In pictures: Thousands enjoy live acts at Maidenhead Festival

Maidenhead festivalgoers didn’t let the rain dampen their spirits as about 8,000 people flocked to Kidwells Park for the annual event.

Taking place across Saturday and Sunday, visitors were entertained by more than 35 acts, as well as stalls and other attractions.

More than 50 stalls and sideshows, an inflatable fun zone and a funfair kept attendees entertained for hours.

On Saturday night, audiences of about 2,000 people enjoyed the evening entertainment which featured performances from Taylor Swift and Abba tribute acts.

A traditional fireworks display also lit up the sky on Saturday night, bringing the evening to a close.

A headline George Michael tribute show and a Movie Magic show, featuring songs from the movies, kept festivalgoers entertained on Sunday, with festival chairman Lisa Hunter calling it a ‘perfect way to end the festival’.

She said: “Everyone was singing and dancing and just having a really, really good time.”

Visitors also had the opportunity to visit a range of stalls including food, craft, charities, face painting, tarot reading and spiritual healing.

Food traders and ice cream vans offered up flavours from around the world and new bar selling zero-alcohol craft beer and mocktails was also run by pubs Off The Tap and A Hoppy Place.

Lisa said: “Saturday may have been a bit damp, but the atmosphere was absolutely phenomenal.

“I’ve never seen a hundred people do a conga line in the rain, but we achieved that.

“It’s just brilliant. Even the evening entertainment, there was about 2,000 people there rocking it out and enjoying the fireworks so [the] rain definitely didn’t stop play, everything went as planned.”

She added: “The music on-stage, I think probably this year’s been some of the best acts we’ve had ever. They were all really really good.

"[The] headliners were really enjoyed by everybody.

“[It was] absolutely amazing. It's one of those events [where] it's just excellent to bring the community together.”