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Highlights
Enjoy an entire festival celebrating cheese and chilli with plenty of entertainment, demos and competitions
About This Deal
Cheese and Chilli Festival 2026
Offering something for everyone, the Cheese and Chili Festival is a family event celebrating both cheese and chilli in a festival setting. Visitors can browse dozens of stalls offering food products, crafts and culinary miscellany. An array of tastings, cooking presentations and demonstrations will also be available along with entertainment for both children and adults. There are even chilli sauce and spicy food eating competitions for those brave enough to take on the challenge.
What's Included:
- Choice of: single day entry ticket or Weekend pass for Adult and Concession tickets
- Festival Locations:
- Christchurch: 16th & 17th May
- Reigate: 16th & 17th of May
- Winchester: 6th & 7th of June
- Chichester 20th & 21st of June
- Guildford: 18th & 19th of July
- All ages are welcome to the event; under 16's must be accompanied by a responsible adult
- Children aged up to and including 15 are free to attend
- Concession tickets are available to the following individuals; Seniors (Over 65), Disabled and Carers. Please provide ID in all cases at the door.
What to Expect on the Day:
- Chilli Eating Competition
- Chilli Food Challenges
- Cooking Theatre with residents comedy chefs Chilli Olly and Chilli Pepper Perret
- Tasting Tent
- Chilli Sauce Awards
- Wrestling (who’s tougher, cheese or chilli)
- Live Music
- Storytelling
- Meet Kerry the Koala
- Bubble Party
- Stilt Walkers
- Puppet Show (Three Little Pigs)
- Walkabout Musicians
- Crazy Golf
- Treasure Hunt
- Face Painting
- Street Theatre - Crazy Chefs
- Fun Fair
FAQs
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Parking: Free parking is available at the Christchurch and Guildford festivals. At the Winchester, Swindon and Chichester events, the local council offers access to town centre parking or in Swindon’s case the council offers a chargeable pay and display facility at the event site.
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Dogs Allowed: Dogs are very welcome at all shows providing they remain on leads. As the show is centered around food, hygiene is very important and it is essential that any dog mess is cleared as soon as possible.
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Bathroom facilities available
Fine Print
Validity:
Valid on date and time specified on Groupon only.
Purchase: Limit 9 per person.
Restrictions: No booking required. Present printed Groupon on arrival. 14-day cancellation rights do not apply; no refunds or exchanges permitted. Children aged up to and including 15 are free to attend. Children are required to be accompanied by a paying adult/concession. Groupon cannot guarantee vouchers will be for step-free access tickets. For step-free access, please contact and purchase from the venue directly
If the event is cancelled due to an event outside of the merchant's control (including any recommendations from the Ministry of Health), Groupon will reimburse you the money you have paid for the voucher. If the event is postponed Groupon will only reimburse you if you request a refund. All sales final.
Purchase: Limit 9 per person.
Restrictions: No booking required. Present printed Groupon on arrival. 14-day cancellation rights do not apply; no refunds or exchanges permitted. Children aged up to and including 15 are free to attend. Children are required to be accompanied by a paying adult/concession. Groupon cannot guarantee vouchers will be for step-free access tickets. For step-free access, please contact and purchase from the venue directly
If the event is cancelled due to an event outside of the merchant's control (including any recommendations from the Ministry of Health), Groupon will reimburse you the money you have paid for the voucher. If the event is postponed Groupon will only reimburse you if you request a refund. All sales final.
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