Ramadan Streets returns to Birmingham in March, hosted by Birmingham City Football Club Foundation
Ramadan Streets is returning to Birmingham for its second year after a hugely popular run in 2025. It extends a warm invitation to people of all backgrounds to come together for a five-day immersive cultural and artistic night market celebrating the spirit, community and shared experience of Ramadan.
The markets kick off from Wednesday 4th March to Sunday 8th March 2026, run daily from dusk until 11.30pm in an open-air setting on the Coventry Road, Birmingham, home of the Birmingham City Football Club’s grounds. Following the success of its inaugural year, where nearly 30,0000 people attended the event, this year the Ramadan Streets is supported by Birmingham City Football Club Foundation.
Ramadan Streets will transform the Blue’s ground car park into a vibrant, souk-like environment where communities can gather to break their fast, share food, and experience the cultural richness of Ramadan in an open inclusive environment. Food trucks serving everything from smash burgers to matcha will feature alongside artisan vendors, whilst a covered reflective art zone will offer attendees a space to retreat and express themselves creatively bringing good food for both the body and the soul.
Ramadan Streets is curated by artist Mohammed Ali and his creative team at Soul City Arts, with support from The Halal Food Festival. Soul City Arts delivers impactful arts festivals, experiences and cultural programmes locally, nationally and internationally, whilst The Halal Food Festival have produced large-scale eclectic food festivals across the country. Together, the experience brings a cutting artistic edge to a traditional night market within a family friendly atmosphere.
Ramadan is a sacred month dedicated to fasting, prayer and reflection for Muslims. In recent years, public iftars and shared Ramadan experiences have increasingly brought people together across faiths and cultures. Ramadan Streets builds on this tradition, offering an open, welcoming outdoor environment but also offers an antidote to the chaos, disorder and unregulated environments of pop-up Ramadan street markets that have plagued Coventry road every year.
“During Ramadan, people come together for prayer and to eat at the end of the fasting day in mosques, homes and restaurants,” says Mohammed Ali, Founder and Artistic Director of Soul City Arts. “With Ramadan Streets, we’ve brought a safe outdoor space that is open to all and rooted in community. In the times we live in, we need more spaces for us to celebrate ourselves and each other and this space offers that coming together.
The event is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), which is distributed locally by Birmingham City Council. The funding supports the UKSPF’s Communities and Place pillar, delivering a diverse range of programmes that strengthen local communities, enhance public spaces, and promote inclusive economic growth across the city. The event has the support of Cllr. Saima Suleman, Cabinet Member for Digital, Culture, Heritage and Tourism at Birmingham City Council.
Councillor Saima Suleman said: “Last year’s Ramadan Streets proved to be a wonderful celebration of faith, culture, and community, and I’m delighted that the event will return once again this March. It is wonderful to be working with Birmingham City Football Club, with this year’s market set to take place on the football club’s grounds, creating an exciting opportunity for even more residents to come together in a safe and welcoming space.”
Ramadan Streets takes place from 5.30pm until 11.30pm Wednesday 4th March to Sunday 8th March 2026. The festival will be located outside on the premises of Birmingham City Football Club, subject to match scheduling. If a match is scheduled at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, a backup site has been prepared so that the celebrations can continue. Final event details will be shared nearer the time.
Notes to Editors
Contact: Matthew Osborne, Operations Manager
Email: matthew@soulcityarts.com
For further information about BCFC Foundation’s involvement, contact bcfc@grayling.com
Notes to Editors
For more information:
Contact: Manpreet Darroch, Production Manager
Email: manpreet@soulcityarts.com
More details on the website:
www.soulcityarts.com/ramadanstreets
For further information about BCFC Foundation’s involvement, contact bcfc@grayling.com
About Ramadan Streets
Ramadan Streets took life in 2025 to support the council’s response to encroachment and unregulated pop-up Ramadan markets in Birmingham. The event brought in nearly 30,000 visitors across its 5 days and benefitted local economic growth. This year the event will feature more food, more artisan market and a special art reflection zone where people will engage with art, create art and reflect on their experiences of Ramadan.
About Soul City Arts – is an arts organisation founded by street-artist Mohammed Ali. that uses the power of the arts to bring together people divided by culture, faith, and ethnicity. creating work that sparks open dialogue and challenges the divides of modern society.
Operating from a reclaimed warehouse space in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Soul City Arts is part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio, which supports leading arts organisations across England. www.soulcityarts.com
About The Halal Food Festival – is the UK’s largest celebration of halal food, culture and community, bringing together top halal street food traders, restaurants and brands alongside live entertainment, family activities and shopping. The festival showcases the diversity, creativity and quality of halal cuisine from across the UK and beyond. www.thehalalfoodfestival.com
About the UK Shared Prosperity Fund – UK government has set out an ambitious plan for change, focused on 5 national Missions: ambitious, measurable, long-term objectives that provide a driving sense of purpose for the country. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) proactively supports Mission-delivery: pushing power out to communities everywhere, with a focus to kickstart economic growth and promoting opportunities in all parts of the UK. For more information, please visit the UKSPF website.
As part of Birmingham City Council’s allocation, funding from the Communities and Place pillar will support a diverse range of programmes aimed at strengthening local communities, enhancing public spaces, and driving inclusive economic growth across the city.
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