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A weekend of incredible celebrity chef demonstrations, regional food & drink traders & local entertainers
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Thank you to all of our amazing 2026 Festival Traders
If you are interested in trading at future festivals please get in touch, send info on your company, pictures of your set up and products/produce, links to social media and where you are based. If you are catering please include a menu, please send to baff@durham.gov.uk.
The team will add you to the list for applications opening for 2027. Please note we make announcements through our social channels and website for applications.
Latest festival news
More great names join the line-up for Bishop Auckland Food Festival 2026
Brothers who convinced a Dragons’ Den judge to invest in them, the latest winner of The Great British Bake Off, a presenter of the popular BBC
This Morning chef makes Bishop Auckland Food Festival return
Celebrity chef Phil Vickery is to make a welcome return to a popular North East food festival this spring. Phil, who has graced screens for more
Trader applications open for Bishop Food Festival
Traders can now apply to be part of one of the region’s biggest food festivals. Bishop Auckland Food Festival returns next spring, on Saturday 18 and
Travel arrangements announced for Bishop Auckland Food Festival
Heading to Bishop Auckland Food Festival this weekend? Organisers have announced travel arrangements for getting to the event. Bishop Auckland Food Festival returns to the town