A Hong Kong-inspired festival is coming to town later this month.
So Hong Kong Festival is set to take over Bury Market for two days on Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24 with traditional Hong Kong cuisine, handicraft stalls, workshops and exhibitions.
The festival will be open from 9am to 4.30pm on both days and will showcase 42 stalls owned by businesses from traditional Hong Kong food stalls, Cantonese cooking stalls, Japanese steamed buns, pastry treats, handmade accessories and arts and crafts stalls.
Cammie Liu, owner of the Moliuliu’s Store on the market and organiser of the the festival, said: “The aim of the festival is to introduce Hong Kong food and handicraft to local people, and to connect people from different cultures.
“We would also like to get use of the empty stalls of Bury Market, and remind people there is a traditional market that is worth exploring in Bury.”
Cammie said that after positive feedback following the So Hong Kong Festival in March at the market, organisers decided to come back with a bigger edition.
A hit stall from award-winning pastry chef, Jeffery Koo, has been confirmed to be returning to the So Hong Kong Festival for the second time.
Sale-based bakery, A Little Sweet, which is owned by Jeffery, an award-winning pastry chef and Bake Off: The Professionals 2022 contestant, will be selling their famous Japanese steamed buns and Hong Kong style pastries.
Another returning stall comes from Hong Kong YouTuber, Betty in Manchester, selling Taiwanese style deep fried chicken.
The festival will also feature a Cantonese workshop and exhibition as well as a storytelling and games counter held by Kongtinue in the Mill Gate Shopping Centre.
Cammie added: “There will be around 40 traders from Hong Kong that sell handicrafts, cooking food and pre-packaged food also.
“The workshop and storytelling/games counter are more than just selling food and handicrafts- they will tell people about the country of Hong Kong and share some culture.
“The last festival was said to be one of the busiest days in a few years at Bury Market, so we are excited to have another busy day.”
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