Food and Drink Festival returns to Farnham

Farnham Food and Drink Festival is set to return to the town centre on Sunday 28 September from 10-4pm.

Castle Street and The Borough will be closed to traffic freeing up space for a bustling pedestrian zone with over 100 food and drink stalls.

Farnham Town Council has organised the event and promises to serve up a great day out for visitors. 2023 MasterChef Champion Chariya Khattiyot will headline cookery demonstration stage in The Borough along with top chefs from Lorna’s Indian Kitchen, Henry Hampshire, Little Fish Sushi and Petite Patisserie. The feast for the senses will also include the return of the popular and entertaining chilli eating competition, drinks talks and live music stage in the Bush Hotel Courtyard plus a full line-up of local musicians on the Castle Street acoustic music stage.

Councillor Kika Mirylees, Lead Member for Culture and Business says: “We are delighted to bring back the Food and Drink Festival for 2025. It offers a fantastic chance for our community to celebrate local producers, enjoy great food, and spend a fun day out in Farnham. This festival captures the spirit of our town – friendly, vibrant, and full of flavour!”

This year, Farnham Food & Drink Festival is supported by Gold sponsors Kidd Rapinet and the Bush Hotel, Farnham and bronze sponsor Durham House Chiropractic Clinic.

With the Festival expected to attract large numbers of visitors, people are encouraged to take advantage of a free hoppa shuttle bus. Seven buses will serve three routes which include Hale and Upper Hale in north Farnham, Badshot Lea and Weybourne plus a third route in south Farnham. Full details of the routes and the stops can be found on the Food Festival page.

For those travelling by car, there is free Sunday parking in all Waverley Borough Council pay and display car parks.

To help traffic move around the town, Downing Street will reopen for one day. This will be the first time the road has been fully open since the section between the Union Road/Longbridge junction and Lower Church Lane/Downing Street became two-way. Drivers using Downing Street or exiting Waggon Yard car park are asked to take extra care as people get used to the change.

For more information email [email protected] or visit the Food Festival website pages.