Food and drink festival returns to Newcastle-under-Lyme this weekend

By Liana Snape 21st Jul 2026

Local News by Liana Snape 21st Jul 2026

A food and drink festival is set to bring street food, artisan traders and live entertainment to Newcastle-under-Lyme this weekend.

Castle Food & Drink Fest will take place in the town centre on Saturday (25 July) from 10am to 4pm.

The free event, delivered by Newcastle-under-Lyme BID in collaboration with Independent Street and supported by 6 Towns Radio, will feature more than 30 food, drink and artisan traders.

Charl Pearce, BID Manager at Newcastle-under-Lyme BID, said: "Castle Food & Drink Fest is all about celebrating great food, supporting independent businesses and giving people another reason to spend the day in Newcastle.

"We've got an incredible line up of traders travelling in from across the region alongside our fantastic town centre businesses for a real foodie day out, plus plenty of free activities to keep families entertained throughout the day."

Alongside food and shopping, Get Creative in Castle will be hosting a Natural Tie Dye Workshop with artist Holly Johnson at 2/3 Lancaster Building between 11am and 3pm, where families can bring along a white 100% cotton item, such as a T-shirt, tote bag or tea towel to transform using natural fruit and vegetable dyes.

Free face painting will also be available between 11am and 3pm, the first 50 visitors from 11.30am will receive a free ice cream courtesy of Rossi's Ices and there will be free trampolines with Warwicks Funfair throughout the day.

The team at 6 Towns Radio will also be hosting free to play Castle Bingo at 12pm and 2pm with 'Castle themed prizes and vouchers to spend with Newcastle-under-Lyme businesses as prizes.

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Castle Food & Drink Fest will also return on Bank Holiday Saturday 29 August as part of Newcastle-under-Lyme's Jazz & Blues Festival weekend.

Food, drink and artisan traders interested in booking a pitch for the August eventcan contact [email protected].

For the latest updates, follow Newcastle-under-Lyme BID and Castle Food & Drink Fest on social media.

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