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Not long now until this year's Bishop Auckland Food Festival 18-19 April - we cant wait!

A weekend of incredible celebrity chef demonstrations, regional food & drink traders & local entertainers was had by all.

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Bishop Auckland Food Festival Trader applications for 2026 are now closed.

If you would like to register your interest for 2027 please email the festival team on baff@durham.gov.uk

Please make sure you include details of your business, info on what you sell, a menu if you are street food, all interested companies must include pictures of your set up and links to your social media channels also please include where you are based please.

Who is appearing at our live cookery theatre stage this year.

Take a look at our exciting celebrity chefs who will be making star appearances at the festival this year. A stella line up for Saturday guests are Phil Vickery – Chef, TV Presenter and Cookery Book Author, Shivi Ramoutar – Chef, TV Presenter and Author, GBBO Finalist – Aaron Mountford Myles and our fabulous Weekend Cookery Theatre Host – Chris Bavin – TV Chef & Author. Our Sunday line up is equally as amazing with 2025 GBBO Champion – Jasmine Mitchell, Baker and TV Presenter, Briony May Williams and Dragons Den 2025, Business Owners and Fire BBQ Experts, LumbeJaxe.

Our Cultural Programme of Walkabouts & Live Music for 2026 - let us entertain you!

Step into a weekend of lively encounters and unexpected delights with our Cultural programme, where the streets and historic spaces of Bishop Auckland come alive with colour, music and mischief. From roaming street performers and eccentric characters to engaging circus, theatre and spontaneous musical moments, there’s always something just around the corner to surprise and entertain. Alongside the walkabouts, enjoy a vibrant line-up of live music and hands-on arts and crafts activities in the Palace grounds, making this a festival full of creativity, community spirit and plenty of reasons to pause, watch, listen and join in.