Street Eat returns to Rochdale Town Hall Square

Posted by on 9 Mar 2026

Street Eat, the food and drink festival that attracts thousands of visitors every year is returning to Rochdale Town Hall Square for another serving of food, drink, free entertainment and live music on Saturday 30th May. 

Organised by Rochdale Business Improvement District (BID), Street Eat brings together local food and drink establishments, with visitors having their taste buds tickled and thirsts quenched as well as enjoying lots of free entertainment. Last year’s event attracted over 3,000 people and once again there will be tasty food from local restaurant chefs on the menu, with dozens of mouth-watering dishes served up including, Italian, Spanish, Indian, English, American and more. 

There will be free activities and rides for children, bars for the adults and a music stage serving up hours of fun for all ages. BID manager Paul Ambrose who organises the event 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. He said: “It’s a fantastic event, giving us the opportunity to champion the very best local food and drink.  Street Eat brings friends and families together, celebrating our vibrant town centre eateries and showing what a foodie hotspot the town is. We do all we can to make the event as affordable as possible too and entry is free.” 

The line-up of traders for this summer’s edition is yet to be confirmed but will include tapas restaurant La Mancha, The Flying Horse Hotel, Vicolo Del Vino, Treehouse bar and many more. 

Councillor Sue Smith, cabinet member for culture and co-operation at Rochdale Borough Council said: “This is always such a great day out and Rochdale Town Hall Square is a wonderful setting. Street Eat is a great celebration of the incredible food and drink offer we have here in our town, but on top of that there’s so much to see and do with a full programme of live music and lots of free family fun.” 

The entertainment and music line-up will be announced in April. 

Admission is free and Street Eat will run from 11am to 7pm. For more on the line-up visit rochdalebid.co.uk or rochdale.gov.uk/YourEvents and search #StreetEatRoch on social media.