Foodies Festival Chelmsford 2024 - Hylands Park

Foodies Festivals 2024

Available to 23 June 2024

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Enjoy a family day out in Chelmsford when you get festival tickets for the Chelmsford Foodies Festival 2024 

Visit Foodies Festival Chelmsford for 2024 for the nation's biggest celebration of top chefs, tasty food, delicious drinks and live music.

One of the very best days out for Chelmsford foodies, watch MasterChef champions, Great British Bake Off stars, Michelin-starred and top local chefs cooking their delicious recipes, as they share their best baking hints and tips, before heading for some tasty street food and enjoying live music from Boyzlife, Blue and Symphonic Ibiza.

If you're looking for things to do in Chelmsford this June, head to Hylands Park in Chelmsford for the Foodies Festival, one of the best days out in Essex that the whole family will love! 

Here's everything that's on at Chelmsford Foodies Festival this year:

  • Live Music Stage: Enjoy iconic live music, with iconic artists providing the sounds to accompany your epic weekend.  
  • Chefs Theatre: Watch MasterChef Champions, Michelin-starred and top local chefs cooking their signature summer recipes. 
  • Cake & Bake Theatre: Learn how to make show-stopping cakes with expert bakers, including Great British Bake Off stars. 
  • Drinks Theatre: Sample an array of new wines, champagnes and cocktails. 
  • Kids' Cookery: Let your young chefs join in on the fun as they cook up some recipes of their own!
  • Firepit Cooking: Join the flaming hot BBQ action at the brand new Fire Pit station. 
  • Artisan Market: Enjoy a huge selection of tasty treats from the market on your day out.
  • Silent Disco: Sessions to suit all, from old school bangers to new chart hits.
  • Street Food: Try tasty foods of all flavours from around the world at the pop-up vendors.  
  • Chili-eating competitions: Challenge chili-eating world champion, Shahina Waseem in a red hot contest! 

Music Line-Up at Foodies Festival 2024: 

  • Symphonic Ibiza (Friday June 21st)
  • Boyzlife (Saturday June 22nd)
  • Blue (Sunday June 23rd)

Chef Line-Up at Foodies Festival 2024: 

  • Dana Conway (Great British Bake-Off 2023)
  • Alex Webb (MasterChef: The Professionals champion)
  • Anurag Aggarwal (MasterChef finalist)
  • Nigel Brown (Nigel Brown Cookery Academy)
  • Liam Lingwood (Food Leigh-on-Sea)
  • Chris Ball (Galvin Green Man)
  • Tom Clarke (The Windmill)
  • Omar Allibhoy (The Spanish Chef)
  • Jeff Galvin (Galvin Restaurants)

So get your tickets today for the Foodies Festival 2024 and start looking forward to one of the UK's best family-friendly festivals for the best prices online! 

Tickets are delivered instantly via email and SMS, so you're just a few clicks away from having your tickets to one of the best Chelmsford events 2024. 

Book yours today, or take a look at the other Foodies Festival dates for 2024:

London Road,
Essex CM2 8WQ
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How to find us

By car: 

There are car parks at each entrance to Hylands Estate. One is located next to the Hylands House entrance off London Road (CM2 8WQ) and the other is located next to the Hylands Park entrance off Greenbury Way (CM2 8FS).  

By bus:

Hylands Park can be reached by bus using route C4 First Buses, alighting at Lodge Road and walking down Paradise Road through to the underpass and into the park via the Writtle car park entrance.

Route 351 will also take you to Hylands Park via London Road from the city centre, however, use this route with caution as it involves crossing a busy dual carriage way.

By train:

The nearest train station to Hylands is Chelmsford Station. The station is approximately a 10-minute drive from Hylands Estate.

By bus:

Hylands Park can be reached by bus using route C4 First Buses, alighting at Lodge Road and walking down Paradise Road through to the underpass and into the park via the Writtle car park entrance.

Route 351 will also take you to Hylands Park via London Road from the city centre, however, this route involves crossing a busy dual carriage way.

  • Food & Drink vendors
  • Toilets
  • Paid Parking

Foodies Festival offers a fun day out for all the family. Foodies Festival, the UK’s largest celebration of food & drink where visitors can feast on a vast array of culinary activities, making Foodies Festival the social event of the summer.

There are top chefs cooking in the Chef’s Theatre; wine, beer, and cocktails in the Drink’s Theatre, a live entertainment stage and kids can learn to cook too in the Children’s Cookery Theatre.

Yes, there are vegan cookery demonstrations in the Chefs Theatre at most venues, with plenty of street vendors selling vegetarian and vegan food to be tasted on site. 

In the cases of allergies or baby food you may bring your own food. You may not under any circumstances bring your own alcohol. Any alcohol you bring will be confiscated and disposed of. 

Yes, dogs are allowed into Foodies Festivals if they are kept on a short lead. 

Foodies Festivals sites have Disabled Parking, Wheelchair Access, Disabled Toilets and Carers are admitted FREE on the day.

Yes, the festival has plenty of activities that children can enjoy including a Children’s Cookery Theatre.

All kids under the age of 6 years gain free entry to Foodies Festivals.

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