Bolton Food and Drink Festival

01/09/2026

👏 That's a wrap on Bolton Food & Drink Festival 2026! 👏

What an incredible four days of food, drink, family fun, live entertainment and unforgettable memories.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended, our amazing traders, chefs, performers, volunteers and our sponsors whose support helps make the festival possible year after year.

This year was extra special as we celebrated the festival's 21st year, and we couldn't have done it without you.🥳

01/09/2026

31/08/2026

Bank Holiday in Bolton ✨👩‍🍳🍉🌯🦙🎶

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our special 21st anniversary 🥳

Live music, chef demos, family zones, delicious food & alpaca fun! We hope you had the best time 💛

Keep tagging us with your pics & vids 📸

31/08/2026

🎵Don't miss a real crowd-pleaser headlining the last night of this year's Food and Drink Festival.

🕺👯Dance and sing along to all your favourite ABBA hits, rounding off a great weekend of live music!

4:30pm, Le Mans Crescent

31/08/2026

👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 The Bolton Food and Drink festival has lots of activities for children, teens and parents - better still, lots of them are under cover! 🌦️

🌈 So escape the rain and head to the Festival Garden on Le Mans Crescent, the children's area in Elizabeth Park (near Bolton Market) or the Teen Zone next door.

Plus, there's crazy golf on Back Spring Gardens! ⛳

31/08/2026

Sunday was another belter, with Liberty X coming to celebrate our 21st with us! 🎉🎶 Last chance to enjoy the festival today! Live music on both stages all day with ABBA tribute headlining! 🪩

🍳Catch Regional Chef Demos near the Visit Bolton area (Vic Square) on all day til 5pm! And children's entertainment til 5pm at the Festival Garden, Elizabeth Park (with Teen Vault zone) and Alpaca Walks outside Octagon Theatre! 🦙

31/08/2026

ITEMS FOUND: Car keys, bank cards and a mobile phone.

If you've lost any items, please come to Lost and Found at the Visit Bolton information point in Victoria Square, near the town hall (look for the big Monopoly Bolton Edition sign).

31/08/2026

Already been to the 21st Bolton Food and Drink Festival? Come again! 🎉
Missed out so far? Don’t worry, there’s still loads going on today! 🎉

Last chance for celeb chef demos at Albert Halls!
🌶️Nisha Katona (11am & 3pm)
🍳Marco Pierre White (1pm)

Plus:
🍔Stalls (10am- 5pm)
🧑‍🍳Regional Chef Demos near the Visit Bolton area (11am – 5pm)
🎵Music all day, with The Ultimate Tribute Experience: ABBA headlining (4:30pm – 5:30pm)
🦙Guided Alpaca Walks (10:45am – 4:30pm)
👨‍👨‍👧‍👦Children’s fun at Elizabeth Park (10am - 5pm
🪴Festival Garden (10am – 5pm)
🎧Teen Vault (10am – 5pm)
😀Visit Bolton area (10am – 5pm)
🧑‍🍳Free Cook and Dine sessions (ages 10-16) at Albert Halls (11am, 1pm & 3pm)

Book on boltonfoodanddrinkfestival.com

31/08/2026

🍔📸 SHOW US YOUR BEST FOOD PHOTO 📸🍰

Have you snapped an amazing picture at the festival?

To enter:
✅ Share your best festival food photo in the comments
✅ Tell us where you bought it

The two photos our team loves most will win a 6 MONTH Active Bolton membership.

Competition closes on Wednesday 2 September