Southsea Food Festival

Southsea Food Festival Southsea Food Festival, one of the South's biggest food festival returns on the 4 & 5 July 2026!
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Want to experience the festival in a whole new way? Try out our NEW tasting tour partnered with local food expert James ...
12/06/2026

Want to experience the festival in a whole new way? Try out our NEW tasting tour partnered with local food expert James Donougher from Portsmouth Foodguide!

✨ You’ll visit three independently selected traders or venues, hear the stories behind the food, and enjoy three delicious tasting dishes along the way.
🎟️ Tickets: £18 + booking fee
👉 Find out more and book here: https://portsmouthfoodguide.co.uk/events/

Prefer to go solo? Our new self-led trailing tour will give you the option to independently find traders offering smaller samples so you can experience more flavours! Just follow the bunting around the festival to find the traders participating 😋

🔥 The Waitrose Kitchen Stage is BACK at Southsea Food Festival! 🔥We’re so excited to bring back one of last year’s highl...
11/06/2026

🔥 The Waitrose Kitchen Stage is BACK at Southsea Food Festival! 🔥

We’re so excited to bring back one of last year’s highlights and this year it’s bigger, tastier, and packed with even more talent 👨‍🍳

Hosted by Daniel from The Southsea Deli, join us for live cooking, expert tips, great conversations, and plenty of laughs all hosted by the brilliant Express FM 🎙️

🍽️ Featuring an incredible line-up, including:

Smoke & Mirrors Portsmouth
The Smokin' Elk
crushed_and_cured
Natty’s Jerk
Astles of Portsmouth - Award Winning Family Butchers
…and many more amazing local favourites!

Expect flavour-packed demos, insider secrets, and a real taste of what makes our food scene so special. We can’t wait to see what this year’s Kitchen Stage brings! ✨

The countdown is on! Less than one month to go until Southsea Food Festival in partnership with Hendy! 🎉🍴This year is go...
09/06/2026

The countdown is on! Less than one month to go until Southsea Food Festival in partnership with Hendy! 🎉🍴

This year is going to be a corker🍾 as we join the Portsmouth 100 celebrations and welcome 100 food and drink stalls taking over Palmerston Road, Clarendon Road, Osbourne Road and Avenue De Caen.

✨Plus:
🍽️ NEW Taste Trail with Portsmouth Foodguide
👨‍🍳 Waitrose Kitchen Stage packed with top tips from the pros
🎶 Live music and family entertainment

Whether you're a foodie, fussy, vegan, veggie, gluten-free, dairy-free, or just love a bit of grub - then there's something for you

⭐Put it in your diary - Saturday and Sunday, 4 & 5 July

Find out more https://rediscoverportsmouth.co.uk/events/southsea-food-festival-4-5-july-2026/

06/05/2026

🍴 Eat the Island: bringing local food and drink businesses together.
This is a free networking event for food, drink and hospitality businesses across Portsmouth and the South Coast.

Hosted by Meat & Barrel, the event marks the official launch of Southsea Food Festival – recently named Event of the Year at the Portsmouth Business Awards 🙌

📅 Thursday 4 June
⏰ 9.30am–12 noon

It’s a chance for producers, retailers and hospitality venues to connect, showcase products, share ideas and hear short, practical talks focused on business growth and collaboration.

👉 Free to attend – register now https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eat-the-island-food-and-drink-industry-networking-tickets-1987807587003

05/05/2026

Applications are now closed for traders as we have over a 100 food and drink traders, making Southsea Food Festival 2026 our biggest event yet! We are working hard behind the scenes to bring you the festival and we can't wait for July, plenty of sunshine on order. Watch this space for updates 😀

New trader this Friday!Woods Fish will now be at Portsmouth City Centre Market every Friday.Pop down, meet the team and ...
02/04/2026

New trader this Friday!
Woods Fish will now be at Portsmouth City Centre Market every Friday.
Pop down, meet the team and take home something delicious for dinner.
Support local. Shop fresh. Shop Portsmouth Markets

Fridays just got tastier!A brand‑new street food market is coming to Portsmouth city centre.Foodie Fridays launches on F...
20/03/2026

Fridays just got tastier!
A brand‑new street food market is coming to Portsmouth city centre.

Foodie Fridays launches on Friday 27 March, from 10am–4pm, bringing a mix of hot street food traders to Commercial Road. Expect flavours like Thai noodles, loaded jacket potatoes, crepes, shawarma and burgers. Plus vegetarian and vegan options too.

The market will then run monthly on the last Friday of the month, helping support local traders and bringing more life to the city centre.

📍 Commercial Road
📅 Friday 27 March 10am–4pm

👉 Find out more: https://rediscoverportsmouth.co.uk/new-city-centre-street-food-market/

🌱 The Vegan Market is back this Saturday!📅 28 February | 📍 Palmerston Road, Southsea | ⏰ 10am–4pmJoin us for 18 amazing ...
27/02/2026

🌱 The Vegan Market is back this Saturday!
📅 28 February | 📍 Palmerston Road, Southsea | ⏰ 10am–4pm
Join us for 18 amazing plant-based traders serving up:
🍽️ Tasty vegan street food
🍰 Cakes, brownies & doughnuts
☕ Fresh vegan coffee
🧼 Cruelty-free crafts & gifts
It’s all 100% vegan and full of flavour, fun, and fantastic local makers.
Come hungry — see you there! 💚✨

04/02/2026

We are working hard behind the scenes to streamline our payment process for trader pitches at this years food festival. Please bear with us if you are waiting to receive payment information, we will get it to you as soon as we can 😊

It's the most wonderful time of the year - and tomorrow night we're kicking off the Christmas light parties at Southsea,...
19/11/2025

It's the most wonderful time of the year - and tomorrow night we're kicking off the Christmas light parties at Southsea, Palmerston Road with a glittering Christmas Light Switch On Party!🎄

Hosted by Nation Radio's Mark Collins, join us to enjoy:
Live music & Local acts
Special guests from the Kings Theatre panto, Aladdin including Shaun Williamson (Barry from Eastenders), the fabulous Rustie Lee and Jack Edwards. As well as Portsmouth FC manager John Mousinho!
And a special visit from Father Christmas! 🎅

🎉Thursday 20 Nov from 5pm!
📍Palmerston Road, Southsea

Thanks to our sponsors HSDC, Nation Radio South, Motorpoint, Kings Theatre and Theatre Royal

🎁Find out more: https://rediscoverportsmouth.co.uk/events/christmas-in-portsmouth/

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PO53

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Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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