17-05-2025
Food festival with celebrity chefs and musicians to come to London for bank holiday
A popular food festival will return to a west London park this month.
Foodies Festival will visit Syon Park, Brentford, from May 24 to May 26, across the bank holiday weekend.
The event, known as "Gastro-Glastonbury," will see a number of celebrity chefs and musicians perform.
Pixie Lott, Scouting for Girls, and Max George and Siva Kaneswaran from The Wanted are among the acts set to perform.
Foodies Festival offers street eats, drinks masterclasses, and live shows (Image: Black Circus Food) The three-day event will also feature live cooking demonstrations from TV celebrities and chefs from shows like MasterChef, Great British Bake Off, and Great British Menu.
Some of the chefs set to appear include Atul Kochhar, Ben Palmer, Thomas Frake, Dhruv Baker, Anurag Aggarwal, Alex Webb, Ritchie Stainsby, Ayesha Kalaji, William Joshua, Hazel Vaughan, Eloise Durrant, Radhika Howarth, Dipna Anand, Jack Sturgess, and Dale Pinnock.
Regional chefs Long Ng, Andres Quevedo Sanabria, Joe Laker, Jack Ward, and Joshua Hunter will also be at the event.
Celebrity chefs and global cuisine star at Brentford's Foodies Festival (Image: Lumberjaxe)
Pixie Lott said: "Summer festival season, food heaven, music and sunshine - what's not to love!
"It's my first year joining the Foodies Festival tour; I'm so excited to experience the festival and hit London with my band.
"I love family days out at festivals and this one ticks all the boxes."
Siva Kaneswaren said: "Max and I are buzzing to be joining the Foodies Festival tour in 10 regions of England, Scotland and Wales!
"It's exciting to be back out performing all The Wanted hits and seeing our lovely fans again.
"We're both big food lovers and have tried some amazing cuisine around the world on our tours - but having it all in one place to try, amazing!"
Visitors will enjoy a jam-packed schedule 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 with ITV and BBC drinks experts.
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.
New features this year include Great Taste Market, courtesy of Great Taste, where people can come together to discover new tastes and celebrate the art of good food.
The Tasting Theatre - where visitors can explore a variety of themed tastings, from hot and spicy adventures to mystery sweet and savoury pairings.
And International Cook School, where festival goers can learn new techniques and cook a dish to take away, with lessons from top chefs.
Other activities include: Flaming hot action at the Fire stage with BBQ masters, Chilli Eating competitions, Silent, Disco, fairground rides, children's activities and family-friendly areas.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online.
