Malton FEASTival organisers address concerns after first day

A number of people have posted on social media criticising the closure of Malton’s market place from this morning (Friday) for the Summer FEASTival.

The event is scheduled to run over the weekend featuring a wide range of street foods, homemade groceries, a real ale and cider bar, live music stage and children’s entertainment from the Old Tyme Funfair.

However, people said that despite the entire market place being closed to traffic, stalls were only located outside St Michael’s Church and the usual Saturday market area.

A spokesperson for the organisers, Zoom Events, said: “We’ve seen a small number of negative comments on our own socials.

We believe negative comments started with the road closure. We expect the event to be busier on Saturday and Sunday (Fridays can be quiet), especially around the live music stage.

“This is a brand-new event and also Zoom’s FEASTival format – this is smaller than their established food and drink festivals, it’s their street food and live music format.

The Malton Summer FEASTival will be open, Saturday: 9am – 6pm and Sunday: 10am – 4pm.

The music line up is as follows:

SATURDAY

12pm: Howlin’ Matt

2pm: Harrison Puckering

4pm: Killer no Filler

SUNDAY

12pm: A Guy Called Si

3pm: Just Another Jester

The Malton Summer FEASTival will be open, Saturday: 9am – 6pm and Sunday: 10am – 4pm.

Further information can be found at: https://www.zoomevents.co.uk/events/malton-summer-feastival-2026