Attending this weekend? Here's everything you need to know ahead of your arrival...

Opening Times

Saturday 28th June 10:00am - 10:00pm & Sunday 29th June 10:00am - 5:00pm.

Our Charity Concert begins at 6:00pm on Saturday - our exhibitor areas, kids area, and chef stages will close at 6:30pm.

Where

Shrewsbury Food Festival is in Shrewsbury Quarry Park, SY1 1RN, with the festival entrance at the top near the blue gates.

Tickets

If you have purchased in advance, please bring the confirmation email with you. If you have not yet received your tickets, please check your junk folder! Don't worry if you still can't find your ticket, we will be able to search for you on our system.

If you have a ticket to the Saturday of Shrewsbury Food Festival, you do not need to purchase an additional ticket for our evening Charity Concert.

If you have a ticket to our Charity Concert, you can arrive from 4:30pm and enjoy two hours of Shrewsbury Food Festival for a reduced price before enjoying the concert at 6:00pm.

Travel

Roads and car parks will be extremely busy on Saturday. We strongly recommend using park & ride or public transport to get to the festival.

The only entrance to the festival will be at the top of the Quarry Park, next to the blue gates.

• Bicycle: We will be operating a Bike Creche thanks to Trek, please bring your own padlocks and chain, any bikes left are at your own risk. (This will be open until the event finishes at 10pm on Saturday)
• Park & Ride: A Park & Ride service is available in to the town centre on Saturday only.
• Train: Regular trains will be in and out of Shrewsbury Town Centre on both days.
• Bus: Buses run into Shrewsbury Town Centre on a regular basis with just a short walk to the Quarry on Saturday only.

Please visit Original Shrewsbury’s website for more information on public transport here.

Disabled Parking

Shrewsbury has designated on-street parking spaces for disabled badge holders on:

• Shoplatch – SY1 1HF
• Castle Street – SY1 2BQ
• St. Mary’s Street – SY1 1DS
• Claremont Street – SY1 1QG
• Roushill – SY1 1PN

Parking is free if a blue badge is displayed. Normal car parking charges apply for the designated disabled parking spaces in Raven Meadows multi-storey and Abbey Foregate car park. There will be NO parking or disabled parking on site.

Dogs

Your four-legged friends are welcome! Dogs must be kept on a short lead at all times, and they are not allowed under any marquees.

We will have a dog welfare area, sponsored by Different Dog, that you are welcome to use during your visit, this area includes water, paddling pools to cool off in, poobags and a waste bin.

We expect this event to be busy which may be overwhelming for some dogs, so please keep this in mind before bringing them along.

Cash

We recommend bringing cash as well as your bank card, due to the number of visitors at the festival WiFi can sometimes drop in and out.

Food & Drink

We have a whole bunch of incredible vendors onsite, but you are also welcome to bring your own food and drink, but strictly NO alcohol or knives!

Any reusable water bottles will need to be empty on arrival, you can fill up once inside with our Wenlock Water dispenser found near the Cornovii Homes Family Area.

Toilets

We will have toilets all over the Quarry for you to use. There will be blocks close to the bottom, on the hill, and near to the bandstand. We also have baby-changing facilities onsite sponsored by Tiny Swimming.

Reusable Cups

We have our own reusable cups, these are free, and we do ask that you return these at designated return points so we can use them again!

Child Safety

On arrival, you will be given an Aaron & Partners Solicitors wristband that you will need to write your contact number on, should we need to get in touch if you are separated.

We also ask that you take a picture on arrival at the festival in front of one of our child safety banners that can be found next to the entrance area. 

Security

The safety of our visitors is our top priority, therefore there will be increased security measures at this year’s event.

All visitors will be searched on arrival to the event. Please be patient if the queue is taking a little longer than normal.

There will be an explosive detection dog team on site across the weekend and during our festival setup, who will be completing searches across the festival site.

Volunteers

We have a number of amazing volunteers that work tirelessly over the weekend, so if you see anyone in a pink t-shirt please give them a HUGE thank you, without them, Shrewsbury Food Festival wouldn't be able to happen!

We are so excited to be seeing you in Shrewsbury Quarry this weekend!