The festival program includes over 200 workshops and performances for all the family.
Some of the recognisable names on this year’s line-up included Great British Sewing Bee’s Patrick Grant, Mr Motivator, the stars of BBC’s Gladiators and for the little ones – Supertato and Hey Duggee.
The festival is taking place on 15 and 16 June. Here are some fantastic pictures from the first day of the festival.
Photos by Mark Waugh.
The festival is taking place on 15 and 16 June. Here are some fantastic pictures from the first day of the festival.
![Malissa Bell and her son Freddie aged 6 from Worsley. Credit: Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/16/9/37/We%20Invented%20the%20Weekend%202024%20-%20Saturday%2015th%20June%20-%20Credit%20Mark%20Waugh%201.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
5. We Invented the Weekend 2024
Malissa Bell and her son Freddie aged 6 from Worsley. Credit: Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd | Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd
![Ching Goh making and daughter Jill. Credit: Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/16/9/58/We%20Invented%20the%20Weekend%202024%20-%20Saturday%2015th%20June%20-%20Credit%20Mark%20Waugh%202.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. We Invented the Weekend
Ching Goh making and daughter Jill. Credit: Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd | Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd
![Demi-Leigh Deveney with Kenya age 5. Credit: Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/16/10/21/We%20Invented%20the%20Weekend%202024%20-%20Saturday%2015th%20June%20-%20Credit%20Mark%20Waugh%203.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. We Invented the Weekend 2024
Demi-Leigh Deveney with Kenya age 5. Credit: Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd | Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd
![Nelani aged 10 from Newton Heath making a rug. Credit: Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/16/10/52/We%20Invented%20the%20Weekend%202024%20-%20Saturday%2015th%20June%20-%20Credit%20Mark%20Waugh%204.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. We Invented the Weekend 2024
Nelani aged 10 from Newton Heath making a rug. Credit: Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd | Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd