Cardiff: Foodies Festival 2025 - Bute Park

Foodies Festivals 2025

Available to 11 May 2025

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Enjoy a family day out in Cardiff when you get festival tickets for the Cardiff Foodies Festival 2025 

Visit Foodies Festival Cardiff for 2025 for the nation's biggest celebration of top chefs, tasty food, delicious drinks and live music.

One of the very best days out for Cardiff foodies, watch MasterChef champions as well as Michelin-starred and top local chefs cooking their delicious recipes, as they share their best baking hints and tips, before heading for some tasty street food and enjoying live music from Symphonic Ibiza, Scouting for Girls and The Wanted 2.0!

If you're looking for things to do in Cardiff this May, head to Bute Park in Cardiff for the Foodies Festival, one of the best days out in Wales that the whole family will love! 

What's On at Cardiff Foodies Festival 2025?

  • Live Music Stage: Enjoy iconic live music, with iconic artists providing the sounds to accompany your epic weekend. 
  • Chefs Theatre: Watch MasterChef Champions, Michelin-starred and top local chefs cooking their signature summer recipes. 
  • Cake & Bake Theatre: Learn how to make show-stopping cakes with expert bakers, including Great British Bake Off stars.
  • Drinks Theatre: Sample an array of new wines, champagnes and cocktails. 
  • Kids' Cookery: Let your young chefs join in on the fun as they cook up some recipes of their own! 
  • Barbecue Skills: Join the flaming hot BBQ action at the incredible Fire Pit station. 
  • Nigel Brown Cook School: Learn from the culinary legend himself! Additional fees may apply. 
  • Silent Disco: Sessions to suit all, from old school bangers to new chart hits. Additional fees may apply. 
  • Artisan Market: Enjoy a huge selection of tasty treats from the market on your day out.
  • Fairground: Enjoy a range of family-friendly fairground adventures, fun for all ages!
  • Street Food: Try tasty foods of all flavours from around the world at the pop-up vendors.  
  • Chili-eating competitions: Challenge chili-eating world champion, Shahina Waseem in a red hot contest! 

Music Line-Up at Cardiff Foodies Festival 2025: 

  • Symphonic Ibiza (Friday 9th May)
  • Scouting for Girls (Saturday 10th May)
  • The Wanted 2.0 (Sunday 11th May)

Chef Line-Up at Cardiff Foodies Festival 2025: 

  • Tommy Heaney (Heaneys)
  • Carl Cleghorn (Tyme Restaurant)
  • Justin Llewelyn (The Sorting Room)
  • PLUS: More to be confirmed!

So get your tickets today for the Foodies Festival 2025 and start looking forward to one of the UK's best family-friendly festivals for the best prices online! 

Tickets are delivered instantly via email and SMS, so you're just a few clicks away from having your tickets to one of the best Cardiff events 2025. 

Foodies Festival 2025 Locations & Dates:

Take a look at the Foodies Festival dates for 2025:

Get your Foodies Festival tickets for 2025 today and look forward to one of the best things to do for families in the UK this year.

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How to find us

Address: Bute Park, North Rd, Cardiff CF10 3ER

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By foot: 

Bute Park is within walking distance from Cardiff city centre and is easily accessible from a number of entrances.

By bus: 

There are several bus stops situated along Castle Street to the south, and along North Road to the east.

By train: 

The West Gate entrance at the southern end of Bute Park is roughly 10 minutes walk from Cardiff Central station and 15 minutes walk from Cardiff Queen Street.

By car: 

There is no on-site parking at Bute Park, however there are a variety of car parking facilities nearby. 

Pay and display car parking facilities are available nearby in Castle Mews (CF10 3ER) and North Road (CF10 3EA), College Road, King Edward VII Avenue & Museum Avenue.

By water: 

The water bus stop is situated at the southern end of Bute Park near Cardiff Bridge. The service runs to Cardiff Bay from 10am.

  • Food & Drink vendors
  • Toilets

Yes, the Foodies Festival is wheelchair accessible. Carers attend for free!

The opening times for Foodies Festival in Cardiff are as follows:

  • Friday 9th May 2025 – 2pm – 10pm
    Saturday 10th May 2025 – 11am – 9pm
    Sunday 11th May 2025 – 11am – 8pm

The itinerary for Foodies Festival in Cardiff is as follows:

Headliners:

  • Friday 9th May – Symphonic Ibiza
  • Saturday 10th May – Scouting For Girls
  • Sunday 11th May – The Wanted 2.0

Itinerary:

  • Live Music – all day
  • La Española Chefs Theatre – 12-6pm (Fri 2.30-7.30pm)
  • Drinks Theatre – 11.30am – 6.30pm (Fri 3-8pm)
  • Cake & Bake Theatre – 11.30am – 5.30pm (Fri 2-6pm)
  • Kids Cookery Theatre – 12-6pm (Fri 2-7pm)
  • Nigel Brown Cook School (£25 supp) – 1-5pm (Fri 3-6pm)
  • Silent Disco (£8 supp) – 5-7pm (Fri 4-7pm)
  • BBQ Stage – 12-6pm (Fri 2.30-7.30pm)

Foodies Festival offers a fun day out for all the family. Foodies Festival, the UK’s largest celebration of food & drink where visitors can feast on a vast array of culinary activities, making Foodies Festival the social event of the summer.

There are top chefs cooking in the Chef’s Theatre; wine, beer, and cocktails in the Drink’s Theatre, a live entertainment stage and kids can learn to cook too in the Children’s Cookery Theatre.

Yes, there are vegan cookery demonstrations in the Chefs Theatre at most venues, with plenty of street vendors selling vegetarian and vegan food to be tasted on site. 

In the cases of allergies or baby food you may bring your own food. You may not under any circumstances bring your own alcohol. Any alcohol you bring will be confiscated and disposed of. 

Yes, dogs are allowed into Foodies Festivals if they are kept on a short lead. 

Yes, the festival has plenty of activities that children can enjoy including a Children’s Cookery Theatre.

All kids under the age of 6 years gain free entry to Foodies Festivals.

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