Unlock offers & Discounts with a food festival wristband
Valid from Thursday 17th - Sunday 20th September 2026
Wide range of food, drink, retail and venue offers
From £10 + booking fee
Sponsors 
Sponsors
The 2026 wristband initiative is proudly sponsored by The Red Lion, A Heartwood Inn, located at Bridge Foot in Stratford-upon-Avon. The historic venue is among those offering exclusive benefits to wristband holders during the festival weekend.
Getting Started
Make your Food Festival weekend go further, with exclusive offers and discounts at participating town centre businesses while you eat, drink, shop and explore Stratford-upon-Avon.
Order online
Head over to Ticketsource to get your e-ticket. Pricing starts at just £10 + booking fee if you order ahead of the event starting.
Wristbands are valid from Thursday 17 September to Sunday 20 September 2026, so you can drop in for an evening or make a full weekend of it.
Exchange for a wristband
Start at the Visitor Information centre, where our friendly team will swap your e-ticket for a wristband and handy guidebook.
The guidebook will help you find participating venues, plan your route and make the most of every available offer.
Enjoy your savings
Your wristband unlocks exclusive offers at participating venues across the town centre.
Simply show it to access food, drink, retail and experience discounts throughout the Food Festival weekend.
Order online
Head over to Ticketsource to get your e-ticket. Pricing starts at just £10 + booking fee if you order ahead of the event starting.
Wristbands are valid from Thursday 17 September to Sunday 20 September 2026, so you can drop in for an evening or make a full weekend of it.
Exchange for a wristband
Start at the Visitor Information centre, where our friendly team will swap your e-ticket for a wristband and handy guidebook.
The guidebook will help you find participating venues, plan your route and make the most of every available offer.
Enjoy your savings
Your wristband unlocks exclusive offers at participating venues across the town centre.
Simply show it to access food, drink, retail and experience discounts throughout the Food Festival weekend.
Wristband Pickup
Visitor Information Centre
Bridge Foot, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6YY
Thursday 17 - Saturday 19 September
10AM – 5PM
Sunday 20 September
10AM – 4PM Your last chance to collect
TICKET PRICING
All ticket types are valid from Thursday 17th September – Sunday 20th September 2026
Early Access Festival Ticket
£10 + booking fee, available for one week only
Festival Ticket
£12 + booking fee
Last Chance Festival Ticket
£15 + booking fee
Our Venues
Discounts and offers valid from Thursday 17th September – Sunday 20th September 2026 when showing your wristband.
Nando's
10% off entire bill at Nando’s over the Food Festival Weekend with a valid wristband
The Red Lion
15% off food when you present your wristband. Ts&Cs apply.
White Swan
15% off food offer which will apply to each person with a wristband on an individual basis.
Shakespeare Distillery
10% off in 1 High Street shop and on the bar 2 cocktails for £12 (same cocktail).
Hooray's
15% off our menu for wristband holders. This excludes alcohol but includes everything else on the menu.
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (Shop)
15% Discount in shop 20% Discount on ticket to Shakespeare’s Birthplace and New Place Gardens
Giggling Squid
Treat yourself to a complimentary glass of spumante rosato / bottle of Chang (320ml) when ordering any main course from our all day menu. One per guest, on production of a wristband.
Hotel Indigo Stratford
Complementary Homemade Macaroon with all purchases of Teas & Coffees in our Falcon Coffee Shop 10% discount on all beverage purchased from the bar 12pm – 6pm (Saturday and Sunday)
Edinburgh Woollen Mill
10% off selected lines when you present your wristband
sabai sabai
Order a starter and a main per person from our a la carte menu and enjoy one of our signature cocktails or a pint of Singha beer on us.
No1 TAJ
10% Off food when you present your wristband
TRESPASS
15% off instore when you present your wristband
ecco shoes
15% discount on full-price purchases for festival wristband holders
Hotel Du Vin
15% off Food and Drink when you present your wristband
magic alley and the crimson chamber
10% off in the shop to anyone with a wristband
Stratford upon avon butterfly farm
Wristband holders can enter on the group rate which is £1 lower per person than general admission.
Visitors would need to show their wristbands on arrival.
CrownE Plaza Hotel
25% discount on any food and beverage in the Riverside Bar and Terrace at Crowne Plaza
LUSH
10% off instore
We also provide free services instore such as skincare routines, scalp massages, foot soaks, hand and arm massages etc.
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Plan your visit
Find everything you need to know to make the most of your weekend.
Celebrating food, drink and local talent in the heart of Shakespeare’s hometown.
19–20 September 2026
Stratford-upon-Avon Town Centre
Saturday 10am–6pm
Sunday 10am–5pm
