September 15, 2026

Free From Festival Birmingham 2026

Freeater founder Kate Alderson attended the Free From Festival Birmingham 2026, connecting with the free-from community, discovering new brands and hearing experiences from people with dietary needs.

Two festivals in one week! 💚

After Ideas Fest earlier in the week, Freeater founder Kate Alderson headed to the Free From Festival in Birmingham for a day connecting with the free-from community.

There’s something pretty special about having so much of the community in one place. From putting faces to names and meeting founders and businesses previously connected with online, to discovering new brands, catching up with familiar faces and hearing more experiences from people navigating food allergies, coeliac disease and dietary needs.

There was also plenty of new food to try (obviously!) and another Alex and the Feel-Good Foods book exchange. 📚

Trying some Vegan Patties
Poets Bakery
Spinning the Wheel
Exchanging Children's Books
Borough 22

For Kate, days like this are an important part of building Freeater, listening, learning and staying close to the community the platform exists to support.

And after two festivals in one week, one thing has definitely been confirmed: outdoor festivals are a firm favourite. Good people, good conversations and lots of food… what’s not to like? 😂

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