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25/08/2026

What an absolutely incredible day PCF26 was! 🍹🎉

The atmosphere across Northwich was amazing from start to finish. Everywhere you looked there were people smiling, dancing, performing, celebrating and simply enjoying the town. Huge credit to everyone involved in organising the festival, along with the staff, volunteers, performers, traders and everyone who came along and made the day what it was.

I was there primarily photographing the event rather than filming, as PCF26 already had a dedicated videographer covering the day.

I did, however, have a 360 camera mounted on my camera rig recording from my point of view as I moved around the festival, so I thought I’d put together a little film from that perspective.

This is just a **five-minute snapshot of a long and amazing day**, trimmed down to a small snippet of what I saw while making my way around town with the cameras. It’s not meant to be a complete record of everything that happened — there was far too much going on for that — just a little look at PCF26 through my eyes.

Hopefully it captures even a fraction of the atmosphere and just how special the day felt.

What a day, Northwich. ❤️

**See you next year. 🍹**

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23/08/2026

23/08/2026

Every town has a story. Some are written in stone, some in memory, and some begin with something completely unexpected.

For Northwich, it began with a song.

Rupert Holmes was born here in 1947. Decades later, Escape - The Piña Colada Song became known around the world, but the story somehow found its way back to the town where it started.

What began as a quirky local connection became a festival, then a tradition, and eventually one of the biggest days in the Northwich calendar.

And in 2026, the town came alive once again.

The quiet streets disappeared beneath colour, music and thousands of people. Drums rolled through the town centre, performers filled the roads, crowds packed around the stages and every corner seemed to have something happening.

For a few hours, Northwich stopped feeling like an ordinary market town and became one huge celebration.

But this year, the story had one final twist.

The man behind the song came home.

Rupert Holmes returned to Northwich and stood in front of the festival his music had helped inspire, bringing the whole story full circle.

A song became an idea.
An idea became a festival.
And a festival became part of the town.

This is Piña Colada Festival 2026.
This is Northwich.

Spotted yourself, a friend or someone you know? Feel free to tag them in the comments and share the story. 📸🍍

A huge thank you to everyone who brought Northwich to life and made Piña Colada Festival 2026 another day to remember.

Also massive thank you to Batala Manchester

(apologies on the delay, Facebook was not playing ball with uploads)



https://www.facebook.com/share/1HNJB1ht9W/

23/08/2026

22/08/2026

Thousands toast 'Piña Colada' songwriter as he makes a triumphant return to the town of his birth

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2026-08-22/thousands-toast-pina-colada-song-writer-as-he-returns-to-home-town

18/07/2026

📸 Cheshire Street Stories – Northwich River Festival 2026
"When the River Came Alive"

For one day, the River Weaver became the heart of Northwich.

The sound of drums echoed across the water as dragon boats powered towards the finish line, while the banks were filled with families, friends, and visitors cheering on crews they'd only just met. From the first race to the final applause, there was a real buzz throughout the town, with live music, community stalls, incredible street food, and plenty of reasons to stop and soak it all in.

Away from the races were the moments we love most. Children dancing without a care in the world. Volunteers quietly making sure everything ran smoothly. Friends catching up by the riverside. Proud competitors celebrating together after crossing the finish line. The festival wasn't just about what was happening on the water, it was about the people who made the day what it was.

That's what we love...

Capturing the real moments that make our towns special. The smiles that aren't posed, the conversations you can't plan, and the memories that deserve to last long after the marquees have packed away.

A huge thank you to The Rotary Club of Northwich and Visit Northwich for inviting us along to document this year's Northwich River Festival.

Bringing together an event of this scale takes an enormous amount of work, and it's clear just how much time, passion, and community spirit goes into making it happen.

It was a privilege to capture it from both the streets and the skies.

If you spot yourself, your family, or your friends, feel free to tag them or share the post.

These stories belong to the people who create them and we're proud to help preserve another chapter in Northwich's story.