Festival IslandThe main Food & Drink Festival attractions are located on Mill Island, near the town centre and beside the River Weaver. Opening Times & Ticket Information here Tickets admit you to all festival attractions listed below: Gourmet Food Marquee
With over 90 stalls featuring some of the UK’s top specialist food producers, the Gourmet Food Marquee is sheer heaven for foodies! Sample the best regionally produced gourmet food against the backdrop of our attractive half-timbered country town. Exhibitors here... |  |
Cookery Demonstration Theatre
Demo's on the hour, every hour
Demonstrations and talks will take place throughout the festival weekend with celebrity chefs (including James Tanner and Nantwich favourite Guo Yue) and talented local chefs teaching visitors the tricks of the trade using the best local and regional produce. More here... |  |
Tutored Tasting Workshops
Free of charge tutored tastings to whet your appetite with some of the Festival’s most celebrated food and drink makers. Produce to be sampled includes cheese, meat and puddings. These 20 minute sessions will take place every hour throughout the festival. Timetable here... |
NEW! Cocktail Workshops, Sat & Sun
Cocktail blending demonstrations and fun activity classes. Drop in and make the perfect Bloody Mary or muddle, taste and enjoy a Mojito. There are parallel (non-alcoholic) sessions for teenagers. |  |
Wild Food Workshops & Foraging Walks
We have demonstrations of wild food cookery and fire starting led by Cheshire Countryside Rangers with foraged food tastings taking place at regular intervals each day. The rangers will also lead foraging walks through the beautiful countryside of Nantwich Riverside departing from the wild food workshop on Mill Island at 12noon each day. |
 | Love Food Hate Waste Activities
Cheshire East Council is bringing the Love Food Hate Waste message to the Nantwich Food and Drink Festival this year. In the UK we throw away 6.7 million tonnes of food each year. Most of this food could actually have been eaten. | With the aid of TV chef Richard Fox, each day of the festival will see a programme of demonstrations and activity focusing on the message that we must get more savvy with our food-shopping, and reduce the amount of food we throw away. Richard will demonstrate clever recipes and tips using food we would perhaps normally throw away. | 
| There will also be a chance for festival goers to participate in Q&A sessions throughout the weekend, and enjoy some fast-paced, fun cookery challenges. More details here... |
NEW! Cookery Workshops (Adult)
Saturday 5pm & Sunday 10am
PLEASE PRE-BOOK (see below)
New this year to the Food Festival is the Let’s Get Cooking Kitchen. And for the first time at Nantwich Food Festival, we have 2 cookery sessions for adults called, “Make, bake and take home an apple pie”. |  | | Has pastry always baffled you? Rolling out left you in a mess? Book in to one of these sessions and the mysteries of the perfect pie will be explained! You also get to take home the result. Places are limited and you must pre-book on letsgetcooking@nantwichfoodfestival.co.uk |
Family Fun Marquee
Activities and entertainments aimed at families. These include family cookery workshops, story telling and much more. More here... Festival Food Court and Bar
An undercover food and bar area where you can sit and relax with a glass of wine or beer, or, if you prefer, cup of coffee or tea, together with a tasty bite to eat. |
