Street Eat festival this Saturday

Date published: 22 May 2023

Street Eat, the popular food festival returns to Rochdale town centre on Saturday for the bank holiday weekend. Here’s all you need to know ahead of your visit…

Street Eat, organised by Rochdale Business Improvement District (BID), will bring together the town’s food and drink establishments, with visitors having their taste buds tickled and thirsts quenched as well as enjoying lots of free live music on Saturday 27 May.

Tasty food from local restaurant chefs will be on the menu, with dozens of mouth-watering dishes served up including, Italian, Indian, Greek, English, German, American, Mexican and more.

There will be free activities and rides for children including a helter skelter, Punch and Judy shows, a tea cups ride, and face painting. The event also includes a bar for the adults and a music stage hosted by Di Lynham from Happy Radio UK, serving up hours of fun for all ages.

The full list of traders has been confirmed and it features established favourites and some new arrivals. The food and drink line-up includes Bombay Brew, Vicolo Del Vino, Achilles, The Medicine Tap, The Flying Horse, The Baum, new bar and restaurant Vinesteins, D’Ale House, Bank Top Farm, Tree House Bar, Wacko Nacho, BonCru Wines, Wacko Nacho, Cakes Loves Cakes and Keep It Sweet.

Bring the family along and it won’t cost you a penny to keep them entertained.

Free family entertainment at Street Eat

• Helter-skelter
• Punch and Judy shows
• Teacups ride
• Face painting

Music line-up

• 12noon: Turners Dance Studio
• 12.30pm: Junior Brass Band from Rochdale Music Service
• 1pm: Pop and Youth Choir from Rochdale Music Service
• 1.20pm: first Rock School Group (Supernova) from Rochdale Music Service
• 1.40pm: second Rock School Group from Rochdale Music Service
• 2pm: Noel Fraser (pop and rock covers)
• 3.30pm: Gemma Fox (singer)
• 5pm: Shenanigans (fun guitar and fiddle duo playing popular songs and classic hits)

BID manager Paul Ambrose who organises the event with support from Rochdale Borough Council, said:

"Street Eat showcases the vibrant and high quality food and drink the town has to offer as well as being a great 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 got you covered. 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. Last summer was very busy so we’ll be making some subtle changes to help us accommodate a few more people as well as adding extra seating.”

Councillor Janet Emsley, deputy leader and cabinet member for events said: “Street Eat is a fabulous day and a great showcase for the town’s food and drink scene which we must keep supporting.”

Due to ongoing work around Rochdale Town Hall, Street Eat will stay at its temporary location on The Butts.

Street Eat will run from 11am to 7pm. Find out more and get the full line-up or visit #StreetEatRoch on social media.