This weekend’s Encounter Festival took over Winckley Square this Sunday (22 September).

Preston city centre was host to a huge programme of free entertainment and activities, for all the family to enjoy.

Sunday saw the festival make its way to Winckley Square and around Fishergate.

Read more: In pictures: Encounter Festival’s ‘wild’ performance outside Preston Bus Station

There was face painting, music, family games, henna artists as well as food stalls such as fresh donuts to enjoy.

The Skiband provided a soundtrack to the event, with fun reggae, funk and pop music, with some humour and entertainment to make people smile.

There were also captivating performances from the Mughal Miniatures with Animal Paradise, taking inspiration from the art of Indian and Persian painting, and ‘Everywhere’s a Beach’ which took audiences to a fun trip to the seaside.

The Invisible Man was walking around Fishergate, a living, berating science experiment gone wrong.

And there was a variety of live music outside The Orchard at Preston Market until 6pm, four original bands and four singer-songwriters, all local artists!

Pictures below come from the Preston Photographic Society’s Michael Porter.

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