WACKY Weekender 2023 has kicked off a three-day celebration today at Pitchcroft.

The festival opened its gates at 12pm today, and a host of fairground rides and stalls could be seen setting up for the weekend.

The headline act for tonight's event is Dodgy, an English rock band that is best known for songs such as "Staying Out for the Summer", "If You're Thinking of Me", and "Good Enough".

Pictures posted on social media by the festival organisers showed a glimpse of what was to be on offer over the three days.

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Tickets for the event are still available to purchase online, or at the gate on arrival.

On Saturday the headline act will be The Bluetones and Sunday's headline acts will be Toploader and Scouting For Girls.

Other local acts set to perform over the weekend include:

  • Come Together
  • Chevy Chase Stole My Wife
  • Supernova
  • The Delray Rockets
  • Boom Clap
  • The Reflections
  • Living The Dream
  • Hot Climate
  • Is The Pope...
  • The Ruben Seabright Trio
  • Xoo
  • Boperator (seven-piece 1930s Boogie Band)
  • Steve Oliver
  • Chalky Martin
  • Jules Benjamin
  • The Orchard Band
  • Jamie Knight
  • Olea Faith

Coats and umbrellas may be needed for Saturday at the festival, as the Met Office has tipped a day of rain to start at about 5am.

From there, high chances of rain have been tipped to last for the entirety of the day, with a slight break at 9am.

The day will be largely damp and gloomy, with the rain expected to be heavy at times, bringing a cooler temperature before turning more humid in the evening.