Street eats and beats will return to the region after a bumper Easter Bank Holiday weekend at a North East venue.

Thousands turned up to The Fire Station in Sunderland’s Cultural Quarter for the Fire Eaters street food village, as visitors enjoyed street food, DJs and live entertainment.

The three-day extravaganza across Good Friday, Saturday and Monday saw 20,000 drinks sold as customers enjoyed street food from GRK Greek Street Food, Saving Nemo, The Street Diner, Delhi Delights, The Funky IndianWali, Crepes Gourmet and Musafari Grills. The venue also played host to more than 1,100 attendees for its Big Country and Destination: Bowie shows.

The Northern Echo: The first Fire Eaters food village was held over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend

Now, the street food village will return for May’s early bank holiday weekend, with the next event firing up on Friday, May 3 from 4pm until late.

Fire Eaters will continue Saturday, May 4, hosting Sunderland fans before and after the club’s final game of the season against Sheffield Wednesday.

The street food village will also operate on Sunday, May 5, with a full list of street food vendors and DJs to be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Rhys McKinnell, The Fire Station CEO, said: “The response to our first Fire Eaters street food village has blown us away.

“We can’t thank the people of Sunderland enough for spending their Easter weekend with us, whether they enjoyed our street food, popped in for a pint, dined in our restaurant or visited one of our live shows in the auditorium.

“We're incredibly excited to be bringing Fire Eaters back to The Fire Station in May.”

The Northern Echo: The first Fire Eaters food village was held over the Easter Bank Holiday weekendThe first Fire Eaters food village was held over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend (Image: CLAIRE LOUISE PHOTOGRAPHY)

The Fire Station wants to hear from any street food vendors that would like to be part of future Fire Eaters events – register your interest by emailing info@thefirestation.org.uk.

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For more information and vendor announcements see The Fire Station and The Engine Room on Facebook, Instagram and X.

Ahead of the next Fire Eaters street food village, The Fire Station will welcome no less than 15 shows in April, including Craig Charles’ Funk and Soul House Party on Friday, April 12.

Final tickets for Craig Charles, priced £29 or £35 including street food from The Calabash Tree, are available from thefirestation.org.uk.