UK Sausage Week is the national initiative celebrating one of the public’s favourite mealtime and BBQ staples and will run from Monday 26th October to Sunday 1st November. The week-long programme will see Britain’s butcher shops, supermarkets, caterers and manufacturers highlight the fantastic range of sausages available to consumers across the nation.
Product nominations are free of charge across a variety of categories, with the deadline for nominations fast approaching. All sausage products must be nominated online by Friday 7th August, with delivery to be made to The Regional Food Academy at Harper Adams University on Tuesday 18th August.
Businesses nominating products will receive full details of how and where to send their entries ahead of the judging period. To put forward your products, click here.
The 2026 UK Sausage Week categories:
- Best Traditional Pork Sausage
- Best Beef Sausage
- Best Lincolnshire Sausage
- Best Cumberland Sausage
- Best Chipolata Sausage
- Best Gluten Free / Free From Sausage
- Best Chicken Sausage
- Best Speciality Sausage
- Best Cocktail Sausage
- Best Frozen Sausage
- UK Sausage Week – UK Supreme Sausage Champion
This year’s UK Sausage Week celebrations will once again kick off at a lunch event on Monday 26th October at Butchers’ Hall in London, where winners of the national competition will be announced and presentations made.
The awards ceremony will culminate in the crowning of a new UK Supreme Sausage Champion, chosen by the judging panel from the winning products in each category.
For more information about UK Sausage Week, visit www.uksausageweek.com.
With thanks to the 2026 UK Sausage Week partners:
