Festival Oldham

Oldham’s annual outdoor arts festival celebrating culture, community in Oldham.

Each year this exciting free festival showcases the very best local, regional and national street theatre, music, dance and visual arts across a variety of spaces in the town centre.

Festival Oldham returns!

Oldham town centre’s annual outdoor arts festival returns on Saturday 5 July 2025, 11am until 4pm.

Festival Oldham, the exciting annual event, will showcase the very best local, regional and national outdoor arts, street theatre, music, dance and visual arts – with this year’s theme of Global Threads, a fusion of music, dance, fashion and art throughout the globe

Visitors on the day will have a full afternoon of activity for all the family, plus it’s FREE so if you are looking for something to do with the kids, we’ve got you covered.

Oldham Music Service Summer Festival

This year we’ll be running alongside the Oldham Music Service Summer Festival (10am – 7pm), which will be bringing a whole host of incredible local musicians and musical performances to Oldham Town Centre as well.