Highlights
Enjoy an entire festival celebrating cheese and chilli with plenty of entertainment, demos and competitions
About This Deal
Cheese and Chilli Festival 2025
The Cheese and Chilli Festival is a fun-filled family event celebrating the best of both worlds—cheese, and chili—in a lively festival setting. Visitors can explore dozens of stalls featuring food products, crafts, and culinary delights. The event also offers tastings, cooking demonstrations, and entertainment for all ages. For the bold, there are spicy food challenges and chili sauce eating competitions to test your heat tolerance!
What's Included:
- Choice of a Single Day Entry Ticket or Weekend Pass for Adult and Concession tickets
Festival Locations:
- Christchurch: 17th & 18th May
- Winchester: 7th & 8th June
- Chichester: 21st & 22nd June
- Guildford: 19th & 20th July
Additional Information:
- All ages are welcome; under-16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
- Children aged 15 and under can attend for free.
- Concession tickets are available for seniors (65+), disabled individuals, and carers. Valid ID must be presented at the door.
What to Expect on the Day:
- Chilli Eating Competition
- Chilli Food Challenges
- Cooking Theatre featuring comedy chefs Chilli Olly & 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
Parking:
- Free parking is available at the Christchurch and Guildford festivals.
- At the Winchester, Swindon, and Chichester events, local council parking is available. Swindon offers a chargeable pay-and-display facility at the event site.
Dogs Allowed:
- Dogs are welcome at all festival locations but must remain on leads. As the festival revolves around food, hygiene is essential—please clean up after your pet immediately.
Facilities:
- Bathroom facilities are available on-site.
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.
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.
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