Food & Drink Festivals in Wales
FROM seaside street-food weekenders to castle-town markets and chef demo stages, Wales serves up a calendar as varied as its landscapes. Expect artisan produce, modern Welsh cooking, craft beer and cider, live music and lots for families. Use the regional guide below to plan your year, then check official pages for the latest timings and ticket details. Popular weekends sell out fast, so book travel and stays early.
South Wales
SOUTH Wales brings the big hitters. Cardiff Bay’s waterfront feast and Abergavenny’s town-wide showcase sit alongside lively town events in the Vale of Glamorgan, Caerphilly, Neath and Newport. You’ll find 100+ producers, street-food courts, chef demos and music stages – plus easy transport links and plenty of vegan and gluten-free options.
Caerphilly Food & Drink Festival — Caerphilly, April. 100-plus stalls, cookery demos and street entertainment.
Forest Feastival — Candleston Woods, Merthyr Mawr, April-May. Organised by the Street Food Circus team, a collective of nomadic cooks creating immersive dining experiences and events.
Foodies Festival — Bute Park, Cardiff. May. The UK’s largest touring food and drinks festival, with celebrity chefs, outstanding local street food and huge musical headliners.
The Big Banquet — Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire, May. More from the Street Food Circus team.
Cowbridge Food & Drink Festival — Vale of Glamorgan, May. Spring Bank Holiday favourite with demos and two sites across town.
Cardiff Food & Drink Festival — Cardiff Bay (Roald Dahl Plass), June. Wales’s biggest free food fest; more than 100 producers, street-food piazza, live music.
Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival — Cardiff, June. CAMRA’s flagship Welsh beer & cider fest.
Merthyr Food Festival — Merthyr Tydfil, July. Town-centre festival with stalls and entertainment.
Caerphilly Cheese Festival — Caerphilly, 30–31 Aug, 2025. Free, town-wide with food/drink stalls and multiple stages.
St Fagans (Amgueddfa Cymru) Food Festival — Cardiff, 13–14 Sep, 2025. 70–80 stalls around the museum’s historic buildings; free entry.
Abergavenny Food Festival — Abergavenny, 20–21 Sep, 2025. The flagship Welsh food weekend across six town venues with 200-plus exhibitors.
Risca Food FEASTival — Risca, 20 Sept, 2025. One-day family event with chef demos and rides.
Newport Food Festival — Newport, 11 Oct, 2025. Free city-centre market, demos and family activities.
West Wales
SALT air and slow food define the west. Harbourside gatherings and market-town fairs celebrate seafood, farmhouse cheeses, honey, charcuterie and small-batch spirits. Family-friendly by design, many pair tastings with live music, boat trips and beach time – perfect for a long-weekend escape.
St David’s Day Food & Drink Festival (Pembrey Country Park) — Carmarthenshire, March. Artisan & street food, celebrity demo stage.
Gower Cheese and Cider Weekend — Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill, Gower, May.
Pembrokeshire Street Food Festival — South Beach, Tenby, June. Showcasing the best street food around, featuring a range of food stalls, providing all kinds of tasty world cuisine.
Pembrokeshire Fish Week — County-wide (biennial, June/July). Massive seafood celebration.
Swansea Bay Beer & Cider Festival — Swansea (Brangwyn Hall), August. Large summer beer/cider event.
Harbour Feastival — Saundersfoot, September 5-7, 2025. Street Food Circus event featuring street food traders and live entertainment.
Great British Food Festival — Margam Country Park, Port Talbot, 6–7 Sept, 2025. Touring GBFF stop with chef demos, artisan market and street food.
Narberth Food Festival — Narberth, 27–28 Sept, 2025. 25th edition; stalls, chef demos, live music.
National Botanic Garden of Wales Food Festival — Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire, Saturday 27th-Sunday 28th Sept, 2025. Free with Garden admission. Celebrate the tastes of the season at this Autumn Food Festival, a weekend packed with flavour, creativity and community spirit at the stunning National Botanic Garden of Wales.
Neath Food and Drink Festival — Neath Indoor Victorian Market. 3-4 October, 2025. Around 60 exhibitors and award winning suppliers at this famous venue.
Fishguard Bay Food Festival — Fishguard & Goodwick, 11–12 Oct, 2025. Sustainability-focused; producers, workshops & ‘Tipple Trail’.
Llanelli Food & Drink Festival — Llanelli, 18 Oct, 2025. More than 50 traders, plus music and workshops.
Mid Wales
IN Mid Wales, handsome market towns and the edge of Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) offer a gentler pace. Expect producer-led markets, cookery theatres and farm-to-fork stalls set around squares and historic halls. Build a weekend around walking or cycling by day and tastings by evening, with local ales and artisan bakes fueling the adventure.
Lampeter Food Festival (Gŵyl Fwyd Llanbed) — Lampeter (University of Wales Trinity Saint David), July. Free entry, family-friendly producers’ fair with demos.
Cardigan River & Food Festival — Cardigan Quayside, August. Food & craft stalls, river races and music.
Aberdyfi Food Festival — Aberdyfi, August. Free seaside community food fest with live music.
Newtown Food Festival — Newtown, 6–7 Sept, 2025. Big family weekender with music and activities.
Brecon Beacons Food Festival — Brecon Market Hall, 4th October 2025. Established market-hall-centred festival.
North Wales
FROM Eryri (Snowdonia) to Anglesey and the castle towns of Conwy and Caernarfon, north Wales blends dramatic scenery with bold flavours. Look for bilingual festivals, bustling street markets, centuries-old honey fairs and big summer events on the Menai Strait. Think oysters and seafood, smokehouses, craft gin and whisky – mountains in the morning, tastings at dusk.
Wrexham Feast (Food & Drink Festival) — Wrexham, May. Food halls, street food, music and demos.
Ruthin Food Festival — Ruthin, August. Bank-holiday weekend town festival.
Mold Food & Drink Festival — Mold, 19–21 Sept, 2025. Major north Wales event with demos and live music.
Denbigh Plum Feast — Denbigh Town Hall, October 4, 2025. Food and drink stalls, crafts and gifts, barbeque demonstrations.
Gŵyl Fwyd Caernarfon — Caernarfon, May. Huge free one-day town-wide festival.
Menai Food Festival — Menai Bridge, August. £5/day entry; under-16s free.
Conwy Honey Fair — Conwy High Street, 13 Sept, 2025. Historic honey market and stalls (free entry).
Llangollen Food Festival — Llangollen, 11–12 Oct, 2025. Producers, demos, family activities.
Wales Whisky Fest — Llandudno, 31 Oct–2 Nov, 2025. Tastings + distillery tours at Penderyn Llandudno & Aber Falls (for ticket-holders).
Portmeirion Food and Craft Fair — 5, 6 & 7 December, 2025. A stunning setting: the grounds of a colourful Italianate village in Eryri (Snowdonia).