London's Pub in the Park returns for 2025 with a new location - dates and line-up so far

• Pub in the Park launches a major new London festival in Gunnersbury Park, celebrating the very best of the city’s Gastro pub scene.
• It will be a celebration of established London pubs plus showcasing the latest up-and-coming talent.
• Cubitt House’s The Grazing Goat, The Bull & Last, The Tamil Prince, and The Butcher’s Tap & Grill Chelsea all join the first wave line-up.
• Special guests and hosts include Michel Roux, Tom Kerridge, Jay Rayner, Joe Warwick, and Grace Dent.

Pub in the Park is back for 2025 to celebrate London’s incredible gastropub scene. Launching with a new location, Gunnersbury Park, the 3-day festival will include incredible food from the very best gastropubs in London.

Attendees can expect lively conversations, and demonstrations from the chefs behind London’s gastropubs, alongside a fantastic line-up of live music.

The first wave line-up promises to bring an eclectic mix to the festival including London’s biggest names, together with up-and-coming chef and pub talent. Cubitt’s House, The Grazing Goat, and The Bull & Last join The Tamil Prince and Chelsea’s The Butcher’s Tap & Grill.

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If that wasn’t enough, James Cochran will bring his latest Islington pub venture The Brave to Gunnersbury Park with a fresh take on British gastropub food.

Tom Brown, famed for Michelin-starred Cornerstone and latest seafood venture Pearly Queen will bring the East London vibe, with Sabrina Ghayour ‘the golden girl of Persian cookery’ and Chef royalty Ben Tish on hand with delicious live demos across the weekend.

Pub in the Park is also excited to announce the launch of The London Panel; a series of industry giants helping to curate and bring together the best chef talent for the festival. Joe Warwick, co-founder of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants will be on hand to champion the latest chef and pub talent across the city.

Michelin star chef Michel Roux will host both Saturday and Sunday night with Pub in the Park mastermind Tom Kerridge launching the festival on Friday. Jay Rayner will be taking part in Q&As, signing copies of his latest book, and performing on the main stage with The Jay Rayner Sextet.

Critic Grace Dent will be joining the line-up on Friday, talking all things food and drink. And that’s not all – more pubs and chefs will be announced soon.

Incredible gourmet food and drink experiences will be available across all three days including Fire Pit Masterclasses, exclusive Q&A’s from the chefs, demonstrations in The Kitchen Studio, and live recordings of Simon Rimmer’s Pod in the Park. Delicious drinks will be on offer across the festival including England’s leading winemaker Chapel Down as the sparkling wine sponsor.

Londoners can expect an incredible line-up of live gigs throughout the weekend with some of the biggest names in music, with first-wave announcements including Ministry of Sound Classical, Jack Savoretti, Soul II Soul, Norman Jay, and Judge Jules.

Michelin-Star chef Michel Roux comments: “The London Gastro Pub scene has never been better and is probably the city’s most exciting current food genre. Pub in the Park is the perfect format for celebrating all that the City’s pubs stand for and I’m very excited to be working with the team.”

Pub in the Park dates:

• Pub in the Park Marlow, Higginson Park: 15th – 18th May 2025
• Pub in the Park London, Gunnersbury Park: 30th May – 1st June 2025
• Pub in the Park Reigate, Priory Park: 11th – 13th July 2025
• Pub in the Park St Albans, Verulamium Park: 5th – 7th September 2025