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From scrumptious street food to lip-smacking local produce, if you enjoy your festivals with a side of tasty treats check out these foodie festivals and events on the menu in Hampshire in 2025.
The Big Eat at Royal Victoria Country Park
24 – 26 May 2025
Free and food-filled festival The Big Eat returns to Royal Victoria Country Park for the fourth consecutive year in May, showcasing the best food and drink in Hampshire with an enjoyable side dish of entertainment and live music.
At The Big Eat 2025, street food vendors from across Hampshire and beyond will be battling it out for the coveted Hampshire Street Food Awards. It’s a fabulous food festival showcasing the incredible talent and creativity within the local street food scene whilst giving back to the community with all the profits being donated to local food banks.
Find out more about The Big Eat at Royal Victoria Country Park
Alresford Watercress Festival
18 May 2025
The Alresford Watercress Festival marks the first watercress of the season, the lush crop that flourishes in the town’s surrounding wild watercress beds.
The primaveral occasion is celebrated with May merriment including watercress-themed cooking demonstrations by celebrity chefs, music, song, and dance.
Find out more about the Alresford Watercress Festival
Winchester Cocktail Week
2 – 8 June 2025
Say cheers to the return of Winchester Cocktail Week in June when across the city, cafes, bars, restaurants and shops will be getting into the swing of things by offering discounted signature cocktails and hosting special events and parties.
Find out more about Winchester Cocktail Week
Winchester Cheese and Chilli Festival
7 – 8 June 2025
The Cheese and Chilli Festival is a vibrant annual event that celebrates the delightful pairing of two beloved culinary ingredients: cheese and chilli peppers.
It is a feast for the senses, showcasing the best of local produce, artisanal cheese makers, and chilli growers, along with a lively atmosphere filled with entertainment and community spirit.
Find out more about the Winchester Cheese and Chilli Festival
Fizz Fest
29 June 2025
Vineyards of Hampshire (VoH) Fizz Fest will return showcasing Hampshire’s premier vineyards this time at the Raimes Wine Barn and Vineyard, for their 11th iconic flagship event.
Taking place during English Wine Week, Fizz Fest offers the chance to taste Hampshire’s premium sparkling and still wines, talk to the people who are the heart of the wines, plenty of local street food to enjoy, live music, new masterclasses, and vineyard tours.
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Lymington Seafood Festival
11 – 13 July 2025
Eat and drink your way along Lymington’s pretty marina this July at the annual Lymington Seafood Festival – the ultimate summer food weekend full of delicious south coast food and music.
The Chefs Demo Stage showcases the region’s best cookery, and the smells from the BBQ, smoking, and asado fire cooking masterclasses will be hard to resist.
Take a break from grazing around the festival stallholders with a spot of retail therapy and it wouldn’t be a festival without some great live music with ‘Tina Turner’ taking the stage for Saturday’s tribute night.
Find out more about Lymington Seafood Festival
Southampton Mela Festival
12 – 13 July 2025
Celebrating modern and traditional Asian culture with performances by world-class musicians and dancers as well as a whole host of delicious and authentic food, the Southampton Mela Festival returns to Hoglands Park this July.
The Southampton Mela Festival is a celebration showcase of the year-round music and dance activity that Art Asia coordinates in the city. There will food stalls from local businesses across the southern region, as well as family fun activities, creative workshops, and a huge range of stalls to explore.
Find out more about Southampton Mela Festival
Winchester Foodies Festival
18 – 20 July 2025
The nation’s top chefs and music artists are combined at the Winchester Foodies Festival – a delectable celebration of cooking, tasty food, delicious drinks, and live music.
MasterChef Champions, Michelin-starred and top local chefs will be cooking up their signature summer recipes in the Chefs Theatre and the Great British Bake Off stars will be demonstrating how to make show-stopping cakes in the Baking Theatre.
The Wanted, Symphonic Ibiza, and Blue will be bringing the music, and there will be plenty of street food and drinks to sample whilst the kids join in the fun at The Kids Cookery Theatre.
Find out more about Winchester Foodies Festival
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Trout 'n About
3 August 2025
Named after the town’s flourishing fish, Trout ‘n About is a thriving local food festival that takes place in the market town of Stockbridge on the first Sunday of August every year. With over 100 stalls showcasing the very best of local food, produce, and crafts along the beautiful high street of Stockbridge and live music filling the air.
Find out more about Trout 'n About
New Forest Food Festival
16 – 17 August 2025
New Forest Food Festival is a family event, rich in local produce, artisan foodies and makers, internationally-renowned chefs and restaurants, unique skills and intricate crafts, showcasing the best of the New Forest.
From craft baking to organic local brewing, artisan cheese to local chocolates, the world-famous Pannage Pork to some seriously mouthwatering botanical gins – the New Forest Food Festival promises to be an irresistible weekend.
Find out more about the New Forest Food Festival
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The Big Eat food festival will be returning to Netley in May 2025, after welcoming a whopping 28,000 people to last year’s event. The Big Eat is returning to Royal Victoria Country Park for the fourth consecutive year after securing headline sponsorship from family owned and award-winning motor group Snows Toyota for the second year. The festival will run for three days: the 24th, 25th and 26th May 2025.
The Alresford Watercress Festival returns to the streets of Alresford for 2024.
Winchester Cocktail Week is back in 2025! When the festive season is but a distant memory, the cold nights of winter can feel bleak and long. What better way to cast aside the darkness than to brighten up your evenings with some fun nights out, sampling the best cocktails Winchester has to offer?
The Cheese and Chilli Festival is a vibrant annual event that celebrates the delightful pairing of two beloved culinary ingredients: cheese and chilli peppers.
Vineyards of Hampshire (VoH) Fizz Fest will return showcasing Hampshire’s premier vineyards this time at the Raimes Wine Barn and Vineyard, for their 11th iconic flagship event.
Taking place on 14th – 16th July, Lymington Seafood Festival is one of the UK’s leading boutique food festivals. With views across the Solent, the town hosts some of the south coasts most delicious seafood stands, a pop-up restaurant, craft ales, gins, a rum shack and Hattingley Valley supplying award-winning bubbles. Expect live music all weekend with ‘Tina Turner’ taking the stage for Saturday’s tribute night.
The Southampton Mela Festival is a long-standing summer highlight in Southampton's events calendar celebrating modern and traditional Asian culture. The festival will feature performances by world class musicians, dancers and feature a whole host delicous authentic food.
FOODIES FESTIVAL – the UK's biggest touring celebrity food and music festival series – announces a spectacular return to Winchester Foodies Festival returns to North Walls Recreation Ground, Winchester, from 18th - 20th July, with a star-studded line-up of celebrity chefs and chart-topping music stars, including The Wanted, Symphonic Ibiza, and Blue.
Trout ‘n About is a thriving local food festival which takes place in the market town of Stockbridge on the first Sunday of August every year. With over 100 stalls showcasing the very best of local food, produce and crafts, it is a family friendly event attracting thousands of visitors from all around.
New Forest Food Festival is an event for all the family. Rich in local produce, artisan foodies and makers, internationally-renowned chefs and restaurants, unique skills and intricate crafts, showcasing the best of the New Forest.
