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Food & drink👋 Meet peopleUntil 31 Dec · London
Borough Market
London's most famous food market — a working cathedral to good eating by London Bridge, open most of the week year-round.
Borough Market, 8 Southwark Street, London SE1 1TLFree entry
Food & drink👋 Meet peopleUntil 31 Oct · Cardiff
Good Food Cardiff Autumn Festival
A seven-week city-wide festival of free, community-run food events — harvest celebrations, cooking demos and grow-your-own days across Cardiff.
Venues across Cardiff — community centres, gardens and allotments (see foodcardiff.com for full programme)Free
Food & drink👋 Meet peopleUntil 20 Sept · Sidmouth
Taste East Devon Festival
A nine-day trail of tastings, feasts and foraging across East Devon, from a River Cottage mushroom feast to an apple-pressing party at Whimple.
Venues across East Devon, from Exmouth to AxminsterVaries by event (individual bookings; some free)
Food & drink👋 Meet peopleFri 18 – Sat 19 Sept · Melton Mowbray
Melton Beer, Cider & Gin Festival
An indoor beer, cider and gin festival at The Stockyard in Melton Mowbray, with more than 50 craft drinks and live music across two nights.
The Stockyard, Melton Mowbray, LeicestershireFrom £6 in advance
Food & drinkFri 18 – Sat 19 Sept · Oxford
The Oxford Wine Festival
A weekend of wine tasting in Oxford's grand Examination Schools, with your first ten tasting vouchers included in the ticket.
Oxford University Examination Schools, 81 High Street, Oxford OX1 4ASFrom £24.50 (includes first 10 tastings)
Food & drink👋 Meet peopleFri 18 – Sun 20 Sept · Manchester
Wing Fest Manchester
Three days of 100,000 chicken wings, live music and DJs inside Manchester's Edwardian Victoria Baths.
Victoria Baths, Hathersage Road, Manchester M13 0FEFrom £21.45
Food & drink👋 Meet peopleUntil 27 Sept · York
York Food & Drink Festival
A ten-day festival taking over York's Parliament Street with 100+ food and drink producers, street food and daily chef demonstrations.
Parliament Street & St Sampson's Square, YorkFree entry to markets and demonstrations; some ticketed extras
Food & drink👋 Meet peopleSat 19 – Sun 20 Sept · Abergavenny
Abergavenny Food Festival
Wales' best-loved food festival takes over the whole town — 120+ producers, chef demos and a Saturday-night castle party.
Abergavenny town centre (11 venues), Abergavenny, NP7, MonmouthshireDay ticket £17, weekend ticket £26, under-16s free
Food & drink👋 Meet peopleSat 19 Sept · Leicester
Abbey Pumping Station Food & Craft Fair
Local food producers and artisan makers fill Leicester's Victorian pumping-station museum, with vintage vehicles and live jazz.
Abbey Pumping Station, Corporation Road, Leicester, LE4 5PXFree entry (small charge for museum train rides)
Food & drink👋 Meet peopleSat 19 Sept · Birmingham
Autumn Cheese & Wine Tasting at Loki Wine, Edgbaston
Seven seasonal wines paired with artisan cheeses from Anderson & Hill, Birmingham's leading cheesemonger.
Loki Wine, 10 Greenfield Crescent, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3AU£45
Food & drink👋 Meet peopleSat 19 Sept · Reading
Reading Vegan Festival
Forty-plus vegan food and craft stalls fill Reading's Market Place for a free, all-day plant-based graze.
Market Place & Broad Street, Reading, BerkshireFree entry
Food & drink👋 Meet peopleSat 19 – Sun 20 Sept · Drymen
Scottish Wild Food Festival
A weekend of foraging walks, wild-food banquets and forest-school activities at a holistic centre near Loch Lomond.
Tir na nOg Holistic Centre, near Drymen, Stirlingshire G63 0NF£19 adult / £6 child per day, £35 adult weekend pass, under-5s free
Food & drinkSat 19 – Sun 20 Sept · Stratford Upon Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon Food Festival
Over 100 food and drink stalls fill Henley Street and Bridge Street for a two-day autumn feast.
Henley Street & Bridge Street, Stratford-upon-AvonFree entry, food and drink priced individually
Food & drinkSat 19 – Sun 20 Sept · Nottinghamshire
Festival of Food & Drink at Thoresby Park
A country-house food festival with 160+ stalls, cookery demos and TV chefs on Sherwood Forest's doorstep.
Thoresby Park, Nr Ollerton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG22 9EPFrom £10 adult (advance), free parking included
Food & drink👋 Meet peopleSun 20 Sept · Oakham
Rutland Food & Drink Festival
A free open-air food festival filling Oakham's Market Place, High Street and castle grounds with around 80 artisan food, drink and craft stalls.
Oakham Castle grounds, Market Place & High Street, Oakham, RutlandFree entry
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