Visitors to the town centre can look forward to a host of exciting spectacles on Saturday and Sunday, 29 and 30 July, including the return by popular demand of eco-friendly sea giant Eko, who will be greeting the crowds, and the chance to see a life-sized 50ft inflatable sperm whale where an ‘aquabatic’ diver, a shipwrecked pirate and a mermaid will have stories to tell.

There will also be a parade, culminating in an en masse dance in Time Square where everyone can join in, and an aerial performance by Tuckshop Dance Theatre in Palmyra Square.

Meanwhile, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery will be tying into the environmental themes with the launch of ‘Wake Me Up Before You Dodo’ with new art by Warrington’s ‘Mini David Attenborough’, Britain’s Got Talent finalist Aneeshwar Kunchala, and sculptor Val Hunt.

This weekend of events has been made possible thanks to funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and help from our partners at Warrington Borough Council, Warrington Market and the Warrington Business Improvement District (BID).

29 July – Street Games

29 July – Many Hands parade

29 July Wake Me Up Before You Dodo exhibition continues till 5 November

29 July EcologyNOW exhibition continues till 24 September

29 and 30 July – Out of the Deep Blue

30 July – The Whale: Plastic Ocean at Palmyra Square

30 July – Sunflowers performance at Palmyra Square

30 July – Be Kind to Our Planet family workshops at the Parr Hall