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What's On

We enjoyed a fun-packed weekend featuring some of the region’s best food and drink producers, TV chef demonstrations, tastings and talks, live music, live-fire demonstrations, and some of the UK’s best street food, bars and vendors. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest news and announcements.

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Celebrity Chef Cookery Theatre

We welcomed a host of TV chefs and bakers who demonstrated their culinary delights in the Cookery Theatre.

Hosted by the fabulous Chris Bavin, visitors enjoyed free demonstrations, top tips and plenty of inspiration from our exciting weekend line-up.

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Live Fire Cooking with Blok

Blok, a British maker of handcrafted knives and live-fire cooking equipment based in Derbyshire, joined us at the festival. Founded by Ben Edmonds in 2014, the business began in a basement workshop and has since grown into one of the UK’s most distinctive names in modern craftsmanship.

NEW for 2026! Meet Dr Josh Smalley in the Junior Baking School

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Great British Bake Off finalist and science-loving baker Dr Josh brought creativity, fun and hands-on learning to the festival.

Young bakers decorated biscuits, made pizzas and enjoyed crumble with ice cream—with plenty of tasty treats to enjoy and take home, all completely free!

Taste and Talk Sessions

We delved into delicious flavours and discovered the key ingredients and techniques from local artisan producers in these free sessions.

From homemade tonics to pastrami smoked salmon to underwater aged wines, each session gave an insight into what it takes to produce these unique products. 

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Book Signing
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We were delighted to welcome The Kitchen Table Dorset to the festival for 2026. Their brilliant team brought a gorgeous range of books and goodies and hosted book signings with our TV chef guests throughout the weekend.

Live Music

Across the weekend, the Three Counties Food & Drink Festival featured chilled live music in the Street Food & Bar area. Visitors soaked up the atmosphere while enjoying delicious food, drinks, sweet treats and cocktails.

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