A WEEKEND OF FANTASTIC FOOD AND FAMILY FUN!
Get ready for our fantastic 2024 festival - A weekend of incredible celebrity chef demonstrations, regional food & drink traders & local entertainers . 2024 Festival Opening Times: Saturday 20th - 10am to 5pm, Sunday 21st - 10am to 4pm
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Who will be appearing on our live cookery theatre stage in 2024
Take a look at our exciting celebrity chefs who will be making star appearances at the festival. This is a stella line up, we are delighted to announce our Saturday guests as Henry Firth & Ian Theasby, the visionary duo of Pioneering Plant Based Food – BOSH TV. TV Chef & Author Marcus Bean whose passion for cooking drove him to win Iron chef UK in 2010. Dan Hunter – Bake Off Finalist 2023 and TV Chef & Author Chris Bavin will be joining us as our weekend cookery theatre host.
Our Sunday line-up has TV presenter, author, food writer and award-winning restaurateur, Matt Tebbutt. Chef, author and entrepreneur, Cyrus Todiwala and food content creator, bestselling author and presenter, Meliz Berg.
With over 150 local and regional food & drink traders, you will be spoilt for choice
We have some amazing traders showcasing at Bishop Auckland Food Festival 2024. We have a range of fantastic street food traders and artisan food producers. Take a look at who will be trading at the festival.
NOW SOLD OUT - An Evening with Mike Bartley, Bishop Auckland’s very own MasterChef contender.
Serving a delicious four course dinner from 7pm at Bishop Auckland Town Hall on Saturday 20th April. Following the sell-out success in 2023 the festival team are delighted to welcome back Mike Bartley. His Pop – Up Dining Experience offers a delicious menu for all dietary requirements. Wine and beverages will be available to purchase on arrival and throughout the meal.
Decorative cake skills at Bishop Auckland College’s ‘have a go’ workshops
Bishop Auckland College are delighted to offer a varied bakery menu of ‘have a go’ workshops at this year’s Food Festival.
Their chef lecturer Elizabeth MacIntyre will lead the sessions at Bishop Auckland Town Hall on both days.
Live music and performances from some of the region’s finest
Take a look at our amazing line up. Dancing ‘grannies’, performing chefs, steel bands, and theatre acts are among the free family acts performing at the festival.
The Auckland Project
Check out the programming during the Bishop Auckland Food Festival weekend by The Auckland Project – including Seed Busters, Walled Garden Talks, Weardale Train, The Welcome Tower and more…
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