A new two-day food and drink festival is coming to Heaton Park next summer.
Manchester Eats will be 'a celebration of the best food and drink in Manchester' and will see the park transformed into an outdoor, 'artisan feastival' featuring international cuisine, distillates and celebrity chef demonstrations.
As well as signature restaurant classics, real-ale craft beers, creative cocktail concoctions and 'some of the UK’s tastiest street-food', the outdoor weekender will include an interactive Kids' Village, with a vintage fun fair, arts and crafts and more.
For the grown ups there'll be a prosecco tent, a gin garden with northern favourites such as Manchester Gin, and a 'wine journey' - offering a citrusy collection of international wines, straight from the vineyards.
There'll be plenty on offer for sweet-toothed visitors too, including gooey chocolate brownies, salted-caramel topped waffles and freshly-baked cookies among the Sweet Treats, with a cafe area for those wanting to stop off for a coffee and some chocolate truffles.
A Global Food Court will feature foods from around the world, with Urban Eats offering 'speciality dishes from all corners of the globe'.
The event - from SK Events, the team behind the hugely successful Liverpool Food and Drink Festival and Liverpool Spring Festival - is taking place over the weekend of July 7 and 8.
Tickets are on sale now and cost £12 for weekend passes or £7.50 for day passes. On the gate prices are £13 and £8.50 respectively. Under 14s get in for free.
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While not specifically aimed at families, the event will have lots to keep the kids occupied, including a classic carousel and ferris wheel among the fairground rides, an arts and crafts tent offering workshops and fun activities to get the kids exercising.
Festival manager Kevin Lee Essery said: "We’re really excited to bring Manchester Eats to Heaton Park in 2018.
"It will be a huge celebration of Manchester’s food and drink scene, showcasing over 30 pop-up restaurants and bars from the city.
"The event will also include live bands and entertainment, and to top it all off, an appearance from a very well-known celebrity chef."
Organisers say the 'tasty terrain' will be divided into a series of clearly defined zones to 'make our diverse plethora of treats and booze as easy to locate as possible'.
For more details and to buy tickets visit www.manchestereats.co.uk .