Friday – Monday
11am – 5pm daily
Free with exception of face painting
Join the Bolton Town of Culture and Bolton Library and Museum teams for 4 days of fun! We’ve taken over Elizabeth Park with a huge sandpit, music, magic, arts, crafts, giant puppets and games for the whole family.
Bubble Artiste
Friday – Monday
11.30am – 4.30pm
The Octagon’s Family Festival
Saturday – Monday
Wristband slots: 10.00am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 4pm
Free bookable time slots must be booked in advance
The Octagon’s Family Festival is back with a Jungle Book theme! And for 2024 we’re bigger and better than ever.
We’ve got storytelling, live theatre performances, our famous family disco, bubbles, arts and crafts and lots more! Get down to the funky beats at our Jungle Book disco and Ellie the Octagon Elephant makes a welcome return – there’s something for everyone.
Author Talk with TikTok and TV chef Jon Watts
Jon will share his remarkable journey from starting his culinary adventure at the age of 18, as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award, while serving a six-and-a-half-year sentence in a young offenders institute, to becoming a professional chef.
Since his release, he has worked for Jamie Oliver and appeared on ITV’s This Morning live cooking stage.
Jon will make his Bolton Food and Drink Festival debut on Friday 23 August at 2pm at Central Library, where he will talk about his new cookbook ‘Speedy Weeknight Meals’, which includes delicious, quick and easy weeknight meals.
This event will also include a book sale and an opportunity for attendees to have their copies of “Speedy Weeknight Meals” signed by Jon himself.
All is well at Sylvie’s Scrumptious Sweet Shop. P.C. Lee can’t resist the fruitcake, Stanley the Horse loves peppermint creams, and The Talkative Twins only cause a crumb of chaos. That is until a stranger arrives and their irresistible ice cream threatens to spoil everything.
‘SCRUMPTIOUS!’ is a magical show about friendship and ice cream, with hilarious songs, dancing, storytelling and gentle audience participation – the perfect treat for families and anyone young at heart.
Friday – Monday 10am – 5pm
Look for the arch of leaves on Le Mans Crescent
Brand new for this year’s festival, the Festival Garden has lots of nature-based activities for children of all ages. Youngsters can create delicious fruity snacks with Classroom Kitchens, grow their own pea plant or even try the veg patch game. There’s also the chance to meet the bees, build a bug hotel, make a ‘beebomb’ or join the competition to decorate a beehive.
Friday – Sunday 11am – 6pm
Monday 11am – 5pm
Oxford Street (Opposite Post Office)
Get yourself down to the Teen Zone to enjoy a variety of FREE interactive games!
