St Leonards Festival 2010: Multi-cultural community puts on a fantastic festival filled with friendly vibes

Having missed out on the 2020 St Leonards Festival, we take a look back ten years in our gallery of pictures from 2010, as street entertainers, stalls and performers filled Kings Road and the nearby Warrior Square gardens.

The free festival is about bringing together the whole community, celebrating the multi-cultural nature of the area, home to more than 100 different nationalities. It became an annual event after being started to improve community relations and the new date has been set for Saturday, July 10, 2021.

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