Chester food, drink and lifestyle festival

Cheese Rolling Competition, Gala Dinner and more

The biggest Food, Drink and Lifestyle Festival ever at Chester.

There will be a selection of outstanding food and drink stalls and our celebrity chefs hosting an even larger demonstration area to accommodate all you foodie fans.

outstanding Restaurant Garden where you can sample dishes from our15 special Chester & Cheshire Restaurants

In the Long Room of the Grandstand we will be hosting our secondt BeerFest festival inviting even more real ale and lager than previous years

This year we have added an additional wine ‘taste and buy’ section showcasing over 10 different wine merchants for those who prefer their grape to their grain.

CamperFest returns, and for those of you who would like to camp or enjoy caravanning, then all are welcome at this year’s festival. Kids of all ages will just love the cooking workshops, allowing them to get stuck in and messy as they learn all about food.

And there is more…. ‘Twice the size’ Lifestyle section, competitions, events throughout the city and the annual cheese rolling event, there is plenty to gorge yourselves on this April in Chester.



Aims of this years festival:
To celebrate and recognise the abundance of quality produce that is grown and reared in Cheshire, from it’s world famous Cheshire Cheese to its much loved Cheshire Ice-cream
To recognise Cheshire and Chester as the ‘foodie county’ with the best restaurants, chefs, farm shops, producers and hotels serving the highest quality locally sourced dishes
To encourage people to support local farmers and producers - live local and buy local
To encourage people to be aware of what goes into their meals, where it has come from and how to reduce waste through the Cheshire West Council’s Love Food Hate Waste campaign