Visitors

Newtown Food Festival will return in 2024! A treat for the whole family, we have a range of activities, exhibitors and much more. As always, our festival has free admission.

Our festival takes place from 10am on Saturday 7th September till midnight and then 10am till 5pm on Sunday 8th September 2023.

We will be releasing more information closer to our 2024 festival - please check back.

 

Where do we find you?

Newtown Food Festival is held in the Town Hall Grounds, Newtown, Powys, SY16 2NZ. Pay and Display parking is available next to our site which is operated by Powys County Council. what3words: alternate.deep.clef

 

Accessibility, toilets, and more

Wheelchair and mobility scooters access - Most of our venue is suitable for wheelchair and mobility scooters access. The grounds are grass with some tarmaced areas.

If you have special needs and require assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to do what we can to help.

Toilets can be found at the top of our festival near the car park. These are free and will be open all weekend. They are operated by Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn Town Council.

 

Accommodation

Why not make a weekend of it! 

Newtown and the surrounding area offer a wide range of great places to stay - hotels, inns, B&B’s, cottages and campsites. Comprehensive visitor and accommodation information can be found on the Newtown website - www.newtown.org.uk 

Early booking is advisable.

Please note the Festival is unable to advise or help you book accommodation

 

How do I get to Newtown?

By Road

Keep on the A483 into Newtown and turn into new Church Street. After 600m, turn left into Newtown Back Lane Car Park.

By Rail/Bus/Coach

There is a fast and frequent train service to Newtown, which is on the Aberystwyth-Birmingham line. 

Rail services in Newtown are operated by Transport for Wales.

Trainline is Europe's leading train and coach app. They work with 270 rail and coach companies to offer customers travel to many desintations - plan your route to the Food Festival by visiting Trainline

By Air

The nearest airport is Birmingham, approx 2 hrs by car or by trains from Birmingham International station (via Shrewsbury), which is adjacent to the airport. Manchester, Liverpool, and Cardiff airports are also convenient, with good road and rail links.