Crowds gathered to celebrate March Summer Festival’s 25th anniversary
Music lovers turned out to enjoy plenty of family entertainment over the weekend.
It was a special anniversary for the March Summer Festival, as organisers celebrated 25 years of the event taking place.
Running from Friday to Sunday, a number of bands and performers entertained crowds as well as other types of events, including poetry reading and Lithuanian dancing.
The event kicked off on Friday with a rock in the park night, with The King Blues headlining alongside performers WAX and the Sixteenths.
Saturday night was a night for pop lovers, students from Neale Wade Academy performing along with Charlotte Carpenter, I Mine, Dingo Jingo, Groove Cartel, One Wild Night and Grace Petrie.
A drum and bass DJ set by Danny Burch took place in the dance tent, starting off in the afternoon and going on into the evening.
To end the festival on Sunday there was a huge picnic in the park, with the Fenland Music Centre orchestra taking to the stage to entertain family crowds.
Aimee Peart Webb also performed, and jazz group The Alan Norris Big Band closed the festival.
Earlier on Sunday, young poetry performers recited pieces that were created alongside renowned national poets in celebration of the life and work of Benjamin Zephaniah.
Love Music Hate Racism was the major sponsor at the event. Funds were also received by Fenland District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council to make sure the summer festival could happen.
One of the festival’s organisers, Martin Field, said: “I think we had a pretty good turnout considering the weather.
“The people that did come were marvellous and danced away, even in the rain, so that was great.”
Martin added that French band I Mine were impressed by the crowd’s determination to enjoy the music despite the weather.
“They said that if they were performing in France, people would have gone home. They admired the British resilience,” he added.
“The dance tent was throbbing, we had some great DJs in there.
“We would like to thank the district council, who went out of their way for it to go ahead.
“Next year, we want the weather to be glorious.”
