WARRINGTON Arts Festival starts on Friday with a host of activities over the following nine days.

There will be 21 events/installations at 10 venues in the town centre over nine days

It all starts with a night at the museum like no other organised by the Night People on Friday.

Then this weekend sees a variety of free events across Queen's Gardens with the Family Garden Party.

Here is the timetable for Saturday and Sunday at Queen's Gardens.

Saturday 20 July

11.30am Bring Back Old Billy parade

12.15pm Step Hop House by Folk Dance Remixed

1.30pm The Bobbysocks live set

2.45pm Batida Rio Samba Band

4pm Step Hop House by Folk Dance Remixed

Throughout the day..

Tale Traders Story Stall with Story Stitchers

Warrington: Rubber Stamped art Workshop with Sam Selley

Birds of Paradise - stilt walkabout act

Singing Circle with the Singing Mammas 

Craft workshops/bubbles/face painting

Sunday 21 July

12pm Queen of Hearts by The Birdcage Stage

12.30pm Everywhere's a Beach by Hikapee

1.15pm Young Producers Takeover

2.25pm Everywhere's a Beach by Hikapee

3.15pm Queen of Hearts by The Birdcage Stage

4.15pm Birdy Disco finale

Throughout the day...

Bird headdress workshops

Dragon and Unicorn walkabout acts

Queen of Hearts walkabout acts

A full timetable for Warrington Arts Festival

Bring Back Old Billy exhibition, from Friday, 19 July, Warrington Museum

Aphrodite‘s House Party, Friday 19 July, 7pm, Warrington Museum

Family Garden Party, Saturday and Sunday, 20 and 21 July, 12 – 5pm, Queens Gardens

Young Producers x Tony Green: Squiggle, Saturday and Sunday, 20 and 21 July, 11am – 3pm, Golden Square

Lilo Lost It! Monday, 22 July, 10.15am and 1.15pm, Warrington Museum

The Soapbox, Monday, 22 July, to Thursday, 25 July, 12-1pm each day, various locations

The Business of Love, Tuesday 23, 7pm, Pyramid Arts Centre

Cloudscapes, Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24, 2.30 – 5pm each day, Sky Garden (free be you must book)

An Evening with Dross, Wednesday 24, 7pm, Pyramid Arts Centre

Disunited Jukebox: A 21st Century Opera, Thursday, 25, 7.30pm, Parr Hall

Untold Orchestra x Ghetto Fabulous: Icons, Friday, 26 July, 7.30pm, Parr Hall

Warrington Open Exhibition, Preview Thursday 25 July, 7 to 9pm, exhibition continues until 29 September, Warrington Museum

No Dragon No Lion, Saturday 27 July, 5pm, Time Square

Gorilla Circus: Unity, Saturday 27 July, 3pm and 8.45pm, Bank Park

Oh Warry Warry, Friday 19 to 27 July, durational, Golden Square

I Am Because You Are, Friday 19 to 27 July, durational, Golden Square

Blissed Out, Friday 19-27 July, durational, Golden Square

<Signs Of The Time> Friday, 19 to 27 July, durational, various locations