Thursday Hospitality in the Lisbon Lounge

VIP Hospitality is hosted in a beautiful vintage wooden Pavillion brought in especially for the Festival, authentic Feria styling creates a unique and exclusive ambiance.

The Lisbon Lounge is class, luxury and prestige throughout, with all inclusive food day and night, prepared by an outstanding line up of chefs.

You'll be wining and dining the Iberian way with our stars, judges, guests and dignitaries. Extremely limited tickets for the general public are available for each Espectáculo.

VIP Festival Features

Hospitality includes a central front row seat for the evening and daytime events in the arena. The lounge is "En la Ronda" with a sand walkway being built around the perimeter, so horses will be traversing around the lounge. Mesmerising live performances and art will take place through the day in the lounge - Fado, Flamenco, classical guitar, painting by the famous artist Lisa Lorca, smooth Latin lounge DJs and more, a uniquely cultural journey.

VIP Festival Food

Traditional breakfast will be available until 11am to include barista coffee, Churros and Pastel de Nata. Drinks, bread, olives and savoury platters available all day from 11am.

The Festival Feast will be served at 4.45pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and at 12pm on the Sunday Matinee. Curated by our panel of renowned chefs, this is an authentic, immersive Iberian gourmet experience to treasure forever. A journey through the taste, flavour and colour of the food of Spain and Portugal.

Your Festival Chefs

You'll be enjoying a sumptuous array of dishes and flavours prepared by;

Timothy Kendall, a South West culinary superstar, Tim has twice been the winner of the South West Chef of the Year, and is Chef Patron of the Rising Sun, Altarnun and the Barley Sheaf at Gorran. Over the years, he has developed his craft with Rick Stein, and Michel Roux Junior at the 2 Michelin starred Le Gavroche amongst others.

Stephane Delourme spent 21 years as head chef in Rick Stein’s Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, and an additional four years in a Group Chef role. Now focused on new adventures, private dining and exceptional events, Stephane has a deep understanding of what it takes to make a dining experience unforgettable.

Jorge Guzman - no Festival Feast would be complete without the Paella, and this element will be served by the amazing La Levantina team, Jorge's family have been serving authentic paella since the 1920s owning many restaurants in Levante and Madrid.

Festival VIP Drinks

The Feast will begin of course with Cava, Spain's ultimate celebration drink. There's Limited Edition spirits from GandTea and wine and sherry pairings throughout.

You can even return to the Lounge after the Espectáculo for the after show party! The horses come out to meet the crowds and you'll have the best view of the meet and greets, the lit up and festooned Plaza, the fire throwers and post show entertainment.

Finishing Touches

Your experience includes a free souvenir art programme, VIP Lanyard, private parking and of course personalised attention throughout.