About The Festival
The annual Steyning & District Food & Drink Festival is a celebration of local food and drink available within Steyning and the surrounding district.
As usual it will be all about showcasing local products, producers and businesses together with supporting the local economy by bringing visitors to Steyning and the local villages of Bramber, Beeding, Ashurst, Edburton, Wiston and Small Dole. We also look forward to raising a generous donation to local charities, through some of our events.
Our event, this year, will include – as always – the superb Steyning Farmers’ Market, which will take place on 5th September, plus the 3rd year of staging the Street Food Piazza ON 13th September. There are other events and offers to look forward to – see What’s On button on this site and then click on EVENTS or OFFERS to reveal details.
Enjoy !
The Team
The Steyning & District Food and Drink Festival is being brought to you by a superb team of hard working, innovative, dedicated people! The amount of voluntary time they have given to the event is quite mind blowing, but as long as it is successful and enjoyed by many, it is all worth it. Would you like to help either this year 0r next year? If so, we would love to hear from you
Please email: steyningsouthdowns@gmail.com
The Area
The small market town of Steyning and its neighbouring villages of Bramber, Upper Beeding, Small Dole, Edburton, Wiston & Ashurst are set on the edge of the South Downs National Park. We are lucky to have many thriving local food and drink producers and enticing venues.
More information is available on our Tourist Information webpage.
The Partnership
The Steyning & District Food & Drink Festival is organised and run by the Steyning & District Community Partnership with the Food & Drink Festival Committee – a sub committee of the Partnership’s Visitor & Tourism Group – taking responsibility for delivering the event.
This is only one of the many projects that have been driven by the Partnership over the years; if you would like to learn more about the Partnership and maybe volunteer to serve on one of our sub committees, see the Steying & District Community Partnership website
This Year’s Festival Charity
The Festival charity for this year, 2026, is the St Barnabas House Hospice.
There is an event that is organised specifically to raise funds for them, the Coffee & Cake Morning at Ashurst Village Hall on 2nd October – the entry fee of £10.00 will go entirely to the Charity.
We also hope to organise a Farmers Market Charity Hamper as part of the Festival Raffle, with all produce within the hamper donated by the stall holders. Update on this once confirmed.
May we take this opportunity to thank our superb and generous sponsors. Without their support and enthusiasm our Festival could not take place – thank you so much.
This year our sponsors are:
CHURCH BARN GROUP - Privately owned and proudly independent, with the resources to move swiftly on projects that excite. With a wealth of specialist knowledge gained over thirty years in the property market, they bring a personal approach to investment, development and land promotion within the residential and commercial markets. www.churchbarngroup.co.uk
STEYNING PARISH COUNCIL - Existing to serve the totality of the community with all its disparate needs and interests, the Council also kindly support district community projects and events whenever possible. www.steyningpc.gov.uk
HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL - Providing a range of public services making Horsham District a great place to live, work and visit. Supporting local communities with advice on availability of grants & funding for projects and events; various free training programmes/workshops and start-up business support and information. www.horsham.gov.uk
MANSELL McTAGGART - your dependable one-stop-shop if you’re searching for your ideal home, planning to market your current property, or looking to let. https://www.mansellmctaggart.co.uk/branch/steyning/
H J BURT - One of the area's longest standing independent estate agencies; unprecedented service, covering all property matters. www.hjburt;co.uk
STEYNING & DISTRICT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP –Volunteers organising projects/events to bring benefit to residents, businesses & visitors. The Steyning & District Food & Drink Festival is a sub committee of the Partnership's Visitor & Tourism Committee. www.visitsteyning.co.uk
WEST GRINSTEAD PLOUGHING & AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY - established in 1871. Very pro-active in promoting the interests of the local farming community. www.westgrinsteadploughing.co.uk
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