Foodies Festival

Foodies Festival returns to Hylands Park, Chelmsford, from 21st -23rd June, with brand new features and a star-studded line-up of celebrity chefs and chart-topping music stars, including: Blue, Westlife and Boyzone supergroup Boyzlife with Keith Duffy and Brian McFadden and the exhilarating Symphonic Ibiza Orchestra with live vocals and DJ. 

Known as Gastro-Glastonbury, the three-day event will feature live cooking demonstrations from TV celebrities and chefs drawn from the ranks of MasterChef, Great British Bake Off and Great British Menu.

Early announcements, include: Essex-born MasterChef: The Professionals champion, Alex Webb, Masterchef champions, Thomas Frake and Dhruv Baker and MasterChef 2023 finalist, Omar Foster 

Showcasing the best of Essex and beyond, many of the regions most-highly acclaimed Michelin and multi-award-winning chefs will also appear. Including: Michelin starred Chef-Patron, Jeff Galvin, from Galvin Green Man, Nr Chelmsford, two time Essex Chef of the Year, Paul Wendholt, Chef-Patron from Michelin recommended Kintsu, Colchester, and Chef-Patron, Tom Clarke, from Michelin recommended The Windmill, Little Waltham

Throughout the 3-day weekend, visitors will enjoy a jam-packed schedule of TV cooking show champions and award-winning chefs in the interactive live theatres. In the Chefs Theatre, celebrities will create their signature dishes and share new tips and tricks, whilst in the Cake & Desserts Theatre, patisserie chefs and star bakers whip up showstoppers and offer tempting sweet treats.  

In the Kids Cookery School, Foodies SuperChefs make cooking fun, helping younger guests to prepare delicious food which they can take away and enjoy. 

Masterclasses in the Drinks Theatre include tutored Champagne, Beer, Cider, Cocktail and Wine-tasting - presenters include BBC, ITV and Channel 4 drinks experts.

Visitors can browse the latest food trends in the Shopping Village, meet local producers in the Artisan Market and taste exotic and unusual new dishes in the Feasting Tent – which features a mouth-watering range of street food and delicacies from all four corners of the globe.