, July 10, 2026 2:00PM
End: Sunday, July 12, 2026 9:00PM

FOODIES FESTIVAL returns to Tatton Park, Cheshire 10th - 12th July. The star-studded touring food & music festival, in its 21st year, announces a huge line-up of TV celebrity chefs and chart-topping music stars, including Boyzone and Westlife supergroup Boyzlife, Pop Idol star, Gareth Gates and his Boyband in the Park hit show and iconic 90s group, B*Witched The three-day gastronomic extravaganza, set in the historic splendour of Tatton Park grounds, features live cooking demonstrations from an extensive menu of top chefs. Featuring MasterChef and Bake-Off champions, Great British Menu winners, judges and TV guest chefs, and highly-rated regional chefs. Star names cooking live include: MasterChef 2025 Champion, Harry Maguire and finalist Sophie Surgue, MasterChef champion, Tom Rhodes, Great British Bake Off 2025 star Hassan Islam, Bake Off: The Professionals, Hayley Tully, and Great British Menu winner, Daniel McGeorge, from Vetch, Liverpool. Other renowned chefs and bakers appearing, include: Chef, Jack Hawkins, from Crewe Hall Hotel and Spa, Chef Patron, Felix Shaw, from Restuarant 209 in Chester, Young Chef of the Year awarded, Sean Noonan, Head Chef at Grange Farm Lowton, Chef Patron, Michael Clay, from Elnecot, Ancoats and Chef Author, Kat Buckley AKA ’The Baking Explorer’ from Manchester and more. Foodies Festival isn’t just about the food – there’s also a stellar music line-up that will have visitors dancing as they dine. Featuring Boyzone and Westlife supergroup Boyzlife, with founding members Keith Duffy and Brian McFadden performing their vast catalogue of No 1’s with a live band, Pop Idol star and heart-throb Gareth Gates, and his ‘Boyband in the Park’ show, covering the biggest boyband hits from the 90s and 00s and double platinum-selling and double denim-wearing iconic 90s pop group B*Witched. Throughout each weekend, local and touring bands and artists will perform. Visitors will be immersed in a food and drink heaven, with jam-packed schedules in the interactive live theatres. In the Chefs Theatre, celebrities will create their signature dishes and share new tips and tricks, cooking mouth-watering dishes and showing off the very best of locally sourced produce, whilst in the Cake & Desserts Theatre, patisserie chefs and star bakers whip up showstoppers and offer tempting sweet treats. For the hot-headed, Foodies’ legendary chilli-eating competition expands, adding a new level of heat with the Ultimate Hot Wings Challenge! New for 2026 'Ready, Steady, Cook!’ presents the ultimate competitive cook-off featuring star names and powered by audience interaction! See MasterChef and Great British Menu go head-to-head! Masterclasses in the Drinks Theatre include tutored sessions on Champagne, Beer, Cider, Cocktails, and Wine, featuring presentations from experts from ITV, BBC, and Channel 4. Children will enjoy a packed itinerary with both educational and fun activities. Younger guests can enjoy the Kids Cookery School sessions, where they can prepare delicious food to eat or take home. The brand-new Foodies Treasure Hunt Trail will keep the little ones busy, following clues and uncovering hidden secrets across the entire festival. Afterwards, they can visit the fairground and games area in the Kids Zone. Visitors can browse the latest food trends in the Shopping Village, meet local producers and sample a variety of delicious goods in the Artisan Market and taste exotic and unusual new dishes in the Feasting Tent – which features a mouth-watering range of Street Food and delicacies from all four corners of the globe. Four-legged friends are always welcome at Foodies and well-catered for, with activities, yummy treats and fun competitions to enter.