Preston City Mela is set to take place on Saturday 4 September from 11am-4.30pm.

Locals can head to the Flag Market for dancing, dragons, drums and much more. There’s plenty to entertain the whole family, and everything is free.

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Due to the pandemic, the festival was unable to go ahead in its early summer slot in June, so is back with a bang for September.

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Here is Blog Preston’s handy guide to Preston City Mela:

Main stage:

• 11am – Jay Acharya Compere – Music Tracks
• 11.15am – Chinese Dragon Dance
• 11.30am – Bollywood Divas
• 11.50am – Prakash Ramachandra – South Asian Drumming
• 12.10pm – Annapurna Indian Dance – Musical Street Play
• 12.25pm – Balu Raghuram – Violin Recital
• 12.45pm – Apna Beat Dhol
• 1.05pm – Abhinandana Dance Academy – Indian Classical and Contemporary Dances
• 1.25pm – Punjabi Roots – Bhangra performance
• 2pm – Navin Kundra – Celebrity Singer – Bollywood Music
• 2.40pm – Nritya Rammohan Dance Company- Indian Fusion Dances
• 3pm – The Worldwide Samba Drummers and Dancers
• 3.20pm – Young Preston Dancers – Bollyfusion
• 3.50pm – Music

Flag Market:

• 11.30am, 1pm and 2pm – Diana Bayliss – Puppetry (stall on Flag Market)
• 12.15pm to 3.15pm – Punjabi Mascots (strolling around the Flag Market)#

Seasonal Market:

• 12pm – Chinese Dragon Dance
• 1.30pm – Apna Beat Dhol Players
• 2.30pm – World Wise Samba Drummers

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