Staffordshire food and drink festival celebrates 20 delicious years – with incredible support from local sponsors

Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, the much-loved, not-for-profit event continues to shine thanks to the incredible backing of local sponsors – with Drac Logistics leading the way as main sponsor for the third year running.

Festival director, Ed Stant says: “It’s fantastic to have so many local businesses supporting the festival in this milestone year. As a not-for-profit event we genuinely couldn’t do it without them. Their support has helped us refresh the line up and put on a great new programme for 2025, with additions like GBBO stars performing each day, more live music, longer opening hours, a new competition stage where visitors can join in with the fun and more for families. It’s great to see the local business community get behind something that brings so much to the town.”

The festival site at Westbridge Park will be packed with delicious things to see, do and taste – with themed zones supported by generous local sponsors.

 The Live Music Stage, sponsored by Joule’s Brewery, will be the heartbeat of the festival with a line-up of fantastic bands keeping the vibes high all weekend. Foodies can look forward to a packed programme on the Culinary Showcase Stage, kindly sponsored by Lunar Wedgwood, where top local chefs will cook alongside stars from The Great British Bake Off in live demonstrations.

The ever-popular Gourmet Shopping Village returns, sponsored by James du Pavey, offering a treasure trove of artisan food, drink and foodie finds. Meanwhile, for those with green fingers or a love of stylish living, the Home & Garden Marquee - supported by HortiWool - will be filled with inspiration for indoor and outdoor spaces.

The Competition Stage, sponsored by Stone Traders’ Group, will see passionate amateurs battle it out in a range of foodie challenges – including the first evet Great Stone Bake Off. Festival-goers can relax with a drink from the Pop-up Bar hosted by The Clubhouse, Stoke - one of dozens of bars and Street Food vendors serving up a vast range of choice throughout the weekend.

Families are well catered for too, with a fun-packed Family Zone sponsored by St Dominic’s Priory School, offering plenty of hands-on activities to keep little ones entertained.

To help visitors make the most of their day, Stonegate Wealth Management is once again sponsoring the festival map, ensuring smooth navigation across the site while Barlow Motors, the festival’s Car Dealership Sponsor, will be showcasing their latest vehicles throughout the park.

Tickets are on sale now via the festival website, head to stonefooddrink.org.uk