WORCESTER Mayor Coun Louis Stephen is urging people to join the fun as Worcester’s big weekend returns on Saturday and Sunday.
The packed schedule will see the Worcester City Runs as well as the music and paint festivals take place.
A new exhibition at the City Art Gallery will also open and there will be a special event at the Museum of Royal Worcester.
Coun Stephen, said: “There really is something for everyone in Worcester over our big weekend.
“You can cheer on the amazing runners in the annual 10k and half-marathon runs, admire the amazing work of the artists in action for the paint festival and enjoy an incredible range of live music at venues across the city.”
The Worcester City Runs programme starts on Saturday with Paula Radcliffe’s Families on Track event at Worcester Racecourse.
And then Sunday sees thousands of runners braving the city’s streets for the 10k and half-marathon events.
The Croft Road and Cornmarket car parks will be closed from tomorrow (Friday) until Sunday to accommodate the City Runs.
Some roads will also be closed on Sunday morning.
The Worcester Paint Festival will see street, mural and graffiti artists creating colourful new works at 16 different locations across the city.
The Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum opens its new exhibition Paint The Streets over the weekend, showing the work of city street artists alongside big names such as Goldie, Banksy and Inkie.
The Art Gallery is changing its opening hours for the weekend, with visitors being welcomed from 10.30am to 4.30pm both days.
The weekend-long Worcester Music Festival kicks off tomorrow and will feature a packed programme of more than 200 free performances at over 20 city venues.
And there’s a special event at the Museum of Royal Worcester between 11am and 3pm on Saturday to unveil a new teapot sculpture and celebrate the city’s porcelain legacy.
