Nantwich Food Festival.

Nantwich Food Festival.
Live Music • Entertainment • Street Food • 100’s of Exhibitors • Cooking Demonstrations • Children’s Activities

The Nantwich Food Festival

Nantwich Food Festival.

Returning for 2026

Friday 4th September | 11am – 8pm
Saturday 5th September | 9am – 7pm
Sunday 6th September | 10am – 5pm

It’s back in 2026, the much-loved Nantwich Food Festival. For three full days we will transform our picturesque town centre into a food lovers’ paradise. Located across three sites, we’re bringing marquees filled with top quality food and drink from producers all across Cheshire, Great Britain and beyond. Be sure to follow us on our social media channels for updates and announcements.

 Venues  

Love Lane
Food Theatre | Exhibitors | Music Stage | Children’s Marquee | Cook Along Marquee | Street Food

Town Centre
Entertainment | Local Businesses | Street Food

Bowling Green
Exhibitors | Music Stage | Street Food

 Cookalong  

Join our Cookalong sessions where you can learn from the professionals! From pizza making to kids’ smash burgers, cheese and wine tasting to cocktail masterclasses, there’s something for everyone. Book your place now 

 Food Festival Map  

Food Festival Map - click me

PDF version of map available here

 Free Bus Routes

 2026 Sponsors  

Nantwich Town Council | Boughey Distribution| Mornflake Oats | AFH Wealth Management | Hall Smith Whittingham | Reaseheath College and University Centre | Whitegates | Snugburys | Utowpia Caravans and Motorhomes | Rhino Safety |Direct Access | Osprey EV Charging | Alpha Omega Securities |South Cheshire Chambers |TR Creative| Morrisons |Nantwich Elim Church | Rotary | St Marys Nantwich

Nantwich Food Festival.

Nantwich Food Festival.

Fun for all the family

As one of the UK’s largest free to enter food festivals, our 3-day event brings together the best of talent and produce. Local heroes and celebrity Chefs from across the county offer unmissable live cooking demonstrations, and our 2 live music stages deliver an eclectic line-up ensuring there’s something for everyone.

 Parking  

Parking is available at the following locations

Friday 4th September
Nantwich Town FC – Waterlode, Nantwich CW5 5BS
Barony Park – Barony Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5QY

Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th September
Nantwich Town FC – Waterlode, Nantwich CW5 5BS
Barony Park – Barony Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5QY
Brine Leas Academy – Audlem Rd, Nantwich CW5 7DY

Disabled Parking
Dysart Buildings Car Park – Market St, Nantwich, CW55DG Barony Park – Barony Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5QY

All Car Parks – Locked at 10PM – No overnight Parking.

Park and Ride
Friday 10:45 – 18:00
Football Ground to Studio Bowers Row
Barony Park to Bus Station

Saturday 09:00 – 18:00
Sunday 10:00 – 17:00
Brine Leas to Love Lane
Football Ground to Studio Bowers Row
Barony Park to Bus Station

Last bus back to car parks will be 17:45 on Friday and Saturday and 16:45 on Sunday

 Competitions  

Mr Dabber Town Trail

The Mr Dabber Town Trail
Mr Dabber town trail will run over the festival weekend. Trail leaflets can be collected from the kid’s marquee in love lane or the info point in town. Entries to be returned to the kid’s marquee or Cheese Shop.

Coffee and Walnut Cake Competition
This year’s bake is a Coffee and Walnut Cake cake. Entry is via email – Link.
Limited to 12 entries.
Prizes to 3rd place – kindly donated by Cheerbrooks
Judges – Sam Copeland, Jill Weatherburn and Cheerbrooks

Nantwich Town Businesses Window Competition

Window Display Competition
Food Festival Window Display Competition

People’s choice!
Choose your favourite window and win one of 6 fantastic prizes:

This year we’re giving a People’s prize to the best window display voted for by YOU.

Choose your favourite window display and post your entry in the postbox at the Cheese Shop. Don’t forget your email or phone number if you want to win one of our lovely prizes.

Participating Shops
Ableworld | Brookshaws | Oxleys | Nettle | Cheese Shop | Gas Flame Centre | Running Bear | Bloom Edit | Wright Lettings and Management | KBA | Welch’s | Webb House Furnishers | Cherry on Top | Bookshop | Toast Haus | St Martha’s

 2026 Featured Chefs  

 2026 Featured Chefs  

Lisa Faulkner is an acclaimed cookery author, TV presenter and actor, who first established herself starring in high-profile TV dramas including Holby City, Spooks and Dangerfield. After winning BBC1’s Celebrity MasterChef in 2010, she began a remarkable food journey, presenting and cooking on many programmes including ITV’s This Morning and, alongside Ben Shepherd, Channel 4’s What’s Cooking? Her passion for cooking with children led to CBBC’s Crash My Kitchen, teaching families to cook simple, healthy meals. Now she co-hosts ITV’s John & Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen with husband John Torode, in its 9th series. All her cookbooks are bestsellers, and in 2026 she adds the stage to her talents, starring in Single White Female.
Lisa Faulkner

Nantwich Food Festival.

Yorkshire born and bred, Nigel has worked at some of the UK’s biggest and busiest hotels and spent time at the highly acclaimed French cookery school Ecole Le Notre. In addition to being a celebrity chef in his own right and demonstrating his easy to follow cooking style for us, Nigel will again be the Food Theatre Compere.
Nigel Brown
Nigel Brown
Jill is kept busy, creating and writing recipes, and supporting TV chefs. However, she doesn’t only work behind the scenes but is highly skilled at presenting to live audiences. This year she will be demonstrating some energy saving recipes using the hob and saving on washing up
Jill Weatherburn
Luke Richardson is  Head Chef of Sticky Walnut, Chester. He has  been cooking for over 20 years but his true passion is French classics and modern bistro food which meld into a Neo-Bistro style of food. Think lots of creamy and buttery sauces, but with the very best of British seasonal produce. Luke picked up a love of working like this during his time living and working in Paris.”
Luke Richardson
Andrew Soddy, Head Chef at Crewe Hall’s Brasserie. With a world of experience, from luxury cruise liners to the heart of London’s West End and even cooking for HM Queen Elizabeth II, Andrew’s menus are a delightful blend of the finest local seasonal produce with a touch of international flair, a nod to his extensive world travels. A real treat to watch he will be demonstrating his own take on menus that use seasonal ingredients with an international flair.
Andrew Soddy
Jon Watts is known for his easy-to-follow cookbooks, relaxed cooking style and extensive charity work, featuring as a guest chef on ITV’s This Morning and BBC’s Saturday Kitchen. His debut Watts Cooking (2023) was followed by two Sunday Times bestsellers, Speedy Weeknight Meals and Speedy Comfort. Jon’s journey is remarkable: sentenced at 18 to a young offenders’ institute, he transformed his life through cooking, becoming the first person in custody to achieve Duke of Edinburgh Bronze, Silver and Gold, collecting his Gold at Buckingham Palace. After five years with Jamie Oliver’s restaurant group, he launched his food truck Jon’s Street Food. He now teaches in prisons and is a trustee of Liberty Kitchen.
Jon Watts
Spyros grew up in Athens and soon ignited his passion for cooking from an early age. He has worked in some of the best Greek restaurants across the globe and built up a wealth of experience and skills in doing so. He is now Head Chef at St Martha Restaurant right here in Nantwich.
Spyros Vrakas
Spyros Vrakas
Rookery Hall’s Executive Chef, Dion Jones. Dion, originally from North Wales has many awards to his name including 3AA rosettes and a silver medal in the Culinary Olympics; however, his proudest accolades are twofold: having been the first British chef ever to win the Escoffier Challenge and also having recently won the Welsh national chef of the year 2026.
Dion Jones
Hailing from Manchester and with a particular love for French pâtisserie, Babna regularly trains with leading pastry chefs in France. Her mission is to make elegant French desserts accessible to everyone by combining professional techniques with simple, achievable methods. Her motto: “Patisserie Desserts Made Easy!” 
Babna’s Patisserie
Harry Walker of Nantwich’s own Deuce, based in Hospital St; Harry’s take on life is to produce tasty goodies for us that are nutrient dense, using premium contents.
Harry Walker

 Awards  

The Festival is thrilled to have won a major Cheshire Life Food & Drink Award for Specialist Venue or Event of the Year. With strong competition at a prestigious event, this recognition highlights the Festival’s high standards and strong reputation.

Run entirely by volunteers—ranging from a few hours over the weekend to year-round planning—the Festival maintains a professional structure. Volunteers ensure smooth operations, happy visitors, satisfied exhibitors, and a welcoming atmosphere that sets Nantwich apart.

Thanks to this dedicated team, the Festival remains free to attend, unlike many others. New volunteers are always welcome to join in making this standout event possible.

The Festival is just one of many events that make Nantwich a truly special town.

 

We were delighted to have been presented with the Shop Local Nantwich award for Best Event Organiser last night. A great evening at Wychwood Park and so good to see our fabulous local businesses celebrated – congrats to all the winners!

Thank you so much to everyone who voted for us. As you know everyone at the food festival is a volunteer, and our team work hard all year as well as the festival weekend to put on one of the best events in Nantwich and bring visitors to our lovely town. This award is for all our volunteers!

If you’d like to join our volunteer team, drop us a message and become part of our success!

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