The ‘spectacular’ event coming to Bury – thanks to Parklife

This year, the Prestwich Carnival will be supported by it’s bigger, louder neighbour.

A Prestwich carnival is being put on with the help of Manchester’s biggest music festival. Parklife, which previously brought more than 80,000 visitors a day to Heaton Park in Manchester each year, has helped ‘make sure the carnival can carry on’, according to a local councillor.

The two-day Prestwich tradition will take place on the weekend of June 13 and 14, featuring a trademark parade, funfair, activities for families, and food. Its main stage will host three tribute acts – “Tina Turner” on the Saturday, and “Abba” and “Robbie Williams” on the Sunday – as well as a host of local artists and entertainers.

Local councillor Alan Quinn says the yearly carnival ‘brings the community together and makes Prestwich a place people want to live’.

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“It will be absolutely packed. The boozers will be packed, the cafes will be packed, the restaurants will be packed,” Coun Quinn went on. “With all the crap in the world going on, people look forward to an event like that. We want to bring people together and unite people. It’s just great to see people smile.”

But this year’s event wouldn’t have been ‘as big or spectacular’ without the support from Parklife, according to the Prestwich representative.

The festival organisers have helped arrange and pay for logistical parts of the fair including toilets, security, and first-aid responders. In exchange, the carnival organisers have made sure the event doesn’t clash with the Parklife weekend on June 20, the Local Democracy Reporting Service understands.

Hannah O’Riordan from Parklife said: “Parklife are really pleased to be supporting Prestwich Carnival this year. It’s great to be able to share our experience from delivering large-scale events in Heaton Park to help support a brilliant local event that brings the whole community together.”

The £35k carnival was also funded by local business sponsors and donations from the neighbourhood.

Some have raised concerns about the road closures due to take place as part of the regeneration projects taking place in Prestwich Village, which has caused widespread disruption to local businesses. But the LDRS understands the closure on Fairfax Road is due to be finished by the time of the carnival.