#AmazingAccrington: Accrington Food & Drink Festival 2025

FREE

EVENT

DAKOTA FLYPAST 2:43PM SAT 7 TH *

FRI 6 TH JUNE 2025 CONTINENTAL FOOD ON BROADWAY

10 AM -4 PM

MAIN EVENT

SAT 7 TH JUNE 2025

10 AM -4 PM

YOUR HOST MICHELIN STAR CHEF GLYNN PURNELL

SPONSORED BY

www.accringtonfoodfestival.co.uk

LIVE FOOD DEMOS

MAIN STAGE

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10:30am Live Cooking Demonstration with our host for the day, Glynn Purnell. 11:30am Live Cooking Demonstration with NLTG. 9:55am The Mayor o ffi cially opens the 2025 Accrington Food & Drink Festival. 2:00pm 1940s Dance Session - Join Burnley College Dance Students and Christopher and the Robins for a fantastic 1940s performance.

CHURCH GROUNDS 3:00pm Live Cooking Demonstration with Glynn Purnell.

1:00pm Special war re-enactment to commemorate the 81st anniversary of D-Day including a special solo piper from Accrington Pipe Band – to take place in the grounds of St James’ Church. 10:30am till 12:30pm Live performance from 1940s singers Christopher and the Robins.

* All timings are estimated and are subject to weather conditions on the day.

Sat 7th 2:43pm * DAKOTA FLYPAST

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BLACKBURN ROAD and BROADWAY

10:00am till 4:00pm Over 80 stalls showcasing a delicious range of local, regional and international cuisine, as well as drinks and crafts.

Great Fairground Rides

Roaming performances throughout the day, from 1940s singers Christopher and the Robins.

Children’s 1940s Trail

EVENTS COMING IN 2025 #Amazing Accrington Soapbox #Amazing Accrington Christmas Light Switch On Great Harwood Christmas Extravaganza TOWN SQUARE Take a look at the Accrington Market pods, packed full of incredible local food and drink, as well as crafts! Bread and cakes from The Artisan Bakers, Hoskin’s Cheese Stall, Smith’s Best Produce (fruit & veg) to Bramwells fi sh stall - it’s all fresh produce!

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Challenge Sat 23 rd Aug

Sat 13 th Dec

Thu 27 th Nov

BROADWAY and MAIN STAGE STARS

Glynn Purnell

YOUR HOST

Michelin star chef, author and TV star Glynn Purnell will headline the main stage! Glynn won the fi rst Michelin star in Birmingham and owns three restaurants in the Midlands. On the main stage he will be wowing the crowds with two delicious dishes - roast pork chop, salsa verde, crispy aubergines and tru ffl e honey, plus prawn toast with plums and chilli.

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Popular local training provider North Lancs Training Group (NLTG) will team up with local legends Bramwell’s Fish for an exciting cooking demonstration. Students from NLTG have visited Bramwell’s on Accrington Market in recent months to learn more about the origins of their fi sh and now a monster monk fi sh will be cooked live on stage. If fi sh is your thing, you are going to love this dish!

Watch last years!

WAR RE ENACTMENT Our WWII D-Day 81st anniversary commemoration

will take place on Sat 7th at 1pm in the St James’ Church grounds, Cannon St.

PERFORMANCE BY A LONE PIPER FROM ACCRINGTON PIPE BAND

Have a look back at our re-enactment in 2024

HOSTED BY STEPHEN LOWE

DAKOTA FLYPAST 2:43PM

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and attractions Come and take a look at our fantastic display of military vehicles and attractions including a Gaz Truck, Scorpion Tank, the Veterans Living History Museum, Flight Simulator and much more! MILitary vehicles

SCORPION TANK

VETERANS LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM

FLIGHT SIMULATOR

GAZ TRUCK

Experience flying a Spitfire whilst sitting in a realistic cockpit! Must be pre booked – scan the QR to book a 15 minute slot - £10

Bramwell’s Fish

There will be an incredible display of Accrington Market traders on the town square. From fresh fruit and veg, to fi sh, bread and biscuits… you will fi nd everything you need here! STALLS TO LOOK OUT FOR ON BLACKBURN ROAD & BROADWAY… We have got over 80 amazing food and drink stalls for you to choose from along Blackburn Road and from our continental market on Broadway. Artisan bread, cheese, ice cream, cakes… you name it, we’ve got it! Here are a few to keep an eye out for…

Bowland Brewery

Finch Bakery

Kick-Ass Cheese

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Sugar Tart Cupcakery

What’s happening in Hyndburn this

Looking for something to do over the summer with the kids and the whole family? Join in the fun at the Summer Fair on Saturday 14th June at Elmfield Hall in Gatty Park, for a day packed with family-friendly fun, laughter, and memories in the making! Gatty Park, Church 14th June, Summer Fair

Accrington Town Centre 14th June, Eco Fest

Come along to this amazing FREE event in Accrington town centre, the day will be packed with family-friendly fun including live music, crafts, stalls and lots more! HYNDBURN SOUND IS BACK!! Accrington Community Events Team are bringing back their popular music festival in 2025. Hyndburn Sound will include bands and artists playing in pubs and bars across the town. Follow Accrington Community Events on Facebook for the latest schedule. Accrington Town Centre 20th-22nd June, Hyndburn Sound Accrington Carnival returns! On 22nd June they are back - this year's Carnival is going to be BIGGER than ever to celebrate its 100th year anniversary. More info at https://linktr.ee/accringtoncommunityevents Accrington Town Centre 22nd June, Accrington Carnival

Scan the QR code for information about each event and to and discover more happening across Hyndburn.

www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/events

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