Flower Power

Leopard print is back. So are long mustaches, plaits and flowers in the head, extravagant second hand clothes, outrageous furry jackets, varied types of hats... At least, in Picton Street last weekend.

Picton Street hosted last 4th May a very colourful all-day-long party called Mayfest. The road was closed to the traffic and it was already crowded by the time we arrived there around midday. The party did not finish until 9 in the evening.

Beautiful market stalls with handmade stuff invaded the street. You could find all type of paintings, pottery, homemade muffins and other kind of food, second hand stuff, wooden furniture, jewellery, flowery crafts, protest T-shirts and many other things.

Apart from the stalls, there were also craft activities and maypole dancing for you to get fully involved with the festival.

Music was part of the party as well. This year there were two spots for the music: the main dome stage at the end of the road and an acoustic busking spot in front ot the Bristolian Café. In my opinion, the band "The Inexplicables" deserves a special mention in my blog. Nice and powerful voice over a beat-boxing base, along with other varied music instruments create a very original effect that surprises the audience.

At mid-afternoon, we found a free spot at the Bristolian Café and we had hot chocolate/coffee/tea, as the sun was not strong at that time. They have a very nice teacup design to avoid your hands of getting  burnt!!

Overall, a very warming atmosphere in the Mayfest and you can see in all pictures, the weather was superb. We couldn't ask for more!