Don’t miss: Street Eat food and drink festival

Date published: 03 June 2024

Street Eat, the popular food and drink festival returns to Rochdale Town Hall Square this month - Saturday 15 June is the date for your calendars.

Organised by Rochdale Business Improvement District (BID), Street Eat brings together the town’s food and drink establishments with lots of free live music and family entertainment.

It opens 11am – 7pm so you’ve plenty of time to enjoy all that’s on offer.

If you’ve visited Street Eat before you’ll know what a superb event it is, and if you haven’t, make sure the date is in your calendar and come along. There will be another varied menu of food and drink, all very affordable and Street Eat also helps to support local businesses.

Food and drink stalls

Traders includes Bombay Brew, The Flying Horse Hotel, The Baum, Vicolo Del Vino, The Empire, Vinesteins, The Treehouse Bar, Our Gracie’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, Bank Top Farm, Mason’s Creations, Pad Thai Street Food, Brew Box, Christina's Ices, D’Ale House and Keep It Sweet.

Family entertainment

There will be free activities and rides for children including a Victorian carousel, Punch and Judy shows, bumper cars, and face painting.

Live music

The event also includes bars for the adults and a music stage hosted by Di Lynham from Happy Radio UK, serving up hours of fun for all ages. The music line-up includes acoustic guitarist Edward Jamil, popular duo Shenanigans, Rochdale Music Service Rock School, pop choir, The Youth Choir and more.

BID manager Paul Ambrose, who organises the event with support from Rochdale Borough Council, said: “Street Eat showcases lots of the vibrant food and drink the town has to offer as well as being a fun day out. Whether you’re wanting to try something new or just want your favourite food to accompany an ice cold drink while listening to some great live music, Street Eat has everything you need.

“We do all we can to make it as affordable as possible too, entry is free and there’s no charge for the children’s entertainment either, including the rides and shows. It’s going to be great to be back on the town hall square which gives us the increased space we need.”

Getting there

Admission is free and Street Eat will run from 11am to 7pm. More about the line-up, directions and more visit the website.

Search #StreetEatRoch on social media and use the hashtag when sharing photos and videos of you enjoying the day!