Home to Kent's largest free to enter food festivals, our 3-day events bring together the best of Kent's producers and exhibitors. Chefs from across the county offer unmissable live cooking demonstrations, local retailers offer taste sessions and, at Easter, there are free to attend childrens' activities. Over 100 stalls, with everything from daily bread to a bespoke champagne and seafood bar. Look for the Taste of Kent award winners amongst cheeses, pickles, pies, preserves, wine, spirits and craft producers.

We’re so excited to share that after our biggest event ever in 2024, the Cheese and Chilli Festival is returning to Christchurch in 2025! Can you believe it’s already our 11th year? This year’s festival promises to be a vibrant celebration filled with incredible flavours, colours, and experiences—you won’t want to miss it! Whether the sun is shining or it’s a bit rainy, we guarantee it will be an amazing time for everyone!

We’re thrilled to share that the fantastic Cheese and Chilli Festival is coming back to Winchester for the 10th time in 2025! Join us at the North Walls Recreation Ground (River Park, right behind the old River Park Leisure Centre) for another unforgettable celebration!

Following an incredible turnout in 2024, we’re super excited to announce that the Cheese and Chilli Festival is returning to Chichester in 2025, back at Oaklands Park! As former students of Chichester University, we’re especially looking forward to coming back!

We’re thrilled to share that the wonderful Cheese and Chilli Festival is returning to Guildford in 2025 at Shalford Park! We had such a fantastic time in 2024 and can’t wait to be back!

We are delighted to be back at the Stock Gaylard Estate on 2nd & 3rd August 2025. We'll have another great weekend for chilli enthusiasts, food lovers and families. We're lining up a glorious weekend of “chilli fiesta”, with stalls selling all things chilli, from pepper plants to cayenne condiments; seeds to ceramics; artisan food producers; music; chilli eating competitions; spicy street food; local ice creams to cool the mouth; local beers to slake the thirst. We have some of the most dedicated independent chilli sauce manufacturers and retailers attending and some of the country’s best specialist chilli growers to showcase their plants and seeds to visitors at what will surely be 2025's hottest event in Dorset. The development of the Dorset Naga, at one time reputed to be the world’s hottest chilli, has really put Dorset on the map for chilli enthusiasts. Come and join us at this fun, friendly festival!

The Ultimate Chilli Experience Turn up the heat at our annual Chilli festival taking place in the beautiful surroundings of the Aviary and Pleasure gardens. Throughout the three days explore food and drink stalls and the shopping village and enjoy live music and family entertainment.