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Sign me up!Serious Nonsense Festival 2026
Prescot Town Centre will once again be transformed into a chaotic festival of fun as the Serious Nonsense Festival returns!
The festival celebrates Knowsley’s fascinating connections to Edward Lear, who lived at Knowsley Hall for many years and was best-known for his literary nonsense.
The Market Place stage returns too, hosting a line-up of fantastic musical performances that span the musical genre’s for all ages to enjoy.
As well as walkabout performances in the town, there is a programme of ticketed events taking place at the Shakespeare North Playhouse throughout the day and evening and the vast majority of the performances across the weekend are FREE of charge.
Visit Culture Knowsley for the full programme here.
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