Foodies Festival returns to Syon Park London from 25th–27th May with brand new features and a star-studded line-up of celebrity chefs and chart-topping music stars including: Blue Sister Sledge and the exhilarating Symphonic Ibiza Orchestra with live vocals and DJ.
Known as Gastro-Glastonbury the three-day event will feature live cooking demonstrations from TV celebrities and chefs drawn from the ranks of MasterChef Great British Bake Off and Great British Menu.
Early announcements include: MasterChef champions Tom Rhodes and Dhruv Baker MasterChef: The Professionals champion Alex Webb MasterChef 2023 finalist Omar Foster Great British Bake Off finalist Sandro Farmhouse and Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch bread expert Jack Sturgess
Alex Webb said: “I'm really looking forward to the Foodies Festival tour it’s my 3rd year in a row and I’m glad to be returning! I can’t wait to celebrate the local food and drink in the region. I’ll be cooking some of my favourite dishes such as Lobster Toast and Chilli Jam as well as some classics from MasterChef!”
Duncan James from Blue said: “We’re all looking forward to joining the Foodies Festival tour again this year. The crowd is always buzzing and up for a great day and night out! A definite highlight is the lovely food from around the world. We’ve enjoyed some amazing dishes on previous visits and can’t wait to try some more!”
Showcasing the best of London and beyond many of the regions most-highly acclaimed Michelin and multi-award-winning chefs will also appear. Including: Josh Cutress Head Chef from Michelin-starred Harwood Arms Fulham Joshua Hunter Chef-Patron from Michelin recommended Hawthorn Kew Village and Michelin trained chef and social media sensation Pierre Shaeffer from Pierre Le Chef.
Throughout the 3-day weekend visitors will enjoy a jam-packed schedule of TV cooking show champions and award-winning chefs in the interactive live theatres. In the Chefs Theatre celebrities will create their signature dishes and share new tips and tricks whilst in the Cake & Desserts Theatre star bakers whip up showstoppers and offer tempting sweet treats.
In the Kids Cookery School Foodies SuperChefs make cooking fun helping younger guests to prepare delicious food which they can take away and enjoy.
Masterclasses in the Drinks Theatre include tutored Champagne Beer Cider Cocktail and Wine-tasting - presenters include BBC ITV and Channel 4 drinks experts.
Visitors can browse the latest food trends in the Shopping Village meet local producers 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.
Other new features and exciting attractions include: TV Chef battles Fire Pit BBQ sessions Cook School with experts Silent Disco Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Chilli Eating competitions featuring the current world champion fairground rides walk about artists drum troops choirs children’s activities and family-friendly areas. Throughout the weekend the Music Stage presents a summer soundtrack of chart-topping artists top tribute acts covers bands and superb local bands.
For the fifth year running the festival is supporting Musicians Against Homelessness (MAH) with tickets helping to raise money for UK-wide homelessness charity Crisis.
Dates and tickets
Syon Park Brentford London
25th 26th 27th May 2024 - Bank Holiday Weekend
Day tickets from £4 (child) and £21 (adult)
Weekend tickets from £38 (3-day)
On sale now at www.foodiesfestival.com
*Entry to all theatres is included in the ticket price
Link to images: London Foodies
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FOODIES in FIGURES
The festival will visit 14 regions across 42 dates in 2024
Over 600 live theatre demonstrations will take place across the series featuring celebrity and Michelin chefs star bakers and highly acclaimed local restaurants.
There will be more than 400 music performances from headline artists and exciting local and UK touring acts on the Musicians Against Homelessness stage.
And 2000 artisan producers exhibitors and street food vendors will be involved across the series.
Praise for Foodies Festival
Daily Telegraph: “a day of great taste socialising and indulgence"
Guardian: “high profile festivals each with its own distinct accent”.
Evening Standard: “Foodies Festival is not the biggest in the game for nothing expect a packed itinerary of cooking masterclasses from what appears to be every MasterChef and Great British Menu winner that ever existed to live music from a roster of throwback hit makers.”
Time Out: “Listen. We all love food. We all love music. Foodies festival brings both together in a bumper programme of eating drinking and food-inspired entertainment – and boy does it sound tasty."
Grazia: “A jumping mix of fabulous food and music”
About Foodies Festival
Foodies Festival launched in 2005 as a single event and is now the largest food and drink festival in the UK. To date Foodies has welcomed over 3 million visitors helped launch hundreds of new businesses and supported thousands of small producers. Foodies Festival proudly celebrates local produce in each festival region and showcases the most exciting and talented chefs bakers and producers in the UK.
About Musicians Against Homelessness
For the fifth year running the festival is supporting Musicians Against Homelessness (MAH) with tickets raising money for UK-wide homelessness charity Crisis. Since 2016 MAH have hosted gigs and festivals in local pubs music venues and community spaces featuring 1000s of fantastic bands and artists who have kindly performed across the UK. This award winning not for profit organisation has raised close to £400000 for homelessness services. Around 400 superb headliners and local artists will perform on the MAH main stage at Foodies Festivals in 2024 helping to support the national homelessness charity Crisis.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Syon Park, Brent Lea, Brentford TW8 8JF, United Kingdom, Isleworth
