Events & Entertainment, Wimborne | Posted on July 8th, 2025 | return to news
Wimborne Food Festival announces appetising attractions
Wimborne’s tastiest event of the year will feature cooking demonstrations from two top chefs.
Wimborne’s tastiest event, the Wimborne Food Festival, is serving a second helping after making its debut last year. Held on Saturday 20 September from 11am-4pm, the day promises a feast of flavours, fun and foodie delights.
Festival organisers Wimborne BID and Dacombes of Wimborne have announced some of the appetising attractions set to take place during the day, including cooking demonstrations, expert talks, local produce stalls, and pop-up foodie experiences.
Joining the town’s gourmet gathering this year will be two top chefs.
George Williams from TV cooking competition ‘MasterChef’ will be cooking up delights in the demonstration tent on Willow Walk. This young doctor from Sturminster Marshall will reveal just why he decided to enter ‘Masterchef’ and what it’s really like to be a contestant on this high-pressure show.
Meanwhile, Christian Ørner, multi award -winning private chef, chocolatier, TEDx speaker and part of the England National Culinary Team will be giving a talk on the day. Ørner is the head of SALT Cø, a Poole-based company that brings the restaurant experience to your own home.
Other attractions will include food stalls on the Minister Green, alfresco dining and live music on East Street and Church Street (which will be closed to create a buzzy café culture), and the Dorset Farmers Market in Wimborne Square, which will showcase the best in local produce.
Liz Crow, market lead for Wimborne Farmers’ Market, said: “We’re so chuffed to join in with the Wimborne Food Festival this year and showcase our Dorset Farmers’ Market stalls in the Square. It’s the perfect time to dig into Dorset’s early autumn goodies, all grown, baked, caught, or crafted by our passionate producers.”
Aspiring bakers can also compete to see who can whip up the best home-baked Victoria Sponge.
Entries can be bought to the Dacombes of Wimborne stand at Willow Walk from 2.30pm with judging at 3pm. Slices will be sold afterwards to raise funds for the mayor of Wimborne’s charities. The top prize is a £150 NEFF induction pan set, kindly donated by Dacombes of Wimborne.
Wimborne BID Director Sam Devlin said: “The first festival last year was a huge success and took us all by surprise, showing there’s definitely an appetite for this kind of event in Wimborne.
“As a BID, we wanted to create an event that showcases the many wonderful food and drink businesses, many of which are independent, that Wimborne has to offer.”
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