A massive Halal food festival with street food, celebrity chefs and live music is coming to Manchester next month

A two-day Halal food festival is coming to Manchester this August bank holiday weekend. Taking place at BEC Arena in Stretford on Saturday, August 27 and Sunday 28, The Halal Food Festival makes its grand debut with more than 10,000 people expected to turn out.

Greater Manchester is highly regarded for its diverse dining options and culture and the Halal Food Festival will seek to further this with more than 100 exhibitors, and street vendors. Islamic Relief UK has also been selected as the official charity partner for the festival.

Tufail Hussain, Director of Islamic Relief UK commented: “This will be an amazing outdoor event and we look forward to seeing thousands of people from all backgrounds and walks of life coming together to enjoy the fun, festivities, and delicious food. There will be great activities from a fun fair to a kid’s zone as well as prayer areas.

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“Not only will families enjoy delicious food at the event but they will also be helping those less fortunate. Islamic Relief UK and the festival will have a charity target to feed 5000 people across the world as well as supporting local homeless centres.”

Street food vendors will represent cuisines from around the world, including ‘Afrikana’, ‘OMayalsia’, ‘The Dutch Fishmen’, ‘Phat Jo's', 'The Butchers Kitchen' and Manchester’s very own and afro- Caribbean ‘Rita’s Reign’. Celebrity chefs such as ‘Homemade Savouries by Sara’ as featured on BBC and The Islam Channel, will be hosting live cooking demonstrations, workshops and competitions live in the festival’s cooking theatre.

The festival will take place over a series of four indoor areas and there will also be an outdoor fun fair to keep