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10 of the best free festivals in the UK

From family-friendly jamborees to tall ships races: as festival season kicks off, we highlight great events that don’t cost anything

In 1843, Robert Lowes (Ian McKellen’s great-great-grandfather) persuaded Greater Manchester businessmen to give their workers a half-day holiday on Saturdays – paving the way for the modern weekend. This new festival of free time at MediaCity and Salford Quays is a celebration of everything people love about weekends, with 200-plus activities covering live music, sport, gardening, exercising, eating and more. There is a “charity supermarket” in the piazza with curated fashion from 10 charity shops; a family-friendly rave; and talks and debates hosted by the University of Salford.
3-4 June, weinventedtheweekend.com

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from Travel | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2UV5AXI

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