About Food Fest

Home to more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other English city outside London and a choice of more than 200 places to dine, Birmingham has plenty of reasons to be proud of its culinary scene. 

In January the city’s foodie credentials and diverse dining scene earned Birmingham the nineteenth spot in the The New York Times' 45 Places to Go in 2012 acclaimed shortlist.

To celebrate our sensational foodie offering this year's festival has again joined forces with leading chefs to showcase the very best of Birmingham’s culinary offer.

Restaurant Offers

Birmingham Food Fest will feature a mouth-watering line up of fringe events and irresistible restaurant offers which are now available as part of Visit England’s 20.12% campaign, promoting the UK’s visitor offer in the lead up to the Olympic Games.

Upload an offer

If you would like to upload a restaurant offer for your establishment you can do so here

Last year's festival saw an estimated 70,000 people tuck into food and drink offers from over 80 restaurants, leaving visitors hungry for seconds.

Festival Programme of Events

Birmingham Food Fest kicks off with CBD Food Festival 2012 in Victoria Square on 13-14 July, a celebration of the diverse food and drink venues found in Colmore Business District, the city’s commercial heart. Brindleyplace’s super-spicy Chilli Festival, which last year attracted thousands of fans from across the region, will also be part of the fiery festivities.

Exciting fringe events will be taking place across the city centre throughout the festival period.

If you would like to get involved in the delivery of a fringe event please contact jennifer.young@marketingbirmingham.com

Recipes and Cooking Tips

During the festival period you'll be able to watch specially produced films featuring local culinary talent's recipes and expert cooking tips.

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Birmingham Food Fest Social Media

Tweeting about Birmingham Food Fest, our social media team bring you the latest news and festival details as they break.  We'll also be sharing cooking tips and recipes.

Follow us on Twitter @BhamFoodFest and use #BhamFoodFest

...and like Visit Birmingham on Facebook to receive the latest Food Fest news and updates.

Images & Videos

View images from last year's event on our Flickr stream

Watch videos from Birmingham Food Fest 2011 on our YouTube channel

Food Fest Partners

Birmingham Food Fest would not be possible without the support of our festival partners.  We would like to thank them for their support.

This year we are delighted to have support from Colmore Business District, Brindleyplace, University College Birmingham. and the Birmingham Chefs Alliance.

More tantalising information will be
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