The Big Lunch
The Big Lunch is the UK’s annual get-together for neighbours and communities, with millions of people coming together for a few hours of friendship, food and fun. It’s a great way to get to know each other better, have a good time and celebrate where you live.
Although the official Big Lunch weekend was 7-8 June, you can still get involved and host your own to suit you! Simply sign up for your pack below, and get planning that perfect summer Big Lunch!
How to join in…
Whether you’re an individual, community group, council, school, organisation or business – taking part is fun, easy and for everyone!
Organise a Big Lunch
Simple steps to help you get started.
Support The Big Lunch
As a council, school, housing association, business or organisation.
The Big Lunch FAQs
Answers to our most frequently asked questions.
The Big Lunch Recipe Search Cookbook
We teamed up with celebrity chefs Briony May Williams, Dame Prue Leith…
What will you bring to the table?
People are the key ingredient of any Big Lunch and we all have something to share – from yummy cakes and pots of tea to music, laughter and bunting!
“Our Big Lunches are based around what the community want it to be – when there are new neighbours who arrive on the street, they bring new ideas to the table. It’s reinforced our community spirit!”
Ian, Norwich
Feeding community spirit
Bringing people together to share friendship, food and fun isn’t just a lovely thing to do. It’s a chance to share cultures, experiences, stories, ideas and skills – helping us all find common ground, grow connections and feel a greater sense of belonging where we live.
Plus, Big Lunches are a great way to fundraise for causes that matter in your community and encourage people to do more locally – from setting up new initiatives to planning events and volunteering. Doing wonders for community spirit!
Hold a greener Big Lunch
Top tips on upcycling, brilliant leftovers and community sharing.
Community
Saying cheers to volunteers with a Big Lunch
In 2024, Emma from the Love Barrow Libraries project organised her first…
Loneliness and isolation
A cracking Big Lunch 2024!
Millions of people turned out for this year’s Big Lunch – our…
Community
Saving the planet, one Big Lunch at a time!
After organising her first Big Lunch in 2009, Diane from Warton has…
Community
How our Big Lunch celebrated our diverse community
From British apple and rhubarb tarts to Brazilian brigadeiros – Sutton Community…
What does community mean to you?
Community – it’s a word we all know well. But whether it’s…
The Big Lunch Recipe Search!
We teamed up with celebrity chefs Briony May Williams, Dame Prue Leith and Ainsley Harriott to run The Big Lunch Recipe Search – to uncover the UK’s favourite shareable recipes that inspire us all to come together for The Big Lunch on 7 – 8 June. See the finalists in our new Big Lunch Recipe Search Cookbook, showcasing fantastic dishes from across the UK for you to try your hand at this summer!
Impact of The Big Lunch
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people took part in 2024 (that’s 1 in 7 of the UK population)
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say that The Big Lunch has created a stronger sense of community
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raised at Big Lunch events for charitable causes since 2015
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Month of Community
The Big Lunch will once again be part of a whole Month of Community this June and there are plenty of ways you can get involved!
From events and celebrations to ways you can support a variety of charities, campaigns and good causes. Our wonderful partners are putting on a Month of Community with something for everyone this year.
Those who make The Big Lunch possible
As a charity, our varied programme of activities and events, including The Big Lunch, is only possible due to the continuing generosity of our partner organisations.
