Members of a historically multicultural neighbourhood in Manchester say the 20th anniversary of their annual festival will celebrate “unapologetically diverse communities”.
Free arts and food events will be held during the four-day Cultural Festival Cheetham Hill and Crumpsall, which brings different faith groups together.
Chairman Gareth Redston, who is also chief executive at the local Manchester Jewish Museum, said: “Over the last year, we have all seen the increasingly worrying images and stories of conflict and division at home and abroad.
“It is our great hope that our wonderful, joyously, unapologetically diverse communities will serve to show what happens when people put aside their differences and come together to celebrate our shared humanity.”
