Leading outdoor multi-cultural festival, Warrington Mela, provides a day of free street theatre, dance, music, food, and colliding cultures spread across Queens Gardens and Time Square.
The annual event brings together thousands of people from across Warrington to celebrate and share in the culture, stories, and traditions that make up the fabric of the town.
In 2025, the theme was “Home,” which explored ideas of belonging, identity and community through live performance, creative workshops, and international street food.
There were giant puppets draped in the world’s first sustainable Sari fabric, created by Manchester’s Nutkhut for the Platinum Jubilee Pageant celebrations in Central London 2022.
The packed programme included a heart-warming performance of TEABREAK by Trigger, Ukrainian and Chinese dance, martial arts and Capoeira demonstrations, walkabout entertainers, and a global food market with dishes from India, Korea, Turkey, Greece, and more.
Warrington Mela is funded by Arts Council England, UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Warrington Council, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire. The 2025 event was proudly sponsored by Cadent Gas Ltd.