At Delapré Abbey June 7 and 8 2025

Event Schedule for Delapré Food Festival

Please see the festival map, and timings for Saturday and Sunday below.

The full schedule for the day is included with your ticket unless you would like to plump for our additional excursions such as: cocktail masterclasses, cheese masterclasses, afternoon teas, or kids cookery classes.

Festival Map

Find your way around the festival site using the map below.

Saturday Timings

  • 10:00 – Festival Open
  • 10:45 – Scott Walters (Musician) – the Acoustic Stage.
  • 11:00 – Chef Demo (Bart Polinski – Head chef at Hibiscus) – Chef Demo Tent
  • 11:15 – Kids Cookery Classes (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£6.50 per child)) – in the Coach House
  • 11:30 – Gin Tasting (with Warner’s Gin) – in the Library
  • 11:30 – Guided tour of the Abbey – main entrance to the house
  • 12:00 – Chef Demo (Adam Phillips – Private Chef) – Chef Demo Tent
  • 12:00 – Cheese Masterclass (The Taste of Modena w/ Shane Holland (£10 masterclass)) – in the Drawing Room
  • 12:15 – Kids Cookery Classes (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£6.50 per child)) – in the Coach House
  • 12:30 – Wine Tasting (with Josh Moinet from VineBud – “Calling all Rosé Lovers!”) – in the Library
  • 13:00 – Cocktail Masterclass (with the Number 13 mixologists (£15 masterclass)) – in the Dining Room
  • 13:00 – Chef Demo (Carmela Sereno Hayes – Queen of Italian cuisine) – Chef Demo Tent
  • 13:00 – Buckingham Ukulele Group – on the Acoustic Stage
  • 13:15 – Kids Cookery Classes (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£6.50 per child)) – in the Coach House
  • 13:30 – Gin Tasting (with Warner’s Gin) – in the Library
  • 14:00 – Cheese Masterclass (Battle of blues w/ Shane Holland (£10 masterclass)) – in the Drawing Room
  • 14:00 – Cocktail Masterclass (with the Number 13 mixologists (£15 masterclass)) – in the Dining Room
  • 14:00 – Chef Demo (James Peck and Hannah Dunne of Ember) – Chef Demo Tent
  • 14:00 – Towcester Rock Choir – on the South Lawn
  • 14:00 – Guided tour of the Abbey – main entrance to the house
  • 14:15 – Kids Cookery Classes (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£6.50 per child)) – in the Coach House
  • 14:30 – Wine Tasting (with Josh Moinet from VineBud – “The Best BBQ Wines”) – in the Library
  • 15:00 – Cheese Masterclass (The perfect cheese board w/ Shane Holland (£10 masterclass)) – in the Drawing Room
  • 15:00 – Cocktail Masterclass (with the Number 13 mixologists (£15 masterclass)) – in the Dining Room
  • 15:00 – Chef Demo (Turan Turan – Youtuber and cold smoking guru) – Chef Demo Tent
  • 15:00 – Cameron Grace – on the Acoustic Stage
  • 15:15 – Kids Cookery Classes (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£6.50 per child)) – in the Coach House
  • 15:30 – Gin Tasting (with Warner’s Gin) – in the Library
  • 17:00 – Festival Close

Sunday Timings

  • 10:00 – Festival Open
  • 10:45 – Dan the Guitarist – the Acoustic Stage
  • 11:00 – Chef Demo (Adam Phillips – Private Chef) – Chef Demo Tent
  • 11:15 – Kids Cookery Classes (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£6.50 per child)) – in the Coach House
  • 11:30 – Gin Tasting (with Warner’s Gin) – in the Library
  • 11:30 – Guided House Tour of Delapre Abbey – main entrance to the house
  • 12:00 – Cheese Masterclass (The Taste of Modena w/ Shane Holland (£10 masterclass)) – in the Drawing Room
  • 12:00 – Chef Demo (Anita Chipalkatty – Authentic Indian Cooking) – Chef Demo Tent
  • 12:00 – Cocktail Masterclass (with the Number 13 mixologists (£15 masterclass)) – in the Dining Room
  • 12:15 – Kids Cookery Classes (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£6.50 per child)) – in the Coach House
  • 12:30 – Wine Tasting (with Josh Moinet from VineBud – “Calling all Rosé Lovers!”) – in the Library
  • 13:00 – Cocktail Masterclass (with the Number 13 mixologists (£15 masterclass)) – in the Dining Room
  • 13:00 – Chef Demo (James Peck and Hannah Dunne of Ember) – Chef Demo Tent
  • 13:30 – Chris Wilkinson – the Acoustic Stage
  • 13:15 – Kids Cookery Classes (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£6.50 per child)) – in the Coach House
  • 13:30 – Gin Tasting (with Warner’s Gin) – in the Library
  • 14:00 – Cheese Masterclass (Battle of blues w/ Shane Holland (£10 masterclass)) – in the Drawing Room
  • 14:00 – Guided House Tour of Delapre Abbey – main entrance to the house
  • 14:00 – Cocktail Masterclass (with the Number 13 mixologists (£15 masterclass)) – in the Dining Room
  • 14:00 – Chef Demo (Peter Czarnocki – Caeser Salad with a twist) – Chef Demo Tent
  • 14:15 – Kids Cookery Classes (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£6.50 per child)) – in the Coach House
  • 14:30 – Wine Tasting (with Josh Moinet from VineBud – “The Best BBQ Wines”) – in the Library
  • 15:00 – Cheese Masterclass (The perfect cheese board w/ Shane Holland (£10 masterclass)) – in the Drawing Room
  • 15:00 – Chef Demo (Bart Polinski – Head chef at Hibiscus) – Chef Demo Tent
  • 15:15 – Kids Cookery Classes (By Cookery Doodle Doo (£6.50 per child)) – in the Coach House
  • 15:30 – Gin Tasting (with Warner’s Gin) – in the Library
  • 16:00 – Festival Close