A popular summer street festival is set to return this week.
The Bedford Place Summer Festival will take place in Southampton on June 22, running from 11am to 6pm, with organisers promising a "bigger and better" experience for 2025.
Sponsored by GO! Southampton, the festival will feature three entertainment zones, live music, street food, creative workshops, and more than 50 independent traders.
Matt Sanger, one of the organisers, said: "The Bedford Place Festival this year will be a true moment to celebrate what is great about Southampton, from the new in ZoieLogic's Big Movement area, the Music in the City stage to favourite traders from previous years like the brilliant Woosabi, Five Boroughs Pizza and Canopy Botanicals to those fresh to the event.
"It’s going to be great day out for the whole family."
The Big Movement, a male mental health initiative by ZoieLogic, will transform the Wilton Avenue car park with interactive dance experiences.
Zoie Golding MBE, artistic director at ZoieLogic, said: "We’re excited to be part of the Bedford Place Summer Festival alongside other amazing organisations in the city and beyond.
"The Big Movement is all about breaking down barriers and changing perceptions of mental wellbeing through community, movement and connection.
"The Big Movement is for everyone: the dad dancers, shape-cutters, shower singers, and roof-raisers.
"If you or someone you know is always drumming on the steering wheel, first on the wedding dancefloor, or turning the kitchen into a club, then come and see what it’s all about."
Flo Bevis, marketing director at GO! Southampton, said the team was looking forward to supporting the expanded festival.
Flo said: "We’re really excited to be getting behind an even bigger show this year.
"We’re hoping for a great turnout, offering a chance for visitors and residents to experience everything Southampton has to offer."
The festival is organised by local businesses and is free to attend.
It aims to showcase the vibrancy of Southampton’s community, culture, and independent traders.
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