The Ashford Food & Drink Festival to return on June 28

The Ashford Food & Drink Festival will be returning to Ashford Town Centre for a third time this summer, as a one-day event on Saturday June 28.

Unlike the past two years, which have been a month-long celebration of businesses connected to food and drink in Ashford Town Centre, 2025’s Ashford Food and Drink Festival is going to be brought to you from Ashford Borough Council as a one-day event, giving attendees the chance to experience mouth-watering flavours and tastes from all over the globe.

On the day, the high street will be lined with food and drink stalls, plus Elwick Place will be bringing back Ashfood!, which brings food, drink and community spirit to the venue.

There will also be a special stage put in situ hosting food masterclasses and Radio Ashford’s Sam Griffin will be DJing throughout the day, amongst local businesses presenting and entertaining us with their local knowledge and skills connected to food and drink.

In addition to kids’ crafts activities (including a cardboard kitchen), there’s pizza making sessions at The Ashford Cinema and eccentric food-based puppetry and street theatre. There’s also the chance to take part in the Great Ashford Sarnie Trail!

This year’s festival will also feature The Great Ashford Sandwich Competition, which is being co-run with KMFM. Entrants are encouraged to create as bizarre but brilliant combinations as they can imagine and all will be judged by a team of panellists.

The winner will receive a package of fabulous prizes, as well as having their winning sandwich promoted and sold throughout the town centre.

Ahead of the event, there will an Evening with the Wine Garden of England and Boys Hall – featuring tutored English wine tasting and samples of local produce, all alongside live jazz – at St Mary’s Church on June 27. Tickets are available through the Revelation Ashford website.

“I am absolutely thrilled that Ashford Borough Council are bringing the Ashford Food and Drink Festival back to the town centre for its third year,” Keli Nolan-Lyons, Town Centre Regeneration Manager for Ashford Borough Council, said. “This year, we are packing all the excitement and deliciousness into one fantastic day.  

“I am looking forward to the vibrant atmosphere throughout the town centre and experience the chance to see everyone having a great day, eating and drinking their way from stall to stall, experiencing street theatre and taking part in the Great Ashford Sandwich competition, as well as supporting all of our wonderful hospitality businesses.”

To find out more about the Ashford Food & Drink Festival, visit the Love Ashford website.