The biggest-ever Bury Food and Drink Festival is happening this weekened

The third annual Bury BID Food and Drink Festival returns to Bury town centre this weekend, bringing with it a packed programme of street food, live music, artisan markets and family entertainment.

Running from Fri 24 Jul – Sun 26 Jul, visitors can enjoy street food from more than 70 traders, drinks from local breweries and independent producers, artisan stalls packed with handcrafted goodies and a busy entertainment programme that includes the Emerging Artist showcase with live acoustic performances on The Rock curated by The Met.

The world-famous Bury Market will also be open during the festival, welcoming crowds on Friday from 9.30am-4.30pm and Saturday 9am-5pm.

The festival gets underway on Friday with Beers & Bands on Bank Street from 6pm, bringing together live music, fantastic food and locally produced drinks.

As the festival kicks into full action on Saturday and Sunday, there will be a whole host of street food, sweet treats and bakery, drinks, specialty and artisan and family and lifestyle traders located at The Rock including featuring Latin-inspired favourites La Puerta Roja, authentic Turkish cuisine from Istanbul’s Kitchen, award-worthy tacos from El Dorado Taqueria, and authentic NY pizzas from Fratelli Della Pizza as well as The Secret Garden Drinks Ltd, Cocktail Cartel, Mr Whippy and Anna’s Bakery.

Kay Gardens will again host the popular Hong Kong Market, celebrating Hong Kong and East Asian culture with more than 50 independent traders and authentic street food. Visitors can enjoy everything, from traditional Taiwanese fried chicken, dumplings, sushi tacos and noodles to refreshing bubble teas from The Tea Corner. Specialist traders will also include Kayztyle 其一文創, a Hong Kong brand specialising in decorative washi tapes, handmade leather notebooks and iPhone cases.

Elsewhere, the Festival Fringe invites local musicians to perform at venues across Bury town centre, including on West Ivy’s garden terrace, performances from Leah B and Ainsley at Broad Street Social, and Boozy Bingo at Racconto Lounge.

Nigel Shields, Town Centre Director at Bury BID, commented: “The Bury BID Food And Drink festival is set to be the highlight of the summer and we can’t wait to welcome visitors to the town centre to experience a fantastic weekend of the best food, drink and live entertainment. It’s such a special weekend and we look forward to welcoming visitors from across the North West.”

Bury Food Festival is completely free to attend. For more information, head to the Discover Bury website.

Image credit: Chris Foster