Filey Food Festivals 2026

Coastal Flavours and Panoramic Views

People enjoying the Filey Food Festival along the promenade in Filey, North Yorkshire

Posted on 5th July 2026

For food lovers seeking a coastal day out, the Filey Food Festival stands as one of the North Yorkshire coast's most established seasonal traditions. Rather than running as a single annual event, this popular market takes over the town multiple times throughout the year, spanning across the spring, summer, and autumn seasons.

Staged at the Evron Centre and Crescent Gardens, the festival positions its stalls directly along the clifftops, offering visitors panoramic open-air views across Filey Bay while they browse. Entrance to the festival grounds is FREE.

📅 The 2026 & 2027 Festival Calendar

The festival operates on a regular four-part weekend schedule. Standard operating times for all weekends are 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Saturdays and 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Sundays.

2026 Event Weekends

🌸 Easter Edition: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th April 2026
🌿 Spring Edition: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th June 2026
☀️ Summer Edition: Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th August 2026
🍁 Autumn Edition: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October 2026

2027 Event Weekends TBC

Official 2027 dates will be confirmed by Scarborough Borough Council/Discover Yorkshire Coast at the end of the year. Historically, the festival follows the exact same seasonal cadence: matching the Easter weekend, early June, the second weekend of August, and the second weekend of October.

What to Expect: Over 70 Artisan Stalls 🦀🧀

The footprint of the festival expands across both the indoor rooms of the Evron Centre and the outdoor lawns of Crescent Gardens, hosting between 70 and 80 independent traders per weekend. The line-up balances local Yorkshire heritage produce with international street food.

Yorkshire Coastal & Farming Produce

Reflecting its seaside location, local seafood is a core focus. Visitors can regularly find dressed Filey crab, fresh lobster, and caviar stalls. Beyond the seafood, regional farm traders supply:

Gourmet Scotch eggs, hand-raised pork pies, and regional charcuterie.
A wide variety of locally crafted Yorkshire cheeses.
Small-batch preserves, local honey, artisan chocolates, and homemade cakes.

International Street Food

For those looking to eat on-site, a hot food court features pop-up kitchens serving freshly prepared dishes from around the world. Regular cuisines represented include Greek souvlaki, Thai street food, German bratwurst, Italian wood-fired specialties, and Caribbean jerk dishes. Dietary needs are well catered for, with dedicated vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free hot food operators mixed into the rows.

Speciality Bars & Drinks

A dedicated Yorkshire Real Ale Bar, complete with outdoor bench seating, is permanently stationed within Crescent Gardens. Alongside regional cask ales and ciders, specialized independent distillers offer retail bottles and glasses of Yorkshire-produced gin, rum, and flavored vodkas.

Photo Gallery

person purchasing an item from one fo the 70 food stalls at the Filey Food Festival

benches, people and stalls along the promenade in Filey during the food festival

crowds of peopel enjoying the Filey Food Fesstival which takes in and outside the Evron Centre

close up of foccacia bread on a stall at the Filey Food Festival in North Yorkshire

Plan Your Visit

Admission Cost: FREE to enter. No tickets, tokens, or pre-booking required.
Location Hub: The Evron Centre grounds & Crescent Gardens, Filey, North Yorkshire, YO14 9HZ.
Facilities: Public toilets (including accessible units) are located inside the Evron Centre and near the gardens.
Seating: Outdoor picnic benches are scattered across Crescent Gardens, but these fill up quickly during peak lunch hours (12:00 PM - 2:00 PM). Many visitors choose to take food down to the stone sea wall or the beach below.
Pet Policy: Well-behaved dogs on short leads are permitted throughout the outdoor garden stall walkways. Note that indoor spaces inside the Evron Centre can become highly congested during busy periods.
Terrain & Accessibility: Crescent Gardens consists of flat lawns and tarmac walkways, making it highly accessible for pushchairs, wheelchairs, and mobility scooters. There are slight inclines on the approach roads leading up the cliff from the promenade.

Getting There / Travel

Location coordinates: Crescent Gardens, Filey, North Yorkshire, YO14 9HZ.

By Train 🚂

Filey Railway Station sits on the Northern Rail Hull-to-Scarborough line, offering easy connections from York, Leeds, and Hull via Seamer or Cottingham. The station is located less than half a mile from Crescent Gardens—a flat, straightforward 10-minute walk through the town center shopping streets.

By Bus 🚌

The town is served by regular regional bus routes, including the EYMS 130 and 555 services linking Filey directly with Scarborough and Bridlington. The main bus stops drop passengers right near the town center, leaving a short stroll to the clifftops.

By Car & Parking 🚗

Filey is accessed via the A1039 (linking directly from the main A165 coastal route between Scarborough and Bridlington). Because the festival takes place around central town gardens, nearby streets are subject to tight parking restrictions and road closures. Visitors should use the town's main public pay-and-display options:

West Avenue Car Park (YO14 9HA): The largest central long-stay car park, located a 5-minute walk from the festival site.
Station Avenue Car Park (YO14 9AE): Situated right by the railway station, providing a flat walk into the center.
On-Street Parking: Limited disk-zone parking is available along The Crescent directly overlooking the gardens, but these spots are highly competitive on festival weekends.