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Stone Food & Drink Festival to return to town in 2024 – and 3-day passes are half price through December!

Stone Food & Drink Festival to return to town in 2024 – and 3-day passes are half price through December!

The team behind the Stone Food & Drink Festival is celebrating the news that the event will return to its ‘spiritual home’ of Westbridge Park in 2024 by launching a special early-brid ticket offer throughout December.

The event will run on Friday 5th, Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th July and, following a move to an out-of-town venue due to development work at Westbridge Park in 2023, will once again take place a stone’s throw from the bustling town centre.

From 1st December, food lovers will be able to snap up 3-day tickets to the event at half price – or just £12.50pp. The tickets will give revellers access to the festival over all three days and would make a great Christmas gift for foodies – especially given that by July 3-day passes will be £25pp. Festival Chairman, Richard Stevens, says:

“We are delighted to be bringing the festival back to Westbridge Park. 2023 was a challenge with not only a change of venue but also the weather, but we were determined to put on a show for both our traders and visitors and we’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who turned up and supported us, and to our fantastic sponsors.

“Being back at Westbridge Park brings the event back to its roots – it has always been, and will always be, about bringing visitors into Stone to support local businesses while promoting Staffordshire as a food & drink destination. We can’t wait till July to see everyone back at the park.”

The 2024 Stone Food & Drink Festival will see the usual mix of live cookery demos, gourmet marquee shopping, street food, pop-up bars, talks & tastings, live music and family fun that has seen the event become a real ‘red letter’ day in the foodie calendar, attracting visitors from far & wide.

The half price 3-day ticket offer will run from Friday 1st December through to midnight on Monday 1st January; with tickets available to buy from the festival website. From January, the ‘early bird’ online ticket prices of 1-day ticket for £8pp; 2-day ticket for £15pp and 3-day ticket for £20pp will come into effect, with prices rising incrementally up to the big weekend* (so the earlier you buy, the more you save)!

To buy your half price 3-day ticket to the 2024 Stone Food & Drink Festival, which will take place at Westbridge Park on Friday 5th, Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th July, head to: www.stonefooddrink.org.uk/tickets

*July prices 1 day £1pp2; 2 day £20pp and 3 day £25pp on the gate & online.

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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 - volunteers@stonefooddrink.org.uk

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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 info@stonefooddrink.org.uk with a description of your missing item by Tuesday 26th May and we’ll check if we have got it! 😃

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#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)!

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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!! 🧁

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Dunking Biscuits biscuit dunking challenge in full flow in the Talks & Tastings Tent! 🍪

What biscuit do you love to dunk?

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