Stalybridge Street Fest is back this month

Date Released - 05/05/2023

The award winning and fabulous food and music extravaganza that is Stalybridge Street Fest will return to Armentieres Square on Friday 12 May from 5pm-9pm.

The May event will be the first of six events set to take place between May and December 2023, where all the best loved ingredients will be on the menu combining great family activities, live music plus a flavourful feast of mouth-watering food and drink.

Earlier this year the family festival gained national recognition from The National Association British of Markets (NABMA), winning Best Small Speciality Market 2023.

The Street Fest events will be delivered by Market Co on behalf of Tameside Council. They will be utilising their local knowledge of the borough’s best street food vendors, teamed with brilliant musicians, entertainers and exciting activities to the local community.

The Market Co said “Stalybridge Street Fest has been really popular over the last few years making it the highlight of the town’s events calendar for residents and businesses alike. It has created lots of local pride and brought people into the town centre contributed.”

“We’ve got some fantastic food and drink vendors lined up for this year including brilliant local traders with a few new treats and surprises for everyone to try out and experience something different.”  

A Tameside Council Spokesperson said: “We are really pleased to be able continue to support the Street Fest events this year via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) monies. It is a fantastic event and a brilliant way to support local businesses, the local economy and to help bring residents and visitors into the town centre and promote Stalybridge and Tameside as a great place to live.”

Stalybridge Street Fest has received £33,000 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for Communities and Place granted to Tameside Council to improve public realm and greenspaces and support cultural activities across the borough.

Find out more at Stalybridge Street Fest https://themarketco.co.uk/markets/stalybridge-street-fest/