Since the inaugural festival in 2005, the festival has been run by a core team of dedicated local volunteers.
Over the ‘big weekend’ a veritable army of individuals give up their time, free of charge, to carry out everything from litter picking to gate duties – and without whom the show simply couldn’t go on.
If you’re interested in getting involved and being a part of the buzz that is the Stone Food & Drink Festival, email [email protected].
If you’re a stallholder with a great food & drink offering, we’d love to hear from you!
We aim to bring our visitors an exciting and diverse mix of the best foodie products and are always keen to hear from traders who would like to exhibit at the festival.
If you’d like to get involved please fill in this form Traders Application Form (updated March 2026)
Contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
P.S. If we are unable to accommodate you due to other similar products already being represented, please don’t be offended – we will keep your details on file and, should an opportunity arise, will be in touch.
Another thank you - and it’s a BIG one!
Without the small army of volunteers who work tirelessly in the run-up to, during and after the ‘big weekend’ the Stone Food & Drink Festival simply couldn’t happen.
It takes serious manpower to run an event of this scale - so a huge thanks to everyone who donned a white hi vis, be it for a few hours or several days, your support is vital!
Big thanks also to Wendy & Dave for working with us throughout the year to recruit, engage and organise our volunteers - you are simply awesome! 🙌
We can’t wait to see you all at our volunteers’ thank you event - details coming soon!
In the meantime, if you’d like to join our merry band get in touch - [email protected]
Think you might have lost something at the fest? 🤔
We’ve got a list of lost property items waiting to find their owners…
Please email [email protected] with a description of your missing item by Tuesday 26th May and we’ll check if we have got it! 😃
Wow.
What a weekend!
Here is the first of many thank yous we’ll be putting out over the coming days…. 😃
Huge thanks to our brilliant sponsors - the local businesses who get behind the event and help us make it bigger and better each year!
First of all a HUGE thank you to our lead sponsor Brown Recycling, also responsible for organising and disposing of all the waste the event produces over the big weekend - happy 100th birthday to this awesome Staffordshire businesses who!
Next a big shout-out to our main zone sponsors, including:
Music Stage Sponsor – Joule’s Brewery
Shopping Village Sponsor - James Du Pavey
Culinary Showcase Stage Sponsor - Lunar
Home and Garden Marquee Sponsor - Eric Whitehead Solicitors
Family Zone Sponsor - St Dominic’s School
Pop-up Bar – thanks for coming, Stone
Pop-up Coffee Shop – BOD, Stone
VIP Zone Sponsor – RP UK
Kids’ Cookery Classes Sponsor – Astro Education
Silent Disco Sponsor – The Boulevard, Newcastle under Lyme
Map Sponsor - Stonegate Wealth Management
VIP Bag Sponsor - Griffins of Stone
Thanks also to these other fantastic local businesses for their support…
Barlow Motors
Myers Solicitors
Austin & Roe
Little Seeds
Isobel Whittaker Funeral Directors
Plants the Jewellers
Kuotos Swim
EPX IT
Schui Graphics Ltd
🤔 Want to find out how your business can get involved in the 2027 event?
👉Email Cath on [email protected]
Fab photos courtesy of Z70 Photography
#thatsawrap
Thanks to everyone who’s joined us this weekend - visitors, traders, sponsors, volunteers!
It’s been a blast 💥 - 21 years of the Stone Food & Drink Festival done 🙌
(Just wait to see what we’ve got in store for the 22nd)!
Congratulations to the winner of the 2026 Great Stone Bake Off - Hannah Baker! 🍰
Not only does she take home the Stone Bake Off winners’ apron but she’s bagged a pair of VIP 3 day passes to the 2027 festival 😃
Want to be part of it next year… Start practicing your best bake!! 🧁
Juliet Sear has just finished judging the Sunday heat of the Great Stone Bake Off!
The following cakes are going through to the final today at 4pm
1st - Hannah Baker - Lemon with raspberry & white chocolate
Runners up -
Claire Davies - White chocolate & raspberry crumble cake
Karen Smith - Lemon Drizzle
Head to the Talks & Tastings tent at 4pm to find out who’s this year’s STAR BAKER! ⭐️
TV baking expert Juliet Sear on the Culinary Showcase stage 🧁
At 2pm she’ll be judging the Sunday heat of the Great Stone Bake Off in the Talks & Tastings Tent…
Dunking Biscuits biscuit dunking challenge in full flow in the Talks & Tastings Tent! 🍪
What biscuit do you love to dunk?
