Dancing for joy at sunny Beeston Festival

Music and entertainment from around the world was on show at Cross Flatts Park as the sun came out for the annual Beeston Festival.

A carnival parade inspired by the upcoming Rio Olympic Games took place before the festivities began on Saturday.

Beeston Festival. Exotic belly dancing from Egyptia.
4th June 2016.
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Beeston Festival. Exotic belly dancing from Egyptia. 4th June 2016. Picture : Jonathan Gawthorpe

Once the event was under way, more than 100 stalls selling an array of worldly goods, a diverse live music line-up along with a fun fair and sporting activities brought the park to life.

Among the music acts performing across the event’s two stages were Cossack folk-punk band The Ukranians, Leeds-based seven-piece Cuban salsa band Tarantismo, reggae influenced band Mojah, the Silver Steel Sparrows and Hindi and Bollywood soloist Sumana Basu.

Beeston Festival. Dynamite cheerleaders from Middleton.
4th June 2016.
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Beeston Festival. Dynamite cheerleaders from Middleton. 4th June 2016. Picture : Jonathan Gawthorpe
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