The Festival
Fenland Food Festival, is an annual event hosted by Ferry Project Cookery School. It is fast establishing itself on the Cambridgeshire / Norfolk foodie calendar as a great place to discover excellent food that is grown or produced in the fens. We love to celebrate local products that are sustainable and delicious. We team up with a whole host of passionate producers and suppliers who are based in the fens and celebrate all things ‘fenland food’. Entry to the festival is free – so do come and enjoy.
This year’s festival is being held at Queen Mary Centre, Wisbech, PE13 2PE on Saturday 5th September 2026, from 10am-3pm.
Fenland Food Festival is hosted by Ferry Project Cookery School and this year is sponsored by Fenmarc.
What's On
Saturday 5th September, 10am-3pm, Queen Mary Centre, Wisbech, PE13 2PE
Treasure Hunt & Colouring in for the kids - get treasure hunt sheets from the Main Reception in the QMC Foyer.
MAIN HALL
Food Stalls OPEN from 10am until 3pm
10:30am LIVE MUSIC - Steven Lee
10:30am Have-a-Go Cookery SESSION 1
11:30am LIVE MUSIC - Clive Butcher
11:30am Have-a-go Cookery SESSION 2
12:15pm LIVE MUSIC - Ash Gower
12:30pm Have-a-Go Cookery SESSION 3
1:30pm LIVE MUSIC - Natasha Richardson
1:30pm Have-a-Go Cookery SESSION 4
2:30pm PRIZE DRAW
3:00pm EVENT ENDS
STREET FOOD ZONE
Food Stalls OPEN from 10am until 3pm
10:30am LIVE MUSIC - Clive Butcher
11:45am LIVE MUSIC - Steven Lee
12:45pm LIVE MUSIC - Natasha Richardson
1:30pm LIVE MUSIC - Ash Gower
3:00pm EVENT ENDS
TALKS & DEMOS TENT
Schedule TBC
What you get for Free
We love to give things away for free in order to help engage the community and connect them with the delicious goodness of food. We have a number of free things that are part of this year’s Fenland Food Festival including:
- Free entry
- Live music
- Have-a-Go Cookery
- Free food samples
- Cookery demonstration
- Talks and tastings
- Competition – provide us with feedback and you could win a Fenland Food Festival apron.
Local Food & Drink Producers and Suppliers
Our Festival Food Hall celebrates local food producers and suppliers. They will have a variety of products for sale and many will offer samples and tasters, as well as gorgeous produce for sale.
Attending this year’s festival are:
FOOD MARKET
- Cake Samples, Jams and Chutneys (Ferry Project Cookery School, Wisbech)
- Hand-crafted Traditional Cider (Marshland Cider, Marshland St James)
- Fenland Orchards Project (Wisbech)
- Beef, Pork and Dairy (Bramblebee Farm, Emneth)
- Family-run Wine Merchants (Ratcliffe Wines, Outwell)
- Buttercream Cakes, Bakes and Cupcakes (Sweet Bakes By Emma, Whittlesey)
- Jams and Preserves (Flutterby Pantry, Downham Market)
- Exquisite Black Puddings, White Puddings and Haggis (Fruit Pig, Wisbech)
- Cheese Monger (Cheese and Bees, Terrington St Clement)
- Raw Honey and Beeswax Candles (Cross Keys and Bees, Walpole St Andrew)
- Apple Juice and Cider (Watergull Orchards, Wisbech
- Gourment Mushroons (East Coast Mushrooms, King's Lynn)
- Non-alcoholic and Low Alcohol Wines (Wine and Dine, Wisbech)
- Fresh Bread (Terrington Bakery, Terrington St Clement)
- Seasonal Fresh Produce (Lawsons Market Garden, Wisbech)
- Farm-to-Fork Activities (Fenland Grow Project, Whittlesey)
- Savoury Bakes (Celina's Taylor Made Bakes, King's Lynn)
- Tips and Ideas on how to reduce food waste (CCC Food Waste Reduction)
- Health Check Kiosk, Healthy Lifestyle Advice (Healthy You, NHS)
- Award-winning ales and beers (Elgoods Brewery, Wisbech)
STREET FOOD ZONE
- Goat Curry and Jerk Chicken (JJEB Farm, Sutton St James)
- Barista Coffee and Cold Drinks (Cuppa Jo Jo, King's Lynn)
- Hog Roast (The Fenland Roaster, Peterborough)
- Hot Fruit Crumbles and Custard, Hot Brownies and Cookie Pies (Crumbelievable UK, Cambridge)
- Gourmet Wraps and Dirty Fries (Wrap Shack, Spalding)
TALKS & COOKERY DEMONSTRATIONS
Cookery Demo - Alison Crouch - Ferry Project Cookery School
Talk - David Wheatley - Farmer / TikTok Influencer
Talk & Cookery Demo: Apples - Andrew Callaghan & Alison Crouch - Fenland Orchard Project
Talk - Harriet O'Shea - Fenland Grow Project
LIVE MUSIC
Natasha Richardson - folk singer/songwriter
Steven Lee - singer
Ash Gower - singer
Clive Butcher - accoridan