Day two of Bolton Food and Drink Festival in 22 pictures

With stalls on almost every corner of the town centre, visitors were able to try cuisines from all over the world, as well as enjoy live music and other events.

There were visitors of all ages, with special activities for children and a number of stalls also selling treats for four-legged festival-goers.

Some of the stalls also sold treats for dogs (Image: The Bolton News)

The main events of the day were demonstrations from some of the UK’s top chefs, including festival favourite James Martin, who had three appearances throughout the afternoon.

This year marks Martin’s 16th Bolton Food and Drink Festival.

Speaking to the Bolton News this afternoon, he described it as “the biggest and the best” of its kind.

He added: “You’ve only got to have been here on the opening day at 12 o’clock, when you would have seen there were thousands of people in there.

“It’s unbelievable.”

Bolton Food and Drink Festival 2026 (Image: The Bolton News)

Lucky ticket-holders also got the chance to watch a sold-out lunchtime event with chefs Marco Pierre White and Michael Caines.

Elsewhere in the festival, visitors also got to see a cracking line-up across two separate stages, featuring everything from local acoustic acts to 70s chart-toppers the Real Thing, who will be taking to the stage this evening.

People stopping to watch the bands on the festival stage. (Image: The Bolton News)

Bolton Food and Drink Festival continues throughout the bank holiday, wrapping up on Monday evening.

More information about the event can be found on the festival’s website.