DAY AT A GLANCE | Alresford Watercress Festival

THE CURRENT 2026 DAY AT A GLANCE IS READY!

Watch out for a pop-up music and morris sides throughout the festival and don’t forget to visit the goats and the owls in the East Street Car Park – at the end of the Kidzone. There should be something for everyone and we hope you have a fabulous day with us.

Sunday 17 May 2026

TIME	LOCATION	WHAT'S ON
09:00 am – 09:30 am	Information Point	Entries for the “Barters Best Use of Watercress” will be judged
09:30 am – 2.00 pm	Info Point, Eco Area and Cookery Theatre	Raffle tickets on sale at 3 points
9:30 am	Manor Farm Parking & Tours	First departure of shuttle bus to festival. A rolling service during the day with a short break to accommodate cavalcade
10:00 am	The Globe into Broad Street	Festival Cavalcade sets off – watch out for the flying cress
10:00 am – 10:30 am	Main Stage	Alresford Ukulele Jam Our very own local Ukulele Band
10:30 am – 10:45 am	St. John’s Church	Sun Hill Infants Song and Dance
10:45 am – 11:30 am	Main Stage	Papa Clancy Jazz Kings - enjoy some classic jazz tunes
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Cookery Theatre Health Talk	Prof & Doc. Dr Kyle will talk about the many uses and benefits of watercress in beauty and health products.
10:45 am – 11:00 am	Cookery Theatre Producer Talk	Black Bear Honey Co. Stephen Greer introduces his sparkling cold-brewed teas made with pure British honey.
10:50 am – 11:15 am	St. John’s Church	Sun Hill Juniors Song and Dance
11:00 am	Manor Farm Tour	The first farm tour and talk
11:00 am – 11:45 am	Cookery Theatre Young Chef Demonstration	Dexter Olejarka A rising young talent sharing bold flavours and creative cooking
11.45 am – 12.45 pm	Main Stage	Pete Harris Quartet - South Coast Blues and foot tapping rhythm.
11:45 am – 12:00 pm	Cookery Theatre Producer Talk	Louis Pommery Join Will Perkins, Head Winemaker at Pinglestone Estate as he explores the journey behind every bottle of English sparking
12:00 pm	Manor Farm Tour	Manor Farm Farm tour and talk - Number 2
12:00 pm	St. John’s Church	Godalming Brass
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Cookery Theatre Demonstration	Luke Emmess, Head Chef at The Wykeham Arms A MasterChef: The Professionals contender showcases his refined pub cooking style.
12:30 pm	Kidzone – East Street	Juggling Jake Circus Skills Demonstration.
12.30pm	Main Stage	Sign up opens for the World Watercress Easting Championships _{First come first served – there is a limited number of spaces. Over 18 only.}
1.00 pm	Manor Farm Tour	Manor Farm Farm tour and talk - Number 3
1.00 pm – 2.15 pm	Main Stage	World Watercress Eating Championships
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm	St. John’s Church	Winchester A Cappella
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm	Cookery Theatre Producer Talk	Myndful Mushrooms Learn about the world of functional mushrooms and natural wellness with Chris Maynard
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm	Cookery Theatre Demonstration	Fire Cooking with the chefs from Lainston House. Tom Younger & Thomas “Lampy” Lampitt bringing bold flavours & open-fire cooking
2:30 pm	Main Stage	Top 3 raffle prizes to be announced _{Prizes to be collected from Community Centre, near Information Point}
2:30 pm	Kidzone – East Street	Juggling Jake Circus Skills Demonstration.
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm	Main Stage	North Drive Blue Grass
2:30 pm	Cookery Theatre	Barters Best Award Presentation
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm	Cookery Theatre Demonstration	Martin Dawkins Head Chef, Skylark Country Club A chef who will showcase his passion for seasonal ingredients and local produce
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm	St. John’s Church	Winchester Rock Choir
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm	Cookery Theatre Tea Tasting & Talk	Albion Tea Tea expert Angela Pryce shares her passion for loose-leaf tea and how to brew the perfect cup.
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Main Stage	TUTO Tribe – Samba Rock with style to close the festival!
3:00 pm	Manor Farm Tour	The last farm tour of the year
4:00 pm	The Globe	Last departure of shuttle bus to Manor Farm Parking

All correct at time of going to press but times and locations are subject to change