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The 2020 Stone Food & Drink Festival will be moving online in the wake of COVID-19 restrictions – but it’s still set to showcase some of Staffordshire’s best gastronomic talent. Lexus Stoke has stepped forward to sponsor the ‘virtual’ cookery demonstration kitchen, following its successful sponsorship of the live event back in 2019, with lead Read more…

Organisers of the Stone Food & Drink Festival have been busy working on the delivery of an online programme to help offer some of the festival vibe to foodies in 2020. With the main event cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, the aim is to host a series of smaller events thoughout town during festival week Read more…

Wednesday 2nd October 5.15pmUPDATE: WE NOW HAVE A *NEW* PARK & RIDE VENUE Little Stoke Cricket Club, Uttoxeter Road, Stone, ST15 8RZ  Huge thanks to everyone for your support and for your great suggestions – and to the club, of course, for their generous offer! All other details remain the same, so park up, hop Read more…

Luxury car specialist Lexus Stoke is the latest Staffordshire business to sponsor the 2019 Stone Food & Drink Festival, which will take place on 4th, 5th & 6th October 2019. The dealership is supporting the event’s Talks & Tastings Tent and Demonstration Kitchen, which each host a packed programme of foodie delights over the three Read more…

This year’s Stone Food & Drink Festival, kindly supported by Joule’s Brewery, will once again see local pubs, restaurant and shops get in the festive spirit and host a packed programme of events and special offers in the run up to the ‘big weekend’. This year, with organisers having joined forces with the Stone Traders’ Read more…

The Stone Food & Drink Festival, kindly supported by Joule’s Brewery, prides itself on showcasing the best of Staffordshire’s culinary talent in its demonstration kitchen – and this year will be no exception. Making a welcome return to the bill is local girl Rosanna Moseley who, since her last appearance on the festival stage back Read more…

As part of the forthcoming Stone Food & Drink Festival celebrations, there will be the chance to sign up for an exclusive tour of the town’s historic Crown Wharf site, where lead sponsor Joule’s Brewery is breathing life back into its founding home. Derelict since the Brewery closed in 1974 the site was acquired by Read more…

With work on its conversion of the Crown Wharf complex in Stone well underway, Joule’s Brewery has signed up as lead sponsor for the Stone Food & Drink Festival for the next two years. The partnership will see Joule’s support the annual not-for-profit event in return for joint branding and a strong on-site presence at Read more…

Saturday’s downpour did little to dampen spirits at Staffordshire’s biggest gastronomic gathering last weekend, as crowds gathered on Westbridge Park for the 2018 Stone Food & Drink Festival. Marking its 14th year the event, which took place on 5th, 6th & 7th October, drew crowds of some 17,000 over the three days. Highlights included live Read more…

With the 2018 Stone Food & Drink Festival on the horizon – the main event takes place on Westbridge Park over the weekend of 5, 6 & 7 October – the North Staffordshire town is gearing up for a whole week packed with foodie fun. Alongside several festival-organised events, local businesses have once again come Read more…

Willmott Dixon, the lead contractor for the development of the new Stone Leisure Centre, has shown its support for the 2018 Stone Food & Drink Festival by sponsoring the event’s Demonstration Kitchen. Securing business sponsors is vital to the festival which, as a not-for-profit, Community Interest Company (CIC), is run by a team of volunteers. Read more…

The north Staffordshire market town of Stone is getting ready to welcome hoards of food lovers over the weekend of 5, 6 & 7 October as it plays host to the annual Stone Food & Drink Festival. Following a week packed with food & drink events hosted by shops, pubs and restaurants in and around Read more…

With the 2018 Stone Food & Drink Festival taking place on 5, 6 & 7 October foodies who want to get hands-on and brush up their skills should check out the event’s Culinary Masterclass programme. With classes on topics ranging from fish filleting through to creating healthy chocolate bars, there really is something for everyone. Read more…

With Staffordshire’s biggest gastronomic gathering set to mark its 14th year on Friday 5th, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th October tickets for the even have just been released for sale. In the week leading up to the Stone Food & Drink Festival itself, a host of food and drink related events will take place in Read more…

We’re delighted to announce that Stone’s very own Beth Lauren Cakes will be running a fabulous pop-up tearoom on Westbridge Park this year; offering genteel surroundings in which to relax and enjoy a lovely cup of tea (or coffee) accompanied by a slice of one of Beth’s signature layer cakes. For the special festival price Read more…

Staffordshire’s biggest monthly Farmers’ Market now has a fresh new online presence, thanks to a new website funded by the team behind the Stone Food & Drink Festival. The new site reflects the market’s updated look and feel, boosted by new bright marquees recently procured by the Borough Council, and will make it easier for Read more…

The full results from a visitor survey undertaken by Staffordshire University at the 2017 Stone Food & Drink Festival reports a rise in the number of visitors travelling to the event from out of town, among other interesting findings. The survey, now in its third year, saw academic staff and Tourism and Events students from Read more…

Friday, 20th October saw movers and shakers of the Staffordshire culinary scene attend a glittering ceremony at Lichfield Cathedral to mark the NFU Mutual Taste of Staffordshire Good Food Awards 2017. The event offered special cause for celebration for the Stone Food & Drink Festival team, with Chairman Richard Stevens presented with a special Recognition Read more…