Take a handful of live entertainment, add a large amount of celebrity cookery demos and blend with over a hundred market stalls.
Stir in kids' activities and add a pinch of sunshine and your Gloucester Quays Food Festival is ready.
Running from July 19-21, the festival is the place to be for food, drink and festival lovers alike.
Situated at the Gloucester Quays with the outlet's car parking facilities at £2-£10, this free to enter festival has expanded over the years.
With so much to see and do, here is our guide to getting the most out of the three days:
Celebrity Appearances include James Martin, Mary Bery and Gino D'Acampo:
The celebrity cookery shows are set to sell out quickly. For £7 a ticket you get to watch the cookery demo and a free book signing in the outlet centre at 3pm. Tickets can be bought online at Gloucesterquaysfoodfestival.co.uk , at the Customer Services Desk at Gloucester Quays or, if you've left it late, by calling 01452 338933.
Friday July 19:
Kicking off the festival, Mary Berry will be making her debut appearance. With the success of The Great British Bake Off and her best-selling cookbooks, she will be carrying out two 45 minute demonstrations at 10.30am and 1.30pm. Her latest summer recipes can be found on Maryberry.co.uk
From noon, there will also be free demos from rugby legend Phil Vickery and Cotswold chef Rob Fees to tickle your tastebuds. David Kelman will be putting his skills on show at 3pm, focusing on delicious desserts.
Saturday, July 20:
Saturday brings the cheeky Gino D'Acampo to the fest with Italian dishes and charm to match. Cooking on stage and interacting with the audience, Gino's two dish demo will have you laughing and learning.
With a 45 minute demonstration at 10.30am and 1.30pm, there will also be a 4.30pm appearance where he'll be chatting with the audience about his food career. Catch him online @Ginofantastico or Ginodacampo.co.uk
Masterchef finalist Stacie Stewart's free demo at noon and 3pm will have her cooking dishes on stage in her own entertaining way.
Sunday July 21:
TV cookery sensation James Martin will be doing a range of demos with lots of audience participation promised by the popular Saturday Kitchen chef.
James will be carrying out 45 minute demonstrations at 10.30am and 1.30pm. Tweet him a message @jamesmartinchef or Jamesmartinchef.co.uk
Edd Kimber will also be on at noon and 3pm and will be baking an assortment of goods at the free demos.
Music:
Live bands on the Village Green Music Stage will be from 11am. Take a stroll through the stalls, bring your food to the lawn and enjoy jazz, blues, rock, soul, acoustic, R 'n' B and folk throughout the weekend. Listings of bands can be found on the website.
Kids' Little Lawn:
Open all weekend there will be free Punch and Judy Shows, jewellery making and a cookery school (aged 3+).The Kids' Little Lawn will get your little ones mixing, creating and learning nutrition and with plenty of ice cream on the scene, it's the perfect kids' spot.
Stalls:
With a stall to satisfy every food craving you can imagine, there is plenty to taste and take away. Spirits, vinegars, dressings, chutneys, pickles, samosas, cocktails, cheeses through to jewellery, children's clothing, soaps and crafts, the list of local produce is endless:
Here are the producers:
AJ & CI Snell
Aspire Art Glass
Baroda Catering
Beads on the Beach
Bennetts Mobile Sea Food Catering Ltd
Bibijis Ltd
Bracken Hill Fine Foods
Brown and Green
Butterfly Crafts
CamperVin
Chan Cham
Cheesecake Charlie Ltd
Cherry Tree (Richard Holliday)
Churtopia
Cotswold Gold
Create Cocktails Ltd
Croome Cuisine
Cupari Wines Ltd
Custom Creams
David's Chilli Oil
Dean Bolt
Dimkin Ltd
Duck Egg Blue Designs
Echo's Cottage
Eggardon Ryelands
Enhance for Health, Wealth and Happiness
Farmhouse Cooked Meats
Field & Flower
Flint and Flame
French Flavour Ltd
FRS Nuts Ltd
Fudge Heaven
Fundi
Gastro Nicks Ltd
Gaucho South American BBQ
Gelato Classic
Gillys
Great British Sausage Company
Greens of Glastonbury
Gwatkin Cider
Hallmark Hotel Gloucester
Herbs & Spices Ltd
Hetty's Tea Party
Hilltop Honey
Hooky
House Of Ceylon
Jana Jewellery
John Sault Events
Jormae Pourri
Kuskus Foods
Maison Rustique
Mannings Juice
Marmahs Cheeses
Muddy Wellies
Naturally Created Ltd
Niangs Thai Snacks
Parsons Nose
Penny and the Bun
Perfectly Lovely
Pieminister
Pig & Co
Piincha Ltd
Pink Vanilla Cupcakes
Plain Slate
Plenty Pastry Ltd
Relish The Taste
Retro Shots c/o Cafe Artisan
RolyPoly Pig Roast
Ross & Ross
Rossmore Oysters Ltd
RT Catering
Ruby Bee
Sally Ryde Photography
Samosa Co
Samuelsons of Witney
Sciolti Botanical Chocolates
Shocka's Coconut Hub
Simply Strawberries Ea Ltd
Somerset Ducks
Sophie's Baked Delights
Stainswick Farm Oil
Sweets & Treats
The Barn House Bistro
The Bavarian Nut Man
The Brownie Bar
The English Chocolate Fountain Company Ltd
The Fabulous Vodka Company Ltd
The Fairview Gardener
The Flavoured Butter Company
The Fresh Lemonade Company
The Little Round Cake Company
The Posh Pork Pie Company
The Prettiest Things
The Sauce Queen
The Slimbridge Soap Company Ltd
The Spice Trail
The Unique Handbag Shop
The Well Hung Meat Company
Tokyo Dolls
Vanilla Pod Bakery
William's Handbaked
