Digbeth Dining Club Summer Tour bringing food and fun to 24 venues across the West Midlands with dates from April to September

Digbeth Dining Club (DDC) has announced the 25-date Summer Tour ‘26 taking in 24 locations across the West Midlands, starting and ending at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley.

The annual casual dining phenomenon will launch to fans with an 11-strong trader line-up, DJs, craft beer, fizz and cocktail bars at the museum on April 24.

The DDC-curated and organised touring event will then call at landmarks including Bantock Park in Wolverhampton, Walsall Arboretum and Attingham Park near Shrewsbury, between late April and mid September, finishing back at the Black Country Living Museum on September 11.

DDC said the Summer Tour will pair award-winning food event offers with notable heritage sites and feature the return of popular street food traders including Amore, Buddha Belly, Disco Fries, Fat Snags, Flying Cows, Patty Freaks, Urban Cheesecake, and West Midlands Jerk Centre.

New DDC roster additions Smokey Joe’s and Absolute Melt will also join the rotating line-up of businesses serving up culinary creations on selected tour dates.

Jack Brabant, DDC director, said: “We’ve really pushed the reach of the tour this year, to visit more areas across the Midlands than ever before, from Birmingham and the Black Country through to Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Shrewsbury. 

“We’ve planned intensively to bring the DDC Summer Tour experience closer to people and make each stop a full and dedicated event.

“We’re also buzzing to be back at Highbury Hall with leading grassroots music venue Hare & Hounds after four years - that’s been a long time coming. 

“Just as important for us is continuing to support our incubator traders, giving them the chance to step onto their first full tour and grow with us along the way.”

Bobby Barnes, director of Digbeth Dining Club, said: “Every year, getting back out on tour is something we genuinely look forward to.

“We are all about taking world-class street food into incredible locations and bringing energy to towns across the region. 

“Supporting independent traders is at the heart of what we do – giving them a platform to showcase their food, tell their story and be part of something bigger. 

“This year feels like our biggest and most exciting yet.”

The Summer Tour ‘26 follows the successful launch of Dockworks Waterfront, the latest permanent venue from DDC, in Brierley Hill, Dudley.

The venue opened in late February and has welcomed thousands of food and drink fans in the weeks since opening.  

Digbeth Dining Club is also an organising partner of leading standup comedy weekend event Comedy at the Castle, taking place at Warwick Castle (May 22-24), Lancaster Castle (June 19-21) and Powderham Castle, Exeter (July 17-19).

See all the dates for the summer tour at https://digbethdiningclub.com/.

Tickets for the DDC Summer Tour ‘26 launch party at the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley on April 24, and other DDC Summer Tour ‘26 dates, are available via Skiddle.