Prestwich Festival

What is Prestwich Festival?

Prestwich Festival took place for the first time in 2009, which ran from 17 May to 21 June presenting a four week calendar of events. Prestwich Festival provides the opportunity to showcase as many events as possible during a four week period and will build on its success year on year, similar to existing events like Prestwich Clough and Prestwich Carnvial.

Aims of Prestwich Festival

The key aims of Prestwich Festival are:

to bring visitors into Prestwich (to support the local economy and local businesses);
to bring together the diverse communities of Prestwich;
to provide an opportunity for local people and groups to showcase their talents;
to bring back to Prestwich well known people that have connections with Prestwich;
to raise funds for local charities and community projects; and
to create success stories associated with Prestwich.

All groups or businesses signing-up to Prestwich Festival are encouraged to promote www.iloveprestwich.com community web pages.