A Giant Taste of the Causeway Coast & Glens
When: Thu 1 – Sat 31 Oct 2026 On now
Various towns across the Causeway Coast and Glens, County Antrim / County Londonderry · Northern Ireland
The UK food festival diary
What’s cooking in October?
We list 199 UK food festivals — 89 have confirmed dates still to come. Find one near you, check the dates and tickets, and read what other visitors thought.
Coming up in the next few weeks
The full diaryFlavours of Autumn at RHS Garden Wisley
When: Wed 7 – Sun 11 Oct 2026 In 2 days
Wisley, Surrey · South East England
Falmouth Oyster Festival
When: Thu 8 – Sun 11 Oct 2026 In 3 days
Falmouth, Cornwall · South West England
Oxford Food & Drink Festival
When: Fri 9 – Sun 18 Oct 2026 This weekend
Oxford, Oxfordshire · South East England
Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival
When: Fri 9 – Sun 18 Oct 2026 This weekend
Various venues across the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber
Big Apple Harvestime
When: Sat 10 – Sun 11 Oct 2026 This weekend
Much Marcle, Herefordshire · West Midlands
Biodiversity & Regenerative Food Festival – North East
When: Sat 10 Oct 2026 This weekend
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · North East England
Month by month
The 2026 plannerNumbers show festivals with confirmed dates; “+” shows festivals that usually happen that month but haven’t announced their dates yet.
By region
Festivals with dates still to come in each part of the UK.
By type
- Seafood festivals17
- Cheese festivals11
- Chilli festivals8
- Garlic festivals1
- Chocolate festivals1
- Vegan and plant-based festivals7
- Christmas food fairs13
- Street food festivals122
- Food shows13
- World food festivals12
- Festivals with chef demonstrations126
- Producers’ and artisan festivals167
- Food and drink festivals with a drinks focus3
- Food and drink festivals171
- Family-friendly festivals156
- Food festivals with live music124
Been to a food festival?
Every festival page has space for your review and your comments — tell other food lovers about the queues, the value and the stalls you’d go back for. Every post is checked by a person before it appears, and nobody can pay to change what’s published.
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