Families from near and far are gearing up for tasty weekend treat in June to get them in the mood for festival season just a few days before Glastonbury coverage explodes online and on air. 

The best food, drink and live music festival in the south, Upton House Food & Music Festival promises a more-ish mix of great tunes and top tastes in a three-day bonanza of live music and mouth-watering food that won’t break the bank.

From Friday afternoon to Sunday evening, 20-22 June, the gardens and grounds of the award-winning Upton Country Park will be alive with a bill of top UK tributes, the cream of our local bands and the finest fare from the region’s food and drink producers.

(Image: Upton House Food & Music Festival) “What better way to spend a weekend than with brilliant music, fantastic family company and great food?” says festival organiser Serena Wren. 

“Upton House Food & Music Festival was started to bring the flavour of much bigger events to the beautiful surroundings of Upton Country Park so that families can come and experience a fantastic summer festival atmosphere on their doorstep – it’s the best of everything!”

Friday’s music bill features tributes to Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian with local rocker Chris Pyan opening. They’re followed on Saturday by incredible tributes to Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Kings of Leon and U2, with ace rockers Saints Of Sin, powerhouse vocalist Jordan Watts, cover masters Wonky Donkey and red hot All Funked Up.

(Image: Upton House Food & Music Festival) Sunday’s line up is topped by Police Academy’s acclaimed tribute to The Police with banjo-wielding good time merchants Sixteen String Jack, Chris Payn and the Mother Ukers earlier in the day. 

Taste buds will be tempted with flavours from around the world that range from fresh local seafood to The Bao Bao Beast’s traditional Asian cuisine with a western twist and regular festival favourites from Bournemouth Ice Cream.   

To drink there’s a variety of local craft beers and ciders and the distinctive flavours of Shanty, Poole’s very own seaside vodka distilled using five types of hand-foraged organic seaweed.

(Image: Upton House Food & Music Festival) Why not save some pennies and pick up ‘Early Bird’ tickets, which start from just £16 for families, £6 for adults and only £3 for kids; with full three-day weekend tickets from £45 for families, £18 adults and £8 children.

The site opens from 5pm on Friday and 11am on Saturday and Sunday with pre-paid on-site parking available and well-behaved dogs on leads welcome. 

Full details and to book your Early Bird tickets visit uptonhousefoodandmusicfestival.com