Dockworks Waterfront, the new canalside food and events venue from Digbeth Dining Club, will open to the public at midday on Friday 27 February 2026.

The 7,000 square foot former steelworks site in Brierley Hill, Dudley has been reimagined with a £500,000 refit in preparation of hosting the UK’s most exciting street food brands alongside regular cultural programmes.

In recognition of the constantly evolving nature of hospitality, the independent venue - which has a combined capacity of 650 - has committed to opening in ‘development mode’, inviting visitors along with local businesses and partners to help shape the Dockworks offering.

The opening date announcement comes after months of intensive specialist construction, engineering, and design work to ready the space, previously empty for 15 years.

In addition to an indoor two-room main space, the new development will feature a crescent shaped food trader court and seating set against the post-industrial wharf side charm of Dudley Canal Marina.

DDC’s latest venture will sit alongside existing hospitality, leisure, and NTE businesses in the Waterfront, and count West Midlands Ambulance Service and Merry Hill Shopping Centre amongst their neighbours.

The Dockworks Waterfront announcement also follows a series of high profile 2025 DDC events across Dudley, including at Himley Hall and the Black Country Living Museum, and is a further commitment of the business’ approach to regional regeneration through investment with further DDC x Black Country announcements imminent.

The new DDC space will offer live music, comedy nights, quizzes, sports screenings, independent markets and other events similar to those presented at its Birmingham venue Herbert’s Yard, Longbridge as well as the business’ previous successful project Hockley Social Club.

Dockworks Waterfront will feature up to seven street food traders, with a regularly rotating line-up of businesses drawn from DDC’s pool of culinary talent.

Dockworks Waterfront will open at 1200 on Friday 27 February 2026. Visit the DDC website here or follow DDC on social media for updates.