What is Taste of Thame?
Taste of Thame is a popular annual event that takes place in the centre of Thame, celebrating our independent and diverse range of food and drink offerings. This year’s event is happening Saturday 24 May.
Local residents and visitors are encouraged to take Taste of Thame’s food and drink trail, stopping at various venues along the way to enjoy tastings, demonstrations, workshops, and more.
The centrepiece of the event is the ‘Buttermarket Banquet’ – a dining table which runs the length of the Buttermarket where visitors can enjoy their local produce with friends. The event also raises money for the Thame Food Bank with Taste of Thame’s raffle. In 2025, there are many prizes to be won, including a £1,000 travel voucher thanks to Spear Travels Group.
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Any Thame Business Can Take Part
Whilst Taste of Thame is all about food and drink, any local business can take part. For example, non-food venues are welcome to host a local producer – provide them with a space to sell their produce or offer free tasters or demonstrations.
Venues are encouraged to:
- Showcase local producers,
- Run a demonstration,
- Run a workshop, and/or
- Offer special food deals/menu items
What’s in it for venues?
- Introduction to new customers,
- Opportunity to partner with a local food producer,
- Your business/venue featured on the event’s trail map (1,500 printed) raising the profile of your brand and allowing people to find you,
- Your business/venue featured on the event website, with a link to your online shop/presence,
- Social media exposure through Taste of Thame’s social media channels,
- An opportunity to trial new menus/produce/offers,
- An opportunity to promote your loyalty scheme,
- Increased connection to other town centre businesses,
- Your participation helps encourage more visitors to Thame.
If you operate a business in the heart of Thame, we invite you to take part in this year’s Taste of Thame – Saturday 24 May, 2o25.
Our Values
Taste of Thame will always seek to uphold the following values in its delivery:
- Community focused: always ensuring that it focuses on providing something that is primarily for the residents of Thame and the surrounding areas
- Local: celebrating the businesses and organisations that are part of our local community giving them the opportunity to share their passion for food and drink with a new audience. Taste of Thame will only showcase food and drink businesses based in Thame, or producers who are based within 5 miles of Thame. An exception to this will only be made if specific items are not already produced within that radius.
- Suitable for families: seeking to provide an experience that the whole family can enjoy
- Free to attend: the main event will always be free to attend, although some of the activities or opportunities within the event may incur a charge
- Working in Partnership: seeking to bring businesses and community organisations together
- Non-profit: any income generated by the event will be re-invested the following year
Aims
- Providing new experiences of food and drink
- Raising awareness of food and drink businesses and producers in Thame and its surrounds
- Supporting independent businesses
