North Notts Food Fest is back for 2025, taking place on Saturday 5th July at Worksop Old Market Square from 10am – 4pm.
This family-friendly event is free for all to attend, and is one of our popular flagship events. The day will be filled with celebrity chefs, live cookery demonstrations, food & drink stalls, street entertainment and so much more!
We are delighted to announce that joining us for 2025 is celebrity chef John Torode! John is an Australian-British celebrity chef and TV presenter, best known for being one of the main hosts of MasterChef, who will be performing two cookery demonstrations in the main marquee. John will be joined by festival favourite, Teresa Bovey, and Michelin trained chef, Justin Halpin, from The Chapel in Edwinstowe.
Enjoy further food demonstrations from local professionals, including Peter Whitlam from The Vintage Bakery in Retford, Diana Kaponas from Café Neo and Ben Ellis – a local Chocolatier. Our fabulous host and compare for this year’s event is Johnny Pusztai, an award winning butcher who is another festival favourite.

Expect free cookery demonstrations, children’s food making workshops, an outdoor bar, street entertainment and some hidden entertainment elements. For more information and for regular updates, select ‘going’ on the Facebook event page HERE.