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A decade in the Scottish Sunshine
Since its launch in 2014, the Edinburgh Food Festival has gone from strength to strength, hosting top industry figures such as Carina Contini, Shirley Spear, Tom Lewis, Sarah Rankin, Guy Grieve and Neil Forbes.
The new Edinburgh Folk & Food Festival takes place just before the start of Assembly Festival's Fringe season, with some of Scotland's best food and drink vendors calling the Gardens home for the ten-day event, all to the sounds of the best folk music from Scotland and beyond.
In 2024, the festival welcomed new faces and returning favourites from Scotland's vibrant street food scene while hosting the Scottish leg of the British Street Food Awards, seeing local favourites Knights Kitchen and Planet G take the honours and go on to represent Scotland at the national event.
The Treehouse Kitchen played home to a wide range of programmed events, from family friendly interactive workshops led by Edinburgh Food Social, amazing butchery breakdown demonstrations by Butchery @ Bowhouse, as well as informative talks with incredible local artisan producers like Blackthorn Sea Salt.
And the park was filled with amazing fare for our Producers Market weekend, seeing the park flooded with marquees showcasing everything from Seabuckthorn Spritz to Herriot Hot Sauces.
What’s on for 2026?
Edinburgh Folk & Food Fest returns from 24 July - 02 August 2026 as Edinburgh’s only free-to-enter food festival, with the added flavour of a star-studded Folk music programme. Featuring some of Scotland's best street food vendors and numerous local and international drink offerings, there truly is something for everyone to enjoy in the Edinburgh sunshine this summer.
The famous Palais du Variété Speigeltent will be filled with our stellar Folk music line-up alongside our BRAND-NEW family programme perfect for the wee ones. Meanwhile the gardens will host a programme of events including workshops, talks, tastings and more.
More events, vendors and stall holders for 2026 will be announced soon. Keep an eye on the latest via @EdFoodFest on Facebook and Instagram