Southport Food and Drink Festival is gearing up for another spectacular year as it returns to Victoria Park for a mouth-watering three days packed with flavour, entertainment, and family fun.
The hugely popular event will run from Friday, May 29 to Sunday, May 31, welcoming more than 100 food, drink and artisan traders, to whet the appetites of more than 40,000 visitors.
With street food from around the world, local producers, live music and a dedicated family zone, the 2026 festival is shaping up to be one of the biggest yet.
Festival‑goers can look forward to an impressive spread of global cuisine, from Asian street food to Caribbean classics, churros, crepes, gourmet burgers, paella, curries and more.
New trader Exotic Munch is bringing vibrant Caribbean flavours to Southport with dishes such as jerk chicken and curry goat, while Oishi Nori House marks a first for the Food and Drink Festival by serving fresh sushi.
Artisan producers will once again showcase handmade cheeses, breads, charcuterie, pies, chutneys, pickles and sweet treats.
The festival’s drinks offering continues to grow, with specialist traders serving craft beer, artisan gin, local spirits and international wines.
Cocktail bars, mocktail stands and coffee vendors will also be dotted throughout the park, ensuring there’s something for every taste.
Across the three days, visitors can enjoy a full programme of live music from local bands and performers in the dedicated entertainment marquee, promising a vibrant backdrop to the food and drink experience.
Families will find plenty to keep children entertained, with the festival’s dedicated Children’s Festival area offering face painting, jewellery making, inflatables and more.
Alongside food and drink traders, community groups and local organisations will be present throughout the weekend, sharing information, activities and opportunities to get involved in local initiatives.
The festival is on daily 10am to 6pm and is free to enter. To keep up to date with the latest information, follow us @SouthportFoodandDrinkFestival on Facebook or @southportfoodfest on Instagram!
Take a look at the full list of traders and exhibitors below: (Please note – this list is subject to change)
Street food
600 Degrees Pizza
7 Star Flag Ltd
Abbey Ice Cream
Bar Crumble
Café Cannoli
Cake Corner
Chipstix
CM Catering - Grilled cheese co
Continental Catering
Crepe Lucette
Dobra Kitchen
Duo Catering - Hot Dogs
Eatdutchlekker
Elevens of Birkdale
Enjoy Desserts
Exotic Munch
Funtime Amusements
Great Himalayas Nepalese Restaurant and Bar
Greek Traditional Souvlaki
Grills & Chills
Halloumination
Jason Jamies Oriental Charcoal Grill - Noodles
JB Event Catering
JJ’s Caribbean Kitchen
JT Akshaya
Just Wings
King Floss
La Puerta Roja
Lennys
Love is Churros
M&C Leisure - That’s So Corny
Mon Pesh
Nanny Pearls (Carribean)
Nationwide Catering
North West Game
Oishi Kitchen
Piggie Smalls
Pitamu
Pizza Peddlars
Ready Steady Chef - Hog Roast
RhokCrepes
Senor Paella
Spuds & Bros Ltd
Sui Mai Bar
Super Bao
The Bus Yard
The Butchers Kitchen
The Dude Food Guys
The Lids Catering
The Nutella Donut Van
Tik Taco
Wild Street Kitchen
Xanders
Bars
Black Dog Wine Agency
Reggae Rum Shack
JJ’s Caribbean Kitchen and Bar Limited
Magic Dragon Brewing
Mobay Shack
Neptune Brewery
Sacrebleu
Vintage Bubbles
Bar 47 (Beer Inn/ Beer HQ)
Bartenders on Tour
The Special Cider Company
Wrexham Lager Beer Co
Boston Shakers
Elite Bars
Lucky Number 13
The Bus Yard
Producers
Beau Pens
Bee Natural Wraps
Bexton Cheese
Birkdale Cheese Co
Bowes Dairy
Cactus Parlour
Celtic Spirit
Continental Bakery
Continental Cottage Ltd
Daddy Cools Chilli Sauce
Daisy Louise Jewellry
Farmhouse Fudge
Flavour Art Coffee
Heritage Kitchen Range of Preserves Ltd
Hive & Honey
HM Pasties
Its Black Dog
Janes Bakes
Jethros Marinades
Jinger Drinks
Juiced the Tip
Lancashire Mead Company Limited
Little Sutton Spice Co
Malvavisco Marshmallows
Mama Soods
Mr Fitzpatricks Ltd
My Gourmet Mushrooms Ltd
My Sweet Retreat
Nuttalls/ Williams Handbaked
Pistachio & Moore
Preston’s Eggnog Ltd
Pure Indulgence Soaps
SA Sauces
Sawley Kitchen
Souperman Wigan
Spirit of Garstang
The Doughnuteers
The Farmhouse Kitchen
The Finest Fudge Co
The Gourmet Scotch Egg Co
The Real Thai Pie Co
The Victorian Candle Co
The Wilde Bakery
Exhibitors
Bee Strongher
Butternut Box
Charles Taylor Trading
Costco
Hickorys
Julia Margaret
Liverpool John Moores University
Lost Members Club
North West Air Ambulance
Nowhere Else Creations
Rich Green Fashion
Ruslyn Wood
Southport Flower Show
Untamed Cat Food Limited
Coffee and drinks
Clouds in my Coffee
Kirkby Coffee
Thanks a Latte
Up on the Roof
Wiracocha
Bartwenty20
Freshly Squeezed Fruits
Freshly Squeezed Fruits (GR8 Kitchenware)
Lemon Shakers
Children’s entertainment
Funtime Amusements
Pebbles & Treasures
Mr Stix
Rock & Rose
The Glitter Dreambox
Facepainting by Charlotte
Tiny Treasures
Ken Atherton
Live entertainment
Katy Bryson
Olly Neash
Gabriel Roberts
Carlos Grassot
Express PA
Wellbeing Choir/ Memories R Made
Ron Sanders
Yooks!
Zanobini Academy of Performing Arts
The Coast
Ukelele Buddies
Southport U3A Choir
Olivia Armstrong
Madukes - Ukelele
Gemma Doyle
Rock Choir
Incahoots
Callum McMorran
