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This event has now taken place. The Hampton Court Palace Food Festival 2026 ran from Saturday 29 to Monday 31 August 2026 and has now finished. The details below are kept as a record of what happened. For next year, see our Food Festival 2027 page, or browse all past events.
The festival ran 10:00–18:00 each day in the Great Fountain Garden at Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU. The Great Fountain Garden and food festival stayed open until 18:00, while the palace buildings closed at 17:30.
The Regina Kitchen was a new live demonstration stage with drop-in cooking sessions throughout the weekend, hosted by Marcus Bean with guest chefs Chris Baber, Shivi Ramoutar, Crystelle Pereira and Cyrus Todiwala.
Over 150 independent food and drink brands traded at the festival, with street food from Ethiopia, Lebanon, Mexico, China and Sri Lanka alongside classic British fish and chips. Named exhibitors included Crumpy's Smoke Shack, Horsebox Catering, Scandilicious and BEYroots. Pop-up bars served craft beer, wine and prosecco, and artisan producers sold small-batch food and drink gifts.
Family activities included face painting, a silent disco, "Get Messy" arts and crafts, traditional fete games and live music.
Entry to the food festival was included in palace admission, and a food festival ticket also gave access to the historic palace and gardens. Members went free but had to pre-book. Official group gate prices per group member were £22.60 adult, £11.30 child and £18.10 concessions (disabled visitors and full-time students over 16).
A VIP upgrade cost £50 per person and included an exclusive VIP tent, goody bag, soft drinks, complimentary pastries and beer, wine or prosecco from 12:00 to 17:00; a valid admission ticket or membership was also required. Under-18s could not add VIP on Saturday or Sunday, and child VIP catering tickets were available on Monday only at £10 for ages 5 and over.
Hampton Court railway station is a short walk across Hampton Court Bridge from the palace gates, with direct services from London Waterloo.