Porthminster Beach May 16th, 17th & 18th 2025
St Ives Food and Drink Festival 2025
tickets
Early bird tickets on sale now
The early bird tickets are now on sale for the 2025 St Ives Food & Drink Festival. The festival is free during the day but you will need tickets for the live music evening sessions.
16th – 18th May 2025
Traders
Applications for 2025 are now open.
Sunset Sessions
SunSet Sessions
Friday
Friday 16th May 2025
Norman Jay MBE
plus support
Norman Jay is unquestionably one of the most respected and popular DJs in the world today. Co-founder of the legendary Good Times Sound System and London dance music station KISS FM, Jay fostered the ‘Rare Groove’ scene pushing the boundaries of the UK’s emerging club culture.
Awarded an MBE for services to deejaying and music, in 2017 he released ‘Mister Good Times’ capturing the true spirit of Good Times, and is currently taking his legendary Good Times party to selected venues around the UK, continuing to convert generations of clubbers to the cause, championing new sounds, yet never forgetting his musical roots, thus guaranteeing nothing but
‘Good Times’.
SunSet Sessions
Saturday
Saturday 17th May 2025
Ferris & Sylvester
Ferris & Sylvester are an English husband-and-wife duo known for their captivating blend of folk, blues, rock, and soul. Their 2024 album Otherness reached the top 10 in the Americana and Folk Charts, celebrated for its themes of connection through difference.
Their debut album Superhuman topped the UK Blues Chart and won ‘UK Album of the Year’ at the 2023 UK Americana Awards.
Praised for their “immaculate harmonies” (Rolling Stone) and electrifying live shows, the duo have shared stages with Robert Plant and George Ezra and performed at major festivals like Glastonbury.
SunSet Sessions
sunday
sunday 18th May 2025
The Scribes
The Scribes are a multi-award-winning hip-hop act from Bristol, renowned for their unique sound that blends live instrumentation, sampling, and head-nodding boom bap beats. Their high-energy performances featuring beatboxing, freestyling, and crowd interaction, are festival favourites, gracing stages at Glastonbury, Wireless, Latitude, and more.
With collaborations alongside legends like Macklemore, De La Soul, and Wu-Tang Clan, The Scribes have released critically acclaimed projects on labels like Kamikazi Airlines and Quill Equipped Records. Their innovative releases continue to solidify their reputation as one of the UK’s most exciting hip-hop acts.