With just one week to go, Bolton Food and Drink Festival is getting ready to celebrate its 21st milestone year.
The award-winning festival, sponsored by Peel Land, arrives in the town centre on Friday 28 August until Monday 31 August.
The festival continues to be one of Bolton’s most significant annual events, attracting more than half a million visitors in 2025 and generating millions of pounds for the local economy.
Each year, visitors gather for an award-winning Bank Holiday weekend, full of artisan stalls, live music, family activities, and chef demonstrations.
This year is expected to be no exception, as Bolton is expected to welcome hundreds of thousands of people.
Over the four-day weekend, visitors can enjoy:
- Hundreds of food and drink traders serving everything from international street food and artisan produce to sweet treats and locally made favourites.
- Celebrity chef demonstrations, including appearances by celebrity chefs James Martin, Marco Pierre White and Nisha Katona.
- Free regional chef demonstrations showcasing culinary talent from across the North West.
- Free live music and entertainment throughout the weekend including headliners Liberty X and The Real Thing.
- Free family-friendly activities and interactive experiences across the festival site including circus skills workshops, giant doodle walls, bubble performances, creative art sessions, a giant sandpit and more.
Most activities are free but there are some special events that do require tickets. Please check boltonfoodanddrinkfestival.com.
Don’t miss your chance to see James Martin (Saturday), Marco Pierre White (Monday) and Nisha Katona (Monday) in action! Find out more and book your tickets: Cooking demos - Bolton Food and Drink Festival
Cllr Debbie Newall, Bolton Council's Executive Cabinet Member for Culture, said:
“This is an opportunity to support local traders, celebrate fantastic food and drink, and showcase the very best of Bolton.
“From artisan stalls and celebrity chef demonstrations, to live music and family activities, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
“We are so proud of the continued success of the festival, and I urge everyone to visit and show their support.”
Keep up to date with festival announcements:
The website: boltonfoodanddrinkfestival.com
Facebook: /boltonfoodanddrinkfestival
X: Bolton Food Fest
Instagram: Bolton Food Fest
Peel Land – Headline Sponsor
About Us
Peel Land is a UK regeneration and development business focused on unlocking strategic land and delivering sustainable growth.
Our model is land-led and partnership-driven. We focus on creating the right framework for development: planning, infrastructure, and long-term strategy, working with integrity alongside delivery partners to bring projects to life.
Bringing together expertise across land promotion, and energy and natural resources, we create places that generate long-term economic, social and environmental value.
Part of the Peel Group
For more than 50 years, Peel businesses have been built on an ethos of regeneration and reinvestment.
Legacy, vision and community have shaped some of the UK’s most transformational projects.
Peel Land forms part of the wider Peel Group, a privately owned UK infrastructure and real estate investor with interests spanning ports, retail parks, waterfront regeneration and strategic land.
As a trusted partner, Peel Land, works to address major challenges facing society today, including housing delivery, economic growth, access to employment and healthcare, and the delivery of resilient infrastructure.
While backed by the strength and stability of the Peel Group, Peel Land operates with its own strategy and regeneration focus supported by a dedicated and highly skilled team.