21-22 June 2025 - Sandpit Field, Swanage

21-22 June 2025 - Sandpit Field, Swanage

Welcome to Swanage Fish & Food Festival in Our

10th Anniversary Year!

We are extremely pleased and proud to announce dates of the next Swanage Fish & Food Festival as Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June 2025.

This is our 10th anniversary year and we will be celebrating this wonderful achievement with you during the whole weekend!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new Artisan Tent! This exciting addition promises to elevate your experience at the festival, bringing together the best in local crafting, art and food specialist artisans, along side the gourmet foods and vibrant atmosphere of the festival. Showcasing everything we love about Swanage and the local area!

So get your fishy & foodie heads on and get ready for another taste-bud tantalising journey through all things fishy and delicious in Swanage!

Fun For All The Family

Spotlighting Swanage and Purbeck businesses and skills, there will be entertainment for the whole family with sumptuous food, drinks and fishy crafts. There will be stalls offering a huge variety of fish, cockles, mussels, scallops, oysters and of course, champagne! Plus delicious foods as an alternative to fish and lighter meals especially for children too!

There are also live cooking demonstrations from top local chefs, showing how to create that perfect dish.

We will have a dedicated children’s area - Little Fishes - for crafts and games to keep the children happy!

And the brand new and exciting Artisan Tent with a mix of crafts, arts and specialist foods. So come and explore all the festival has to offer!

Free to attend, the festival in June 2025 is taking place in Sandpit Field overlooking gorgeous Swanage Bay with stunning views towards the Isle of Wight, in Swanage. This public area is a perfect setting for this fabulous event.

Each year, the festival makes donations to Swanage Lifeboat, The Fishermen’s Mission and the National Coastwatch Institution Swanage, so help us support these fabulous charities by purchasing a raffle ticket or giving a donation to one of our official collectors.

Our Sponsors

We have various opportunities for local businesses to sponsor the festival and advertise themselves to everyone who attends. So if you could consider becoming a sponsor then please get in touch. We appreciate that times are tough at the moment so any level of sponsorship or a one -off donation is very much appreciated.

As they say, every little helps!

Thank you!

Our Swanage Fish & Food Festival 2024 Sponsors

The Grand Hotel, Swanage

A classic Victorian seaside hotel that nestles in the heart of the beautiful Isle of Purbeck and dates back to 1898. It commands spectacular views across Swanage Bay and Peveril Point and many of the bedrooms and public areas take advantage of these delightful views.

On summer days the garden is the perfect place to soak up the sun, whilst enjoying a refreshing glass of wine or dining Al Fresco.  Stroll along our sandy beach, which can be accessed directly from the garden.

The Grand Hotel is very proud to be sponsoring the Swanage Fish Festival in 2024

Cumulus Outdoors

Cumulus has generously pledged to sponsor the Swanage Fish & Food Festival once again this year. The Swanage based, successful school educational visit provider is keen to become embedded in the community of the town and to support events which promote Swanage to a wider audience.

Cumulus Outdoors is very excited to be sponsoring the Swanage Fish Festival again this year and wish the festival great success!

The Weymouth Cider Company

The Weymouth Cider Company specialise in a wide range of traditional ciders, as well as the not so traditional. With a range from the weak to the strong, from sweet through to dry, there really is something to suit everyone, including a variety of pear ciders and various other fruit cider, and not forgetting rum cider. Come along and sample their delicious range and stop-off at their sister company Weymouth Seafood for some lip-smacking scrumptious fish dishes!

Weymouth Cider are extremely pleased to be sponsoring the Swanage Fish and Food Festival again this year and look forward to seeing everyone in June!

Hull, Gregson and Hull, Swanage

*A MODERN WAY OF MARKETING, COMBINED WITH A TRADITIONAL SERVICE*

Hull Gregson Hull is a privately owned and independently run multi-branch estate agency covering the South Dorset area from Swanage to Portland encompassing all surrounding areas. The company was established in 1963 and now offers considerable expertise and experience in all aspects of property including: second hand home sales, new homes, residential lettings and property management.

At Hull Gregson & Hull we pride ourselves in delivering the very best level of service combined with state-of-the-art marketing and technology to ensure every property is marketed to it's full potential. We wish for all vendors, buyers, tenants, and landlords to receive a 'stress-free', streamlined service for what is often a very stressful time.

Our experienced teams are here to guide you through each step of the process... Nothing is too much trouble! We offer professional style photography and 3D virtual tours on all of our properties as standard. We have the option for drone photography and videography. We have a client log in area for all vendors, buyers, tenants, and landlords to allow you to keep up with all updates and information wherever you are and whatever time of day.

We would love to see how we can help you and we are very pleased to be sponsoring the Swanage Fish & Food Festival for the first time this year!

The Black Swan Inn, 159 High Street, Swanage.

Real ales and comfort food in a traditional pub with open fire and exposed beams, plus patio garden. Chef Eric and his team serve up the most scrumptious meals every evening and delicious Sunday Lunchtime Roasts. If you haven’t already experienced this gastronomic delight, then you are missing one of the most popular pub restaurants in town!

Shakers Bar and Catering Supplies

Locally based in Dorchester, Shakers are your number one suppliers for all your catering and hospitality needs, with a wide range of services covering health and safety, glass wear, bar wear and toiletries. We are very pleased to say Shakers have supported the Swanage Fish & Food Festival from the word go.

Swanage Fish & Food Festival Supporters

Buds of Mave

Caroline, at Buds of Mave, is one of the original committee members instrumental is the setting up and running the first Swanage Fish Festival in 2015. Caroline has been an active committee member ever since and has unstintingly and generously supported the festival each year via Buds of Mave. We are very fortunate to have Caroline on the committee and are grateful for her input.

Swanage Sea Rowing Club

The SSRC have been long-term affiliates of the Fish & Food Festival, with their loyalty and practical assistance in the set-up and take-down of the festival site, lending of equipment and facilities. Without which, it would be extremely difficult for the festival to proceed and we would like to extend our grateful thanks to everyone at the SSRC.

Harding Redmans Accountants

Harding Redmans Accountants have generously been our accountants since festival set up in 2015 and we are very grateful for their professional input and advice.

AEC are a leading NICEIC BAFE approved company. They are Domestic, Commercial and Industrial Installers, offering a huge array of services. AEC are kindly providing the Fire Extinguishers to the Swanage Fish Festival. www.aecsw.com

Matt Haysom Electrical

Matt has kindly stepped in at the last minute this year to assist us with all of the PAT testing of our electrical equipment to ensure all is safe and good to use during the festival weekend. Thank you Matt, your goodwill and generosity is second to none!

Picnic Bench Sponsorship

We would like to thank the following companies who have generously supported the festival by sponsoring the picnic benches in Sandpit Field which enable everyone to enjoy the delicious food and drinks and the wonderful musical entertainment in comfort.

Shakers, Weymouth Cider, The Grand Hotel, The Black Swan, The Cockle Man, Swanage Bay Fish, 1859 Cafe & Bistro, Pier Head Restaurant, The Purbeck Plaza, Old Stables Deli, Pursenalities, Salt, Corfe Bears, Gee Whites, The Narrows, Mowlem Theatre & Show Bar, Steeden Construction & Carpentry, The Fonc Lounge, John’s Toyland, Smoke on the Water.

Please checkout the picnic benches which will be displaying advertisements for any special offers menus or events these businesses will be offering over the festival weekend and during the summer season ahead.

Contact us about sponsorship HERE

Field Stall Applications along with Artisan Tabletop Applications are OPEN NOW!

Applications for 21-22 June 2025 are open now. Please apply here and ensure you have read our Terms & Conditions and Plastics Policy below

Contact us at: stalls@swanfishfest.com

Where We Are

Sandpit Field - Swanage, Dorset, BH19 1NR

 

Contact us.