GRUB Summer Market ★ 4.5
GRUB's summer market in the Mayfield Depot, Manchester. Twenty street-food traders, craft beer, weekend live music every Friday through Sunday, July-August.
Manchester Food and Drink Festival, the city's flagship: two weeks across thirty-plus venues including Albert Square hub and partner restaurant menus.
GRUB's summer market in the Mayfield Depot, Manchester. Twenty street-food traders, craft beer, weekend live music every Friday through Sunday, July-August.
South Manchester's biggest food festival, held at Wythenshawe Park each May. International cuisines, chef demos, live entertainment over a long weekend.
Diwali on Manchester's Curry Mile. Wilmslow Road in Rusholme lights up; restaurants run festival specials, fireworks, music and Diwali sweets along the strip.
Ramadan iftar season on Manchester's Curry Mile. Pakistani and Middle Eastern restaurants run sundown buffets nightly; the strip is busiest from 18:00 daily.
The Manchester Craft Brew Festival at Manchester Academy pours 50-plus craft beers, ciders and wines from 15-plus breweries with street food and live music across a five-hour late-July session.
Annual pizza festival in Manchester's Cathedral Gardens. Twenty-five city pizzerias from Rudy's to Honest Crust serve slices over a long August weekend.