26th & 27th September 2026

A celebration of Suffolk’s finest food and drink

The 2026 festival was fabulous.

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Tickets for 2026 will be available online soon. In the meantime, save the dates!

Come and explore “the UK’s best food and drink festival” on the 26th and 27th September 2026.

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Come and explore

Come and explore “the UK’s best food and drink festival” on the 26th and 27th September at Snape Maltings.

130+ local food and drink producers; live demo stages; celebrity chefs; masterclasses; free children’s cookery classes every 30 minutes; live music and so much more.

Book your tickets in advance for savings of 15-30% AND a chance to win an incredible bundle of YETI and AFDF goodies!

Through our celebrated annual festival, and working with the extended Suffolk food and drink family, we will nurture a healthy, vibrant and sustainable food economy

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Skills on Stage

30-minute deep dives in to the skills that make a master. Q&As throughout

The Headliner Kitchen

40-minute live demos by celebrity and local chefs, showcasing their signature dishes

Family Fun

The Marshes offers cookery classes in the Playground Kitchen, activities, a bouncy castle, local lambs and face painting

This year's Visiting Chefs

Each year we invite an incredible selection of chefs to demo, cook and speak at the festival

Traders & Producers

View our list of Producers and Traders featuring at the festival.

The Symposium

A curated series of panel discussions bringing together the leading voices of the food movement

Fire Pit

Join David Wright (the "Breaducator") and an elite crew of pitmasters for masterclasses in open-flame cooking.

The Live Music Stage

Find a full programme of live musicians and bands on the Live Music Stage in The Courtyard, all weekend.

About the festival

The Festival is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting the local community and businesses within it.

Who we are

Learn all about the people who make the Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival work.

Our 2025

See the success of 2025. Attending Chefs, Trading producers, Masterclasses, Family fun, cooking demos and talks.

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Which food festival is the one not to miss? Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival by the coast in Suffolk. It's very good and one I enjoy.

Pierre Koffmann3 Michelin Star chef

Lovely day at Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival. One of the best in the UK and has that Indy-authentic feel that some miss now. Fantastic food & people

Ben TishChef, restaurateur and cookbook author

It is no coincidence that this annual festival is considered one of the best in the country

William Sitwellfood writer, restaurant critic and columnist for The Telegraph and judge on MasterChef

Live @thebreaducator and @tbone_chops now at AFDF

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Snape Maltings,
Snape, Suffolk IP17 1SP

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