WIN THREE PAIRS OF VIP TICKETS TO OXFORD'S FOODIES FESTIVAL NEXT WEEKEND IN SOUTH PARKS

Get set for next weekend's Foodies Festival returning to South Parks on September 2-4 with 2016's MasterChef Champion Jane Devonshire.

Those in search of a weekend filled with food, fun and friends should head to Oxford South Parks for a lip-smacking line-up of foodie fun.

The ever-expanding Street Food Avenue is the highlight of next weekend's festival, featuring flavours and delicacies from around the world, which visitors can enjoy in the giant Feasting Tent.

An Artisan Market showcases over 100 award-winning producers from across the country for festival-goers to sample and shop from, and a new Vintage Tea Tent serving afternoon tea offers a relaxing retreat with cakes, scones, finger sandwich and a selection of teas served on vintage china.

Between feasting and shopping, visitors can watch live cookery demonstrations in the Aga Rangemaster Chefs Theatre from 2016 MasterChef winner Jane Devonshire, celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager, Michelin-starred chefs Janos Veres of The Hindshead and Nathan Eades of Simpson's, and top local chefs (see list in Editor's notes below) who will cook their signature recipes and share top tips for foodies to take away and practice at home.

A Drinks Theatre offers wine & food pairing masterclasses (and sing-alongs) with TV sommelier Charles Metcalfe, champagne tutorials with Neil Philips, world beer tastings with beer connoisseur and writer Melissa Cole, and rum masterclasses from Appleton Estate Rum.

Just in time for the start of the Great British Bake Off, the Cake & Bake Theatre pops up with Great British Bake Off contestant Martha Collinson, baking expert Adelle Smith and master chocolatiers Fiona Sciolti and David Greenwood Haigh hosting workshops in cake-making, chocolate and confectionary for experienced and novice bakers.

A Kids Cookery School invites little foodies to explore their palate and learn basic cooking skills with a series of 'Meals in Minutes' workshops. Hourly classes offer hands-on gastronomic experiments and lessons in how to make a delicious 'taster recipe' to take away and eat.

After a day of feasting and fun visitors can picnic on the grass with friends and soak in the atmosphere with live music from the new Unsigned Music Awards Stage - which features emerging bands from across the UK and bands that performed and this year's Glastonbury - and cocktails from the Appleton Estate Rum Bus, Giant Pimm's Teapot and Mojito Ship.

For those feeling adventurous, a new Bug Eating Competition challenges contestants to eat crunchy critters and squiggly grubs from the depth of the forest, and for those who think they can handle the heat, the famous Chilli Eating Contest will blow their socks off with the world's hottest chillies and chilli extract mixtures.

Tickets on www.foodiesfestival.com or by calling 0844 995 1111

To win one of three pairs of VIP tickets, either retweet this piece online on Twitter via @oxmailmacky or email macky@nqo.com with the name of the 2016 MasterChef winner who will be appearing in the Aga Rangemaster Chefs Theatre, with name, address and contact details by Thursday August 1. Usual Newsquest rules apply.