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Encounter Festival 2024

Type:Festival

Preston, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2AP

Tel: 01772 905 403

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Encounter Festival 2024

A weekend packed with engaging and amazing performances.  This year the Encounter Festival gives you free outdoor theatre shows, games, and live music at various locations around Preston city centre, local heroes on the Community and Traditions Stage outside the Guild Hall and as always, the signature Torchlight Procession will bring music and dancing through the streets and into the city centre.

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