Middlewood Locks Canal Festival 2025
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A celebration of the canal
After last year’s success, the Middlewood Locks Fest returns on Saturday 10 May.
Join us for an action-packed festival through the day and night. Expect live entertainment, water activities, workshops, makers markets, food vendors and more. We’re also bringing a pop-up pub from New Oxford.
We’ll see boats returning to the Middlewood Locks canal with land & water workshops throughout the day.
Stay fuelled with street food from 14:00-21:00 and drinks served until 22:00.
What to expect?
- 14:00-17:00 – Performances from The Ski Band
- 14:00-18:00 – Makers Market with artists from Islington Mill
- 19:30 onwards – Sunset DJ set
- 21:00 – Fire installation
- Free paddle sessions in a rafted canoe (instructor-led). Book your space on the day
- Workshops include canal-inspired printing
- Mindfulness walks around the canal
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The Middlewood Locks Canal Festival in Salford is brought to you by Get Living and Middlewood Locks.
Photo credit: Karen Wright Photography
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