In 2022 the award-winning team behind eat:Festivals celebrated delivering 100 festivals and 10 years of making great memories. They are delighted to announce that they are planning 28 festivals in 2023 and are now open for applications from food & drink producers.
The eat:Festivals team are looking for the cream of the crop to join the #eatfestivalsfamily for the 2023 festivals across Somerset, Devon, Dorset & South Gloucestershire. They have 28 food and drink festivals planned in Burnham-on-Sea, Weston-super-Mare, Clevedon, Portishead, Bedminster, Chipping Sodbury, Yeovil, Honiton, Dawlish, Teignmouth, Tiverton, Minehead, Taunton, Wellington and Puriton and new for ’23, Bideford and Axminster.
We caught up with festival organiser Sarah Milner Simonds to find out more: “We pride ourselves on the quality of the local producers we bring together at our festivals. We have a great range within the #eatfestivalsfamily, but we want to ensure we are giving new entrants the opportunity to trade at some of the biggest and busiest food and drink festivals in the UK, right on their doorstep. There is a single form for all festivals. We have high standards and are here to help. We have explained our sustainability and selection criteria in detail online and are available to answer any queries from businesses. We are looking forward to this year’s festivals and hope to showcase some fresh talent to our thousands of visitors. In addition we have supported new traders with The Bursary, sponsored by Thatchers Cider previously and are open for applications now. Our festivals provide economic opportunity to entrepreneurs and serve as places where cultural heritage is celebrated and shared – everyone is welcome to apply.”
Interested businesses should take a look at the eat:Festivals website to learn more about each town, read their sustainability and trader charters, terms & conditions and apply.
