Calico Campers at CamperFest

CamperFest 2023

The festival, which runs alongside the iconic, annual Taste Cheshire Food & Drink Festival, is your chance to camp on the famous Chester Racecourse, a site perfectly positioned to enjoy everything that the Taste Cheshire Food & Drink Festival has to offer, as well as having the whole of Chester to explore on your doorstep.

CamperFest is the chance to camp for 4 nights on the Roodee Racecourse in the heart of the city of Chester as is the perfect way to spend your Easter Bank Holiday weekend with friends or with family.

Now in its 12th year, CamperFest is set in the shadow of the Roman Walls, with the River Dee just a stone’s throw away. Guests of CamperFest will enjoy the daily entertainment and plenty of varied and exciting food and drink vendors at this year’s Taste Cheshire Food & Drink Festival as part of the cost of CamperFest.

Over 1,000 people attend CamperFest every year, make sure you’re one of them!

Get your CamperFest discount code

As a partner of CamperFest, Calico Campers can offer an exclusive discount to anyone wanting to attend the festival this Easter bank holiday.

To save yourself 10% on this year’s CamperFest pitch fee- which also includes full access to the Taste Cheshire Food & Drink Festival – simply use the code CALICO10 at checkout when you’re booking your pitch.

Camping at CamperFest gives you unlimited access to all three days of the Taste Cheshire Chester Food, Drink & Lifestyle Festival for FREE, a foodie heaven. Over the course of the three days, you’ll enjoy cooking demonstrations from celebrity chefs, free cooking classes for adults and kids and so much more.

The Taste Cheshire Food & Drink Festival

The Chester Food, Drink & Lifestyle Festival is ranked the third largest Food & Drink Festival in the UK of its type. A staggering 30,000 Food and Drink lovers take over the Chester Racecourse, right in the heart of the city, at the Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Festival every Easter. It is the biggest event of its type to take place anywhere in the UK.

Over 150 exhibitors highlight the best the county, region and country has to offer and means that for you, the visitor it is simply a wonderful culinary experience.

This year, celebrity chefs John Torode, Chris Bavin and Simon Rimmer are set to headline the festival over the three days with not to be missed live cooking demonstrations, alongside a host of incredibly talented local chefs who are ready to dazzle us all with their culinary skills.

Easter Bank Holiday Fun 

More people than ever are exploring what this beautiful country has to offer, and it goes without saying that the Taste Cheshire Food & Drink Festival is up there on the annual events agenda. The beauty of CamperFest is that it allows people from far and wide to attend the food & drink festival over the two days, staying in the heart of Chester itself. 

Not only is being a part of CamperFest a more environmentally-friendly way of attending the food & drink festival, but it allows you and the family to really explore everything that Chester has to offer.

Things to do in Chester on Easter Bank Holiday

So if you’re looking for the perfect way to spend your Easter bank holiday, then CamperFest and the Taste Cheshire Food & Drink Festival is the best option for you. Whether you’re attending with a group of friends keen to try the amazing range of bars and pop up food stalls there, or you’re a family looking to encourage your kids into cooking, what better way to spend the bank holiday weekend. 

For more information about CamperFest and to book a pitch, click here.

Don’t forget to use your Calico Campers discount on your pitch fee- CALICO10 will get you 10% off!