Festival Food & Gift Fair

Whether you’re looking for locally sourced food, a special gift or unique craft decorations for your home, you’ll be spoiled for choice. Dorchester Food & Gift Fair makes a perfect day out for all the family.

This event, set in the stunning location of the Abbey cloister garden, will include all our popular exhibitors in huge marquee and a street food and refreshments area – the perfect place to sit down for a rest and enjoy a coffee or lunch.  We even have an outside stage with live bands to keep you entertained for the whole day!

It’s just £1 entry to get into the exhibitor tent and shop at the amazing stalls.  You can buy your ticket here or at the door on the day

Why not make a day of it and go to a cookery demonstration or two held in beautiful Dorchester house kitchens just a short walk from the Abbey.  Finish off with a good street food lunch and a bit of foodie shopping – perfect!

Street Food & Drink

Barbarian Grill

American style smoked BBQ

KooKoo Food

Traditional Middle Eastern & Persian Food
Little fizz van at Dorchester Festival

The Little Fizz Van

Mobile prosecco and gin bar
Horsebox coffee at Dorchester Festival

Horsebox Coffee

Coffee and coffee beans

Momo King

Traditional Nepal momos with homemade tomato sauce

Abingdon Distillery

An award-winning range of gins, rum & single malt English whisky.
oxford-crepes at Dorchester Festival

Oxford Crepes

Delicious Crepes served fresh. sweet or savoury

Live Music on the Cloister Stage

We are thrilled to present an exciting programme of local talented musicians performing at the outdoor Cloister stage.  An eclectic mix of bands to accompany the Food & Gift Fair Weekend. 

We bring to the stage sounds from: 

  

The Rock Choir  –  The UK’s original, award winning, local, contemporary choir. 

 The Bellini Sisters  –  A wonderful vocal trio, 1940’s Style

 Dorchester Folk Group  –  Stephen Eyre is a local talented musician, composer and soundscape artist

 The Kirals –  Thrilling in their reclamation of Folk Rock

 Band of Hope – A fabulous Country Folk Band from Wallingford

 Brassbound – Brilliant Brass, Wind and Percussion group playing originals and covers

Ben and Will  – a guitar duo playing familiar songs in a style fusing Flamenco, Pop and Classical. 

10am Rock Choir
11am Small Hours Magic
12noon Rock Choir
1pm The Bellini Sisters
2pm Small Hours Magic
3pm Claire Jones Trio
3.30pm Women of Note
4pm Band of Hope

Food Stalls

Team Tea

The finest loose-leaf tea, ethically sourced & sustainably packaged,

The Immaculate Collection

Flavoured Chocolate Almonds

Marlow Cheese Company

Award winning artisan cheese

Great British Mead Company

Traditional British Mead and re-seller of Abbeyhorn drinking vessels

The Tall Cookie Lady

Homemade Chunky Cookies. Stuffed with lots of chocolate and spreads.
MKS Food Distribution at Dorchester Festival

MKS Food Distribution

Olives / Nuts / Turkish delight / Baklavas
roos kitchen at Dorchester Festival

Roos Kitchen

Sweet treats, bespoke celebration cakes and postal boxes for every occasion

Gift Stalls

Lin O'Donnell Antiques

Quirky, unusual antiques from around the world

Mark Wood Oxfordshire Artist

Original Paintings, greetings cards, prints and commission service . (Local scenes a specialty )

Claire Waters Glass

Unique pieces of fused and leaded glass set into wood

Pegazian

Sterling silver wire jewelry, gemstone necklaces, earrings, fabric bags and shawls

Lucienne de Mauny

Exterior Names / Number Plaques, Commemorative ware. Distinctive special purpose pottery

The Reversible Robin

Quirky Jewellery made from perspex and Sterling silver. Simple laser cut cards and frames

Craft Jamming

Handmade jewellery and home ornaments that look cool!

Littlemore Candle Co

Hand poured, crystal candles, reed diffusers and room sprays.

Lilopop

Hand decorated mugs and felt food accessories.

Abs-olute blissful moments

Soy wax candles, Wax melts, Natural bath bombs and salts

Little Bear Cake Stands

Hand drilled afternoon tea stands using pre loved crockery.
hogantiques at Dorchester Festival

Hogantiques

Home and interior, mixing vintage, modern and antique.
blue-acorn at Dorchester Festival

Blue Acorn Engraved Wood

Solid oak boards, signs, ornaments, decorations, cards and keyrings
Deco Gecko Dorchester Festival

Deco Gecko

Hand- made personalised pictures & decoupage animal kits
flamingo paperie at Dorchester Festival

Flamingo Paperie

Greeting cards and accessories
flooseymoo at Dorchester Festival

Flooseymoo Jewellery

Unique handrafted jewellery
inkyjinks at Dorchester Festival

InkyJinks

Illustrations of food and drink
Nicky Blystad Jewellery Dorchester Festival

Nicky Blystad Jewellery

Jewellery with semi-precious stones
Andie B Designs at Dorchester Festival

Andie B Design

Decorative items & framed pictures

Alpacas Collectibles

Interesting and unusual items dating from mid C19th - mid C20th
TK-Designs at Dorchester Festival

TK Designs

Lampwork jewellery
adf ceramics at Dorchester Festival

ADF ceramics

Contemporary unique handmade ceramic dinnerware, created with inspiration from nature