AFTER a sell-out first year that brought thousands of garden lovers to Somerset, the Yeo Valley Organic Garden Festival is back for 2026.

The Yeo Valley Organic Garden Festival will return in September 2026 while the Yeo Valley Organic Garden itself reopens for the season on April 9.

Set in the heart of the Yeo Valley Organic Garden in Blagdon, near Bristol, the three-day festival brings together expert gardeners to curious beginners (and everyone in between) for a joyful celebration of gardening that works with nature.

Bursting with bright ideas, packed with colour and all in celebration of nature-first, organic gardening, without trowelling on the heavy stuff.

Expect inspiring talks, practical tips, great food, live music and specialist garden related shopping to browse and buy. Visitors will head home with car boot-fuls of plants, and heads full of inspiration.

Reflecting on the first event, Sarah Mead, owner and creator of Yeo Valley Organic Garden, said: “Last year was something else. The energy, the conversations, the laughter and the sheer love of gardening in all its forms.

“It felt like a real coming together of people who care deeply about growing with nature and those who also want gardening to feel generous, human and fun!

“We are absolutely thrilled to be doing it all again in 2026, with even more ideas and creativity to share. We want this festival to inspire everyone to get gardening!”

Opening the festival in 2026 will be garden designers and broadcasters James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift, with a live recording of ‘The James and Joe Garden Show’.

They are joined by BBC Gardeners’ World regulars Arit Anderson and Frances Tophill, local flower grower Georgie Newbery, and rising horticultural star Errol Reuben Fernandes.

James Alexander-Sinclair said: “We can’t wait to see everyone in September for a healthy dollop of late summer fruitfulness.”