Northwich Pina Colada Festival 2024
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See you in 2025!
Northwich Pina Colada Festival is a free event, held in Northwich Town Centre, Cheshire. There are no saleable aspects to this event.
Where? What? How Much?
Our full address is: Northwich Town Centre, Cheshire, North West, England, UK, Europe, Earth, The Milky Way.
Think Caribbean, pineapples and a little bit of carnival… and you get streets full of entertainment.
With bars, pubs, restaurants and even Cafe’s offering their take on the Pina Colada – you’ll find cocktails & mocktails.
And how much does it cost? Absolutely nothing, except from asking those drinking alcohol to do so responsibly.
Ready to get your salsa on?
Northwich will become a vibrant, tropical oasis for the day with family-friendly zones where everyone can enjoy lots of fun activities, from live music, to old school street games and even grab some free candy floss and popcorn all day! Whilst the composer of the famous song, Rupert Holmes, won’t be with us this year, he is very supportive and we can’t wait to send him some pictures of this years event.
Apple Market Place
2024’s events saw live music kicking off at 12pm and finishing at 6pm, with seating set beside palm trees, a giant Pina Colada and a selfie stand! This year’s acts are fantastic with Max Mutant DJ starting the show, followed by Manchester-based Salsa Pa Gozar bringing their Cuban and Latin rhythms, and skilled Steel-Pannist Eesha playing hits from Bob Marley to Taylor Swift and our final act will have you up and dancing to finish the day in style. The Reggulites promise to help us end the day on a high with their energetic live show and reggae beats. After 6pm the music doesn’t stop, it continues inside our venues across the town centre.
Witton Quarter
On Witton Street visitors could stop and play some free Pina Colada themed Crazy Golf, and then try their hand at a range of street games, like our coconut shy and hook a flamingo – all of which were free, with prizes to win all day long! It will feel like you’re in the Caribbean with our second live music stage too, and the line up is great: Pantasy Steel Band kick off the day with their steel-pan band, followed by the ever popular Golty (who is a staple at our festival), Eesha will make a second appearance here too (great if you didn’t manage to catch her earlier) and Max Mutant DJ will be bringing the stage to a close. Don’t forget the fabulous Northwich Uke Club will be making two appearances on the stage too to give their unique take on the famous song! Oh, and did we mention, there’s free popcorn and candy floss too!
Barons Square
All of the days activities across the town are family friendly, but in this area we’ve made sure it’s as family friendly as you can get. With dance lessons at 12pm, 2pm & 4pm in Barons Square which sees our instructors show you how to move your body to the rhythm of the beat. Whilst listening to the tunes from Radio Northwich, visitors can get their face painted, craft a mosaic pineapple, try on some butterfly wings or take a seat in one of our many deckchairs. And, it’s all FREE! Just down from Barons Square you’ll find our Wildflower Meadow hosting Sharlands funfair too.
Is that it?
Of course it isn’t! Our local businesses get behind this event, and last year they sold 1,000s of Pina Colada Cocktails, Mocktails, Milkshakes and Smoothies! So there’s plenty of choice for everyone, they also have a variety of their own entertainment through the day and into the evening.
Oh and before we forget, we have three dancing parades that meander through the town at 12.30pm, 2.30pm and 4.30pm all starting in Barons Square and heading off to different parts.
For something a little different, and to build up a thirst, you could also join the Northwich Pina Colada walk. The walk is an easy 4 – 5 miles, family and dog friendly and starts at 10am from Wildwood. The route takes in Carey and Marbury Park, with a stop mid way at Anderson Boat lift for an interval before heading back to town for 12.30pm. To join is free and there’s even a prize for the best Pina Colada outfit worn for the walk.
Want to find out more about what’s happening on the run up to the day, then sign up to our mailing list below and we’ll send you a map a few days before the event.
Pina Colada Festival in Photos
What’s it all about?
In February 2021, local Northwich resident Tom Barrow discovered that Rupert Holmes, the writer and singer of the world famous Piña Colada song, was born in Northwich. Holmes, real name David Goldstein was born in Northwich in 1947, but the family moved to live in America when he was six, with his father Leonard a US Army Warrant Officer and bandleader.
Rupert is actually a multi-talented artist, and as well as “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” which was a number one in the US and Canada, Holmes has won two Tony Awards for his musical Drood as well writing stage plays and books.
With something that no other town could lay claim too, Tom suggested on social media that the town should home a Pina Colada day, which attracted hundreds of comments from people who loved the idea.
We took up the challenge and the rest is history!
