Revamped family friendly Food and Arts Festival coming to Highcliffe

This summer will see the return of the Highcliffe Food and Arts Festival on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June 2025 at The Green on Lymington Road.

The festival offers a wide range of entertainment all for free with three live music stages, street performers and over 160 food and craft stalls all on offer.

Celebrity chefs will also be making appearances with Great British Bake Off star Nelly Ghaffar appearing at ‘Mary’s Kitchen’, the festival's cooking theatre named after founder Mary Reader.

There is plenty on offer to entertain children as well: the festival has a dedicated Kids Kitchen where local baker ‘Biscuits by Sarah’ will be offering biscuit-icing sessions.

Children can also learn new skills at the circus school, embark on a treasure hunt, pot their own vegetables or build their own bird feeders. 

There will be a vast choice of food options as well with 100 different stalls offering a mouth-watering selection of street food, baked goods and drinks. 

If you are looking for unique, one of a kind items, the festival has an arts and crafts village with 60 stalls selling items such as handmade gifts, jewellery, homeware and more. 

The festival has taken a greener approach by discouraging the use of cars. You can take the X1 and X2 Morebus with fares capped at £3, take the train to Hinton Admiral and walk only 20 minutes or hire bikes via the Beryl app.

www.highcliffefoodandartsfestival.co.uk/