BIG

OLNEY

FOOD FESTIVAL

Friday 6th, Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th September 2024

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What's On

Friday night is Comedy Night! We’ve joined forces with It’s Just Jokes Join to present the ultimate entertainment experience. Get ready to witness a jaw-dropping combination of comedy, music and magic all in one epic show! Don’t miss out on this amazing event – it’s a must-see for everyone looking for laughter and astonishment in one incredible performance! 

 

Doors open at 7:30pm and the performance, including six entertainers, starts at 8. Tickets available on the night at £15 or in advance for £10.

Find out more and get tickets here.

Festival open at 12:00

12:00 Gavin Skelly (banging acoustic numbers)

 

1pm – Acoustic Soup (vocal and guitar duo singing mellow covers)

 

2pm – Liam Pickard (an acoustic mix of originals and covers including rythm rock, blues, country and stories)

 

3:15pm – The Bag Ladies (jazz funk fusion & latin grooves)

 

4:30pm – Tinkers Lane (5 piece line up with original melodic songs)

 

5:45pm – Identity Crisis (Female fronted energetic band covering wide range of songs from the 60s to current).

 

7pm – The Beaulocks (Milton Keynes’ very own punk tribute band)

 

8pm – Bailey Devon (Olney’s answer to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin)

 

9pm – Route 66 (Well known Olney band playing rock and soul covers)

 

Festival closes at 10:30pm

Festival opens at 10am

 

12:00 – Olney Voices Choir (contemporary choir led by Sophie Garner)

 

1:05pm – Bolivian Sunshine Dogs (well known Olney comedy band)

 

2:15pm – The Recollections 

 

3:30pm – Generation 5pan (a 5 piece rythm and blues band spanning 3 generations)

 

4:45pm – Sound of The Crowd (singing the greatest songs of the late 1970s and early 1980s New Romantic and Synth Pop)

 

Festival closes at 5:30pm

GOOD FOOD, GOOD MUSIC, GOOD VIBES

BIG OLNEY FOOD FESTIVAL

This 3 day food, music and comedy spectacular is organised by the volunteer group Olney Events. More a street party than a food festival it is a lovely event that raises funds for local charities.
No, the event is free to enter (apart from Friday night comedy, for which you will need tickets). The event is funded by the proceeds from the bar and our lovely sponsors. All we ask is that you don’t bring in your own food and drink. Thank You.
Watch this space, there will be contact details to follow very soon.

OUR FOOD TRADERS

You won’t go hungry and you’ll be spoilt for choice. Burgers, wraps, Indian, Greek, Mexican, South African, you name it, we’ve got it.

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

We’ll keep you entertained from the minute you arrive, with mellow tunes and soft jazz, till the late hours with headline act The Mad Mods and many more.

KIDZONE

Keep the kids happy with a reading and colouring corner, playdough, Lego; Duplo, face-painting, Lucky Dip and a pre-owned toy and book stall.

Charity Raffle

For the price of a £5 ticket, you could walk away with driving experience, wine tasting session, a meal out, brewery tour and much more.

Would you like to sponsor the event next year?

We are a not for profit event. It costs a substantial amount to run the event, and on a good year, we are self-funding. Any profit that the event makes goes to charity. The more sponsorship we get, the more we can achieve and the more we can raise for our designated charities.

Find out more

FOR THE LOVE OF THE TOWN

BE A VOLUNTEER

BOFF is entirely run by a dedicated band of volunteers and this year we are seeking to expand our pool of helpers. Whether you can spare an hour or several, your support would be greatly valued. Volunteers will also receive a drinks voucher for a short shift and a food voucher for a longer shift.

Photos from 2023

WHO ARE WE RAISING FUNDS FOR THIS YEAR?

It's my favourite event of the year and a big part of why my family love living in Olney. We have friends and family visit that weekend every year so that they can attend. It's a brilliant event with great community spirit.

A happy visitor