Ashfield Food and Drink Festival back for 2026
With 18 brand new traders, Ashfield Food and Drink Festival is set to be the biggest and best one yet as it takes over Hucknall town centre on Sunday 23 August.
Ashfield District Council’s annual food and drink festival has expanded for 2026, spanning Hucknall High Street and Market Place car park, offering a day of smells, sounds, and tastes from across the globe. With cold drinks, artisan bread and bakes, street food, cheeses, sweet treats, beers, rum, cider, liqueurs, and kitchen gifts, there’s something to whet everyone’s appetite.
This year, in addition to the incredible food and drink selection, visitors will be treated to live music all day on the stage featuring a range of jazz, pop, swing and rock covers and original pieces from a variety of musicians and singers. Ashfield Creates will be bringing some fun and creativity to the event with a hungry monster making activity for children. There will also be some surprises on the day.
There’s a huge variety of stalls this year, with over 50 to choose from, there’s Taiwanese and Vietnamese street food from Koala Kitchen, spicy curries from Shola and Spice, loaded Mac n Cheese fries from Chef Stef, Tossed Dough will be serving up freshly baked pizzas, whilst Scandinavian pies, potato cakes and desserts are on offer from Breeosh – The Scandanavian Bakery.
New for 2026, Suzo will be pouring matcha lattes and Vietnamese coffee, head to the Sip and Nibble for freshly brewed coffee and cold drinks, or visitors can quench thirst with a fresh pressed juice from Kaia Juicery. The perfect accompaniment to coffee are cinnamon buns, and market-favourite Baked Buns will be standing at Hucknall for the first time with their sell-out cinnamon buns with flavoured cream cheese toppings.
Festival favourites Back-a-Yard cuisine are back with their jerk chicken, rice and peas, and curried mutton. Also returning this year are Linby Farm Catering dishing up tacos, smash burgers and cakes in a can.
Cheese-lovers will be bree-ly happy with the offerings from Ashfield Cheese who will be stocked up with flavoured cheeses. Fig Tree will be returning to the festival with their jams, marmalades, honey, and crackers that are a perfect match for any cheesy purchases. Prim’s Preserves, new for 2026, offer homemade jams, preserves and kitchenware.
For craft ale and beer lovers there’s bottled beers by Hucknall’s own, Lincoln Green Brewing Company, and the Scared Ape will be showcasing their flavoured rum.
Those with a sweet tooth will be in heaven with a range of sweet treats on offer including luxury handcrafted ganache macarons by Mmacaron, brownies, cookies and tarts from The Sweet House Bakery, gluten free treats by The Marriott Gluten Free Kitchen, patisserie style bakes from the Sinfully Sweet Pastry Co, stuffed cookie cups from Outlaw Cookie Club, and Penny Lane Fudge’s gourmet fudge.
Cllr Lee Waters, Ward Councillor for Hucknall Central, said:
“Ashfield Food and Drink Festival has grown to be one of our residents’ firm favourite events. We are excited to bring this event back to Hucknall for the sixth year. Whether it’s returning traders such as Big Melt ltd and their sourdough toasties, Brockleby’s pies, or newcomers Bonnie Yau’s cooking sauces, there’s truly something for everyone.”
“This year’s festival line up is the biggest and most diverse yet so make sure you come down to Hucknall and support the traders. It’s set to be a beautiful day so make the most of it and head to the Food and Drink Festival.”
Posted on 14 August 2026