At Delapré Abbey June 6 and 7 2026
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Delapré Food Festival 2026 Event Schedule
Make the most of your festival visit by exploring the grounds and getting your teeth into our action packed schedule!
The full schedule for the day is included with your ticket unless you choose additional paid activities such as: Cocktail Masterclasses, Cheese Masterclasses, Cream Teas, Live Fire Cooking School or Kids Cookery Classes.
Festival Map
Find your way around the festival site using the map below.
Saturday Timings
- 10:00 – Festival Open
- 11:00 – Faded Blues – live on the Battlefield
- 11:00 – Daniel Butterworth – live on the South Lawn
- 11:00 – Live Fire Cooking School w/ Rob and Kraig from Rodeosbbq.com (£10 premium seating w/ samples, free at the back) – on the West Lawn
- 11:00 – Chef Demo (Adam Philips – Award winning, Private Chef) – Chef Demo Tent
- 11:15 – Kids Cookery Classes – Flowerpot Cheesecake (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£7 per child)) – in the Orangery Café
- 11:30 – Guided tour of the Abbey – main entrance to the house
- 12:00 – Chef Demo (James Peck and Dylan Warren) from EMBER – Chef Demo Tent
- 12:00 – Cheese Masterclass (British All Stars w/ Shane Holland (£12 masterclass)) – in the Drawing Room
- 12:15 – Kids Cookery Classes – Flowerpot Cheesecake (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£7 per child)) – in the Orangery Café
- 12:30 – Wine Tasting (with Will Croxford from Merry Tom, Northampton) – in the Library
- 12:30 – Cocktail Masterclass (hosted by Delapre Abbey (£15 masterclass)) – in Hibiscus Restaurant
- 12:45 – Live Fire Cooking School w/ James and Colter Peck (£15 premium seating w/ samples, free at the back) – on the Battlefield Lawn
- 13:00 – John Cadden-Lawrence – live on the South Lawn
- 13:00 – Chef Demo (Darren Gurry – Masterchef: Finalist 2025) – Chef Demo Tent
- 13:15 – Kids Cookery Classes – Flowerpot Cheesecake (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£7 per child)) – in the Orangery Café
- 13:30 – Gin Tasting (with Tom Warner of Warner’s Gin) – in the Library
- 13:45 – Cocktail Masterclass (hosted by Delapre Abbey (£15 masterclass)) – in Hibiscus Restaurant
- 14:00 – Cheese Masterclass (Seasonal Cheese w/ Shane Holland (£12 masterclass)) – in the Drawing Room
- 14:00 – Towcester Rock Choir – live on the Battlefield
- 14:00 – Chef Demo (Bart Polinski – Executive head chef at Hibiscus) – Chef Demo Tent
- 14:00 – Guided tour of the Abbey – main entrance to the house
- 14:15 – Kids Cookery Classes – Flowerpot Cheesecake (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£7 per child)) – in the Orangery Café
- 14:30 – Live Fire Cooking School w/ Luke Bavester The Sheaf Inn – West Haddon & The Olde Red Lion – Kislingbury (£10 premium seating w/ samples, free at the back) – on the Battlefield Lawn
- 14:30 – Wine Tasting (with Will Croxford from Merry Tom, Northampton) – in the Library
- 14:45 – John Cadden-Lawrence – on the Acoustic Stage – the South Lawn
- 15:00 – Daniel Butterworth – live on the Battlefield
- 15:00 – Cheese Masterclass (The perfect cheese board w/ Shane Holland (£12 masterclass)) – in the Drawing Room
- 15:00 – Cocktail Masterclass (hosted by Delapre Abbey (£15 masterclass)) – in Hibiscus Restaurant
- 15:00 – Chef Demo (Colter Peck – Texas USA) – Chef Demo Tent
- 15:30 – Gin Tasting (with Tom Warner of Warner’s Gin) – in the Library
- 16:00 – Funk Odyssey – live on the South Lawn
- 17:00 – Exhibitors Stalls Close and Bite Street Continues
- 18:30 – Jamie Benkert (Northampton’s own X Factor contestant) and his band “Signature” – live on the South Lawn
- 21:00 – Festival Close
Sunday Timings
- 10:00 – Festival Open
- 10:15 – Daniel Butterworth – live on the Battlefield
- 11:00 – Cameron Grace – live on the South Lawn
- 11:00 – Live Fire Cooking School w/ James Carr – Cooked Over Coal, Milton Keynes (£10 premium seating w/ samples, free at the back) – on the Battlefield Lawn
- 11:00 – Chef Demo (Darren Gurry – Masterchef: Finalist 2025) – Chef Demo Tent
- 11:15 – Kids Cookery Classes – Flowerpot Cheesecake (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£7 per child)) – in the Orangery Café
- 11:30 – Guided House Tour of Delapre Abbey – main entrance to the house
- 12:00 – Cocktail Masterclass (hosted by Delapre Abbey (£15 masterclass)) – in Hibiscus Restaurant
- 12:00 – Cheese Masterclass (British All Stars w/ Shane Holland (£12 masterclass)) – in the Drawing Room
- 12:00 – Chef Demo (Adam Philips – Award winning, Private Chef) – Chef Demo Tent
- 12:15 – Kids Cookery Classes – Flowerpot Cheesecake (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£7 per child)) – in the Orangery Café
- 12:30 – John Cadden-Lawrence – live on the Battlefield
- 12:30 – Wine Tasting (with Will Croxford from Merry Tom, Northampton) – in the Library
- 12:45 – Live Fire Cooking School w/ Alex ‘Mac’ McLaren, Whitebottom Farm, Stockport (£10 premium seating w/ samples, free at the back) – on the Battlefield
- 13:00 – Daniel Butterworth – live on the South Lawn
- 13:00 – Chef Demo (Bart Polinski – Executive head chef at Hibiscus) – Chef Demo Tent
- 13:15 – Cocktail Masterclass (hosted by Delapre Abbey (£15 masterclass)) – in Hibiscus Restaurant
- 13:15 – Kids Cookery Classes – Flowerpot Cheesecake (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£7 per child)) – in the Orangery Café
- 13:30 – Gin Tasting (with Jonny Easter of Warner’s Gin) – in the Library
- 14:00 – Cheese Masterclass (Seasonal Cheese w/ Shane Holland (£12 masterclass)) – in the Drawing Room
- 14:00 – Guided House Tour of Delapre Abbey – main entrance to the house
- 14:00 – Chef Demo (James Peck and Ben Leonard – The Four Pears, Wellingborough) – Chef Demo Tent
- 14:15 – Kids Cookery Classes – Flowerpot Cheesecake (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£7 per child)) – in the Orangery Café
- 14:30 – Cocktail Masterclass (hosted by Delapre Abbey (£15 masterclass)) – in Hibiscus Restaurant
- 14:30 – Live Fire Cooking School w/ Asim Merali – Goldies – Soho, London (£10 premium seating w/ samples, free at the back) – on the Battlefield Lawn
- 14:30 – Wine Tasting (with Will Croxford from Merry Tom, Northampton) – in the Library
- 15:00 – Cheese Masterclass (The perfect cheese board w/ Shane Holland (£12 masterclass)) – in the Drawing Room
- 15:30 – Gin Tasting (with Jonny Easter of Warner’s Gin) – in the Library
- 16:00 – Festival Close