Colchester Food and Drink Festival

The Colchester Food & Drink Festival has finished for 2025. Come back soon for 2026 tickets! 

Get tickets here for Colchester's Food and Drink Festival 2025!

Join us in Colchester’s beautiful Castle Park for another year of our Food & Drink Festival. There will be lots of old favourites and this year they have some new and exciting stalls and products to tempt you with Kids rides and much much more.

Relax in the wonderful atmosphere of this much-loved festival. You can enjoy live music and stroll around the stalls trying some of the artisan produced local goodies.

Tickets: 

  • Adults £8.00, under 16s FREE

VIP Marquee Tickets:

  • VIP Marquee: Per Seat – £30
  • VIP Marquee: Table of Six – £160
  • VIP Marquee: Table of Eight – £210

Mark your calendars:

  • Dates: June 28th -29th 2025 10am-5pm both days
  • Location: Lower Castle Park, St Peters Street entrance, (Ryegate) Colchester, C01 1HL
  • Dogs with responsible owners are welcome
  • FREE parking in Kings Meadow for customers

The best bites in Colchester

Relax in the wonderful atmosphere of this much-loved festival. You can enjoy live music and stroll around the stalls trying some of the artisan produced local goodies.

Featuring lots of different stalls with local and international food and drink. There will be so much to see and try. Why not pick up food and drink to take home?

The fully stocked bar and VIP area provide Champagne, Cocktails, Beer and non alcoholic drinks!

Location
High St,
Colchester,
CO1 1UG
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How To Find Us

By Car:

The quickest route involves taking the M4 and M25 highways, covering a distance of approximately 221.6 miles. The estimated travel time is around 4 hours and 10 minutes
Alternatively, you can take the A14 and M11 route, which is slightly longer at 258.5 miles and takes approximately 4 hours and 13 minutes
Another option is via the A40, which spans about 219.5 miles and takes around 4 hours and 6 minutes

By Train:

If you prefer public transport, you can take a Greater Anglia train. The journey duration varies depending on your starting point:From Romford, it takes approximately 86 minutes.
From Northfleet, the journey lasts about 144 minutes.
From Departure Lounge (Stansted), it’s around 144 minutes

On Foot:

For a leisurely stroll, you can retrace your steps up Queen Street, head to the War Memorial, and cross into Upper Castle Park. From there, follow any of the paths downhill behind the castle through the park gardens until you reach Lower Castle Park at the bottom

Facilities
  • Food & Drink
  • Shops
  • Toilets
  • Free Parking
More Info
Are dogs allowed at Colchester Food & Drink Festival?

Yes! well behaved dogs are allowed.

Is there parking at Colchester Food Festival?

Yes! There's FREE Parking at King's Meadow! What a great cheap day out!

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