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Bolton Food and Drink Festival

2027 dates not announced yet — usually August bank holiday weekend (Friday to Monday)

Bolton town centre, Bolton, Greater Manchester · North West England

Street foodChef demosLocal producersFood & drinkFamilyLive music Free entry, some paid extras

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A row of black-canopied food stalls along a paved town-centre street, with flower planters and a large classical stone building behind
Food stalls beside the civic buildings in Bolton town centre during the Bolton Food and Drink Festival (photo 2017) — Photo: Phil and Juliette Platt, CC BY-SA 2.0

A four-day, council-run food festival across Bolton town centre over the August bank holiday, with hundreds of traders and celebrity chefs.

Bolton's festival runs from Friday to bank holiday Monday at the end of August, with more than 200 food and drink traders selling street food, artisan produce and local favourites through the town centre.

Celebrity chef demonstrations (James Martin, Marco Pierre White and Nisha Katona in 2026) are ticketed, while regional chef demos, two live music stages and family activities are free.

The council says the 2025 festival drew more than half a million visitors, and that it grew from a handful of gazebos in Victoria Square.

Dates

YearDatesStatus
2027 Not announced yet (usually August bank holiday weekend (Friday to Monday)) Expected
2026 Friday 28 – Monday 31 August 2026 Held

Dates are taken from the festival’s own website and were last checked on 5 October 2026. Plans can change, so please check with the organiser before you travel. Spotted a change? Tell us.

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