Chorlton Park Festival

The sight of a Chihuahua with a pink bow in its hair turns my stomach. However, when I turned up at the Chorlton Park Festival I was able to watch locals parading around with their manicured poodles for quite some time. I think the main reason why I found it so compelling is the fact that clearly none of the dogs wanted to run around the ring and found it much more interesting to sniff their fellow competitors’ bums.
The dog show, run by the RSPCA (at least it’s for a good cause) is the main focus of this annual festival which takes place in early July. Other elements include a rock climbing wall, a bouncy castle and lots of stalls run by local companies and charities. This family friendly festival doesn’t quite manage to draw the trendy fun-​loving hoards that the Beech Road Festival does (also in early July), but is worth a visit nevertheless.