Discover Frome

Healthy toddler and childrens' snack cooking class
2025-11-25 09:30 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Little Frome Cookery School, Gypsy Lane, Frome, BA112NA, United Kingdom
Join me at the Little Frome Cookery School and learn how to make 7 easy, healthy and affordable plant-based snacks for toddlers and children. In this hands-on class, you’ll create delicious recipes that reduce your plastic waste and keep little tummies happy. Perfect for parents and carers looking for simple snack ideas without the packaging or additives. Take home what you make to test it out on your little ones!

Frome Winter Vegan Fair 2025
2025-11-23 10:00 - 15:00 | Cheese and Grain, Market Yard, Frome, BA11 1BE
Frome Vegan Fair is returning for our winter special on Sunday 23rd Nov! Put it in the diary. Set a reminder. Spread the word!
Whether you already live a plant-based lifestyle or you’re simply interested in why plant-based living has become so popular, Frome Vegan Fair will be showcasing a number of traders ranging from festive themed food, non-alcoholic party drinks as well as eco-friendly gifts like cruelty free cosmetics, clothing and hand crafted items.
We’ll also be offering out free advice on veganism so you may even pick up some tips on how to make your own delicious recipes or advice on how you can maintain your health.
The family event will also feature cooking demos, talks, free tasters and children’s activities!

Christmas lights switch on and lantern parade
2025-11-21 15:00 - 19:30 | Frome Town Centre
This year’s lights switch on and lantern parade is due to take place on Friday 21st November in the town centre for an evening of festivities led by the Mayor of Frome, Cllr Anita Collier. Anita missed taking part in a public light switch on in 2020 due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, making this year’s event all the more meaningful.
Frome’s Christmas celebrations are all about community, creativity and of course a touch of sparkle and this year promises more of the same. As the much-loved lantern parade continues to grow, the stunning handmade lanterns will set off from the top of North Parade, lead by the joyous Jamma de Samba. Please note the route change: the lantern parade will gather and process down North Parade, ending in the Market Place, NOT starting from Bath Street as in previous years.
There will be a festive food court outside Frome Library open from 3pm, offering delicious seasonal treats and warming beverages. The main event will get started just before 6pm with the arrival of the mayor, with the parade beginning at 6:15pm from North Parade and the official lights switch on taking place around 6:45pm. There is also a visit from Father Christmas – children will have an opportunity to visit him in his grotto from 4pm – 7:30pm at the WHY Office on North Parade – book tickets for the grotto here.
For more information, including details of road closures, traders at the food court, accessibility and more, head to our Christmas in Frome page.

Multicultural Frome Festival 2025
2025-11-16 12:00 - 15:00 | Cheese and Grain, Market Yard, Frome, BA11 1BE
Multicultural Frome is a celebration of the many diverse cultures of Frome by local people sharing through music, dance, song, crafts, and food.
The event takes place at the Cheese & Grain from 12pm – 3pm on Sunday 16th November. There will also be a variety of delicious home-cooked food to have for lunch, and drinks and cakes on offer from Frome’s international community. There will be small charges to cover costs and people are encouraged to bring cash, but entry to the event itself is free.

Frome Chocolate Fair
2025-11-09 10:00 - 15:00 | Cheese and Grain, Market Yard, Frome, BA11 1BE
Back by popular demand! The Cheese and Grain are hosting the Frome Chocolate Fair for the third year in a row.
A wide range of chocolate products all under one roof. It’s a chocoholics dream!
10am – 3pm
£2 Entry on door/ free for children
For stalls please contact olivia@cheeseandgrain.com

Frome Farmers’ Market
2025-11-08 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-11 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-13 09:00 - 13:00 | Boyle Cross
Frome’s Farmers’ Market has taken place on the Boyle Cross since 2022 – the town’s original market venue, and where we also hold a market on the first Sunday of the month as part of The Frome Independent.
Frome Farmers’ Market runs every second Saturday of the month, from February to December, 9am – 1pm.
Situated close to Cheap Street and Catherine Hill, it’s a great destination to meet and buy from local farmers, cheesemakers, market gardeners, and bakers.
The Boyle Cross itself has plenty of seating and you can collect a takeaway coffee at one of the nearby cafes and come and enjoy watching the market life!

The Frome Independent Market
2025-11-02 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-05 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Frome Town Centre
Visitors to the market can find contemporary craft, designer-made homewares, ethical clothing and jewellery in our Designer-Maker section, discover fledgling design start-ups in our Suitcase Sale, have a rummage through vintage nostalgia in our Flea Market or browse indoor plants, gardenalia and homewares in our Homes & Gardens section. Food lovers can discover local produce from cheese and cider to vegan cakes and kimchi. We work with Somerset Farmers Markets who curate a section for farmers, growers and producers. There’s also a huge and vibrant range of street food to choose from including Frome-made sausage-rolls, dim sum, vegan Tibetan Momos and much more besides – all made using the best West Country ingredients.

Burnt Sugar x The Stores Fireside Feast
2025-11-01 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-01 12:30 - 15:30 | Vallis Farm, Egford Hill, Frome, BA11 3JQ, United Kingdom
As the leaves fall and the evenings grow crisp, Burnt Sugar Collective and The Stores invite you to Vallis Farm for a feast that celebrates the richness of autumn. On Saturday 1st November, join us for seasonal cooking, open fires and candlelit conversation.
A welcome drink by the flames, then a seat at the farmhouse table where duck, spiced plums, foraged mushrooms and the garden’s last harvest will be cooked into a three-course feast. Generous plates, rooted in the season and the place that grows them.
Wines from independent makers – chosen and poured by The Stores – will carry the food, with bottles to take home if you wish.
It’s the kind of evening we love: ingredients picked close by, cooked slowly, shared around a long table with good people.
Menu
Welcome drink
Hedgerow Kir
Canapés
Game terrine, Cumberland sauce
Jerusalem artichoke, truffle, pecorino fritters
Starter
Shiso-cured trout, wild mushrooms, koji oil
Raviolo alla fiorentina, wild mushoom fricassé
Main
Plum-glazed duck breast, duck scrumpet, fermented carrot & clementine ketchup
Pumpkin, leek & cheese fondue pie
Sides
Crispy potatoes, truffle, aioli
Vallis Farm vegetables
Dessert
Burnt apple choux bun, hazelnut & cinnamon crackling, zabaglione
Saturday 1st November
Lunch: 12:30pm – 3:30pm
Dinner: 7pm – 10pm
Includes a welcome drink, canapés & a 3-course menu

Free apple pressing
2025-11-01 09:00 - 14:00 | Cattle Market Car Park, Bridge Street Somerset Frome, BA11 1BE
Head down to the Saturday market outside the library, from 9am – 2pm, for an opportunity to press your apples for free! Bring along your apples for pressing and a bottle to take away the juice. Helen Viner, FTC’s Tree Officer, will also be there offering advice and guidance for your apple trees. No need to book, just turn up ready to press your apples.

Pumpkin Day and Harvest Festival
2025-10-26 12:00 - 22:00 | The Silk Mill, Merchants Barton, Frome, BA11 1PT, United Kingdom
Celebrating local food together and ‘Exploring Frome’s Food Future: Seeds, Squash, Stories & Strategies’. Pumpkin Day and Harvest Festival combines seasonal celebration with community-led exploration of Frome’s food future.
Pumpkin Day and Harvest Festival: 12pm – 4pm

Free (donations welcome towards Frome Field 2 Fork’s wellbeing programme).
Bring your family and friends, along with fruits, vegetables, seeds, flowers, nuts, and preserves to share and swap at the Community Harvest Swap.
Check out the local food, drinks and gardening stalls along with community groups and fun seasonal crafts.
This year you will also have the opportunity to take part in a series of hands-on, interactive activities designed to explore our past, present, and future food systems. Share your food memories, help highlight local strengths and opportunities, imagine future diets, record your stories, and guide priorities for land use in and around Frome.

NEW Pumpkin Eve: 5:30pm – 10pm

£10 – £15 (profits will be used for Frome Field 2 Fork’s wellbeing programme).
A panel discussion with local food and climate experts on creating a “food belt” or adaptation ‘doughnut’ for Frome, making sure that everyone has access to good, healthy food while staying within the limits of the environment.
A delightful seasonal feast (v/gf) prepared by local chef Jo Harrington
Live music with local band The Electric Kool Aid Collective and DJ (tbc)
Drinks from a bar available all evening
Raffle for a free Green Gathering 2026 ticket

Pumpkin Day 2025 is more than a harvest celebration — it’s an opportunity for the community to share knowledge, tell stories, and contribute ideas that will help shape Frome’s resilient, regenerative food future and have a boogie!

The Wild Pear & The Stores Autumn Supper Club
2025-10-18 19:15 - 22:00 | Vallis Farm, Egford Hill, Frome, BA11 3JQ, United Kingdom
The Wild Pear & The Stores Autumn Feast
Join The Wild Pear & The Stores for an intimate celebration of the season’s best, gathered around the Vallis farmhouse table. This autumn feast brings together the finest local produce, with sharing plates featuring vegetables from Vallis Farm’s garden, succulent local pork, foraged mushrooms, and crisp garden apples.
Sip on wines from independent makers, carefully selected by Abi & Sarah from The Stores, or enjoy a seasonal non-alcoholic drink if you’re not a wine drinker.
Whether you’re coming solo or bringing friends and family, this evening promises a deliciously autumnal experience you won’t want to miss.
Menu
Welcome Drink & Nibbles
Celeriac & Burnt Onion Tartlet
Slow-Cooked Beef Croquettes
Starters
Parmesan, Squash & Marmite Sourdough Focaccia
Home-Cured Gin & Beetroot Trout
Wild Mushroom Pâté
Roasted Leeks with Romesco
Mains
Cider-Braised Pork with Gremolata
Pumpkin, Pear & Gorgonzola Tart
Sides
Shaved Fennel, Kohlrabi & Apple Salad
Crispy Potatoes with Sage & Garlic Butter
Dessert
Apple Filo Tart with Burnt Honey & Mascarpone Ice Cream
📅 Date: Saturday, 18th October
📍 Location: Vallis Farm
🎟️ Price: £55 per person (Includes welcome drink, canapés & 3 courses)
⏰ Time: 7:15pm for welcome drink & nibbles, 7:45pm for the main event
Spaces are limited—reserve your seat now by emailing info@thewildpear.co.uk.
* menu subject to change

Dig For Fire - Vinyl-only music night
2025-09-27 20:00 - 23:00 | Owen’s Sausages & Hams, Unit 3, Industrial Estate, 3 Station Approach,, Frome, BA11 1RE
Dig For Fire is a new vinyl-only music night in Frome, featuring fuzzy/noisy/alternative tracks from the likes of Iggy & The Stooges, Pixies, The Breeders, Shallac, PJ Harvey, Ty Segall, and more.
Our first event will be hosted at Owen’s Sausages & Hams, Station Approach, on Saturday, 27 September, between 8pm – 11pm. Free entry, and all are welcome.
Cold beers served, good tunes played.
Hope to see you there!
Find out more here.

Macmillan Coffee Morning @ Frome Fit Zone
2025-09-26 09:00 - 12:30 | FROME FIT ZONE, 10 Harris Close, Frome, BA11 5JY, United Kingdom
A social gathering to bring friends, family and colleagues together for food and drink.
Lets do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer.
Every pound raised helps Macmillan provide vital service.
Everyone welcome.
26th and 27th September
9am – 12:30pm

Slow Sundays at 42 Acres
2025-09-21 11:00 - 17:00 | 42 Acres, Witham Friary, Frome, BA11 5HL
Spend a slow Sunday afternoon at 42 Acres and reconnect with nature, with each other, and with the elements.
Come as you are and spend a relaxed Sunday of outdoor vibes. Gather in our forest glade for our signature wild dining experience. Your meal will be cooked over an open fire with nourishing ingredients organically-grown and wild-foraged on this land.
Go for a wild swim in the beaver-filled lake, and restore in the wood-fired sauna. Or simply take time and space to rest and restore on land that has been allowed to do the same.
You’re welcome to do as much or as little as you like:

Roam the 173 acres of our land – home to millions of lives.
Wild swim in our 7-acre lake or take out our rowboat, SUP board, or canoe. (Please note these activities are at your own risk – there is no lifeguard).
Look out for beaver, otter, wild boar, hare, deer and a multitude of birds.
Explore our rewilded spaces; woodland mushroom farm; permaculture garden; edible ornamental walled garden; species re-introduction projects; and secret treehouse. Or just chill and chat.
Add on a holistic facial (advance bookings only)

Slow Sundays run from 11am-4pm on the following dates:

Sun 8 Jun
Sun 17 Aug
Sun 21 Aug

Please Note:

Must be booked in advance. Please do not come without a ticket because we will not be able to accommodate you.
Adults only.
Alcohol-free.
Please bring swimwear and towels to go in the lake and/or sauna.
Please dress for the weather. This experience will go ahead in most weather conditions. If extreme weather prevents us from going ahead, we will provide an alternative indoor experience on the same date.
Spaces are limited, please book early to avoid disappointment.
Subject to availability.
If you have any questions, please feel free to give our friendly team a call on 07511 209876 before booking.

Community equinox celebration
2025-09-21 10:30 - 14:30 | Vallis Veg, Egford, Frome, BA11 3NF, United Kingdom
Join us for a community-focused day filled with hands-on nature activities, delicious meal cooked on the fire, and fun for all ages. This small, intimate gathering is open to everyone—whether you’re a nature enthusiast, a food lover, or simply looking for a day of being outside.
Open to families and individuals. Low cost spaces available. Booking essential.

The Intuitive Chef Supper Club at Vallis Farm
2025-09-13 19:00 - 23:00 | Vallis Farm, Egford Hill, Frome, BA11 3JQ, United Kingdom
Celebrate the last mellow days of summer and welcome autumn with an abundant 4-course seasonal feast inspired by Frome distillery Still Sisters’ favourite aromatics and botanicals. Thoughtfully paired wines are available to accompany each course.
Apéritif and canapés at 7pm
Sharing feast at 7:45pm
Check out the menu at: https://www.theintuitivechef.co.uk/upcoming-events
Welcome cocktail and 4 courses £55/person or £67/person with wine pairing
Venue: Vallis Farm, Frome, BA11 3JQ

Frome Agricultural and Cheese Show
2025-09-13 09:00 - 17:00 | West Woodlands Showground, Bunns Lane, Near Frome, Somerset,, Frome, BA11 5ES
The Frome Agricultural & Cheese Show is a must see annual event, with over 350 trade stands providing a non-stop shopping experience. International as well as local fine food, cheese, crafts and other British produce are showcased.
There’s so much to see and do including the equine and livestock showing, car stunt show, family dog show, falconry display, the music stage, showcasing local talent and of course plenty of food and shopping outlets.

For more information visit the Frome Agricultural and Cheese Show website.
