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Food Festivals

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  • January 2026

  • Sun 25
    calçots in the Gran festa de la Calçotada
    25 January

    Gran Festa de la Calçotada, Valls 2026

    Valls Valls, Catalonia, Spain

    Catalonia is a region renowned for its gastronomy, on the last Sunday in January the Gran festa de la Calçotada sees the streets and squares of the town of Valls filled with calçots...

    €14 – €15
  • Sun 25
    Burns Night Burns Supper
    25 January

    Burns Night 2026, Scotland, UK

    Dumfries Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Held in January, along with Hogmanay and St Andrew's Day, Burns Night is the leading festival in Scotland. However, Burns Night is more widely celebrated across the country than the

    Free
  • February 2026

  • Sun 1
    Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl 2025
    1 February - 28 February

    Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl 2026

    Barrington Nova Scotia, Canada

    Have you heard? Nova Scotia’s South Shore is a year-round destination – spring, summer, autumn and most importantly, Lobster. Every February, they celebrate the peak of lobster season with the

  • Tue 17
    17 February

    Olney Pancake Race 2026, Bucks, UK

    Olney Olney, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

    While people around the UK are celebrating the approach of Lent by tossing pancakes in the warmth of their own kitchen, the gentlefolk of one Buckinghamshire town take to the

    Free
  • Tue 17
    Tsagaan Sar
    17 February - 20 February

    Tsagaan Sar 2026 in Mongolia

    Various Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Tsagaan Sar or Mongolia’s lunar new year is the most important festival for ethnic Mongols and the people of the Arctic where age-old rituals combine with eating local delicacies such

    Free
  • Tue 17
    Chinese New Year
    17 February - 4 March

    Chinese New Year 2026, Global

    Various Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Chinese New Year is undoubtedly China’s pre-eminent and most intense festive period characterised by sumptuous family meals, the colour red, paper lanterns and lots...

    Free
  • March 2026

  • Wed 4
    Holi Festival 2022
    4 March

    Holi Festival 2026 India and Worldwide

    Multiple Venues

    The Hindu Holi Festival is a riotous Hindu celebration where crowds douse each other with colour and water – and is probably India’s most vibrant and fun festival. Holi, the festival of colours

    Free
  • July 2026

  • Wed 8
    Henley Festival
    8 July - 12 July

    Henley Festival 2026, Henley-on-Thames, UK

    Henley Bridge Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

    Rustle out your DJ as the UK’s most glamorous festival, the Henley Festival presented by Westcoast returns to the banks of the River Thames in July 2026. Expect Michelin star

    Varies
  • August 2026

  • Wed 26
    Onam Festival Kerala, India
    26 August - 4 September

    Onam Festival 2026, Kerala, India

    Kerala Kerala, India

    During the days of the Onam Festival, the biggest and most spectacular festival of Kerala, the entire Indian state goes on a spree of celebrations, music and dance performances, elaborate

    Free
  • Sat 29
    Notting Hill Carnival
    29 August - 31 August

    Notting Hill Carnival 2026, London, UK

    Westbourne Grove Westbourne Grove, London, United Kingdom

    The August Bank Holiday weekend can really only mean one thing in London - the Notting Hill Carnival. The largest free street festival in Europe runs from the Saturday to Monday of the long weekend

    Free
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    Interested in Food Festivals?

    The last couple of decades has seen an explosion in the number of food festivals both in the UK and around the world.

    World Foodie Festivals

    Around the world, foodies are celebrating the plenitude that nature has on offer, from Wonderfruit Festival in Thailand to the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California, and Japan’s Sapporo Summer Festival to the Gentse Feesten in Belgium. Part of the rising popularity is in vegan food, but be careful about your choice or you could end up with more than you bargained for, such as at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival.

    Foodie Festivals in UK

    Perhaps, nowhere has embraced the concept of festivals of food more than the UK, the nation of foodies; especially if they turn out to be food and drink festivals. One of the oldest and most established is the Ludlow Food Festival, but foodie festivals are appearing all over the places from Abergavenny Food Festival in Wales to Devon’s Food Rocks and Yorkshire’s Malton Food Festival.
    Niche Foodie Festivals
    Indeed, so popular is the celebration of the culinary art in the UK that there are numerous festivals paying homage to just one type of food. From the Lincoln Sausage Festival to the Isle of Wight Garlic Festival and the Alresford Watercress Festival, Brits have taken the concept so much to heart that they even have an Pancake Race in Olney.

    Food Festivals in London

    The capital is no exception to this rule. While bucking the vegan trend, carnivores can head to Meatopia London, or if you like your cuisine with a Caribbean twist then the Notting Hill Carnival is for you. In addition to being the biggest party in the capital, there is a wonderful array of West Indian cuisine.

    Indian Food Festivals

    Finally, if you want to attend culinary cultural festivals, then India is the place to be. From Onam Festival to Holi Festival, and Diwali Festival to Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, there are so many festivals in India, all of which have a healthy helping of nosh thrown in.
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