BIG BURNAGE PARADE - 5th JULY
100's of people joined the parade, and 100's more came out and supported it, as it processed from Burnage Lane to Fog Lane Park on Sunday 5th July 2026. DAF was delighted to work with people and organisations across Burnage to conceive and deliver the inaugural Big Burnage Parade, a large-scale creative project aimed at making the local communities more integrated, creative and visible.
Drawing on the history of parading in the area, and following the Big Burnage Animal Parade 2017 which was run for younger residents by community development officers at Burnage Library, the Big Burnage Parade connected the upper reaches of Burnage Lane with south west Burnage, crossing the A34, proceeding down Westcroft Rd, and ending in Fog Lane Finale where Burnage, Withington and Didsbury meet (see separate details about the Fog Lane Finale).
The community partners that led the project were Burnage Library, Burnage Community Centre, Westcroft Community Centre and Didsbury Arts Festival, supported by Manchester City Council, artists Phoebe Foxtrot and Heather Skowood, producers Leeway Creative Production and a wide network of local community groups, schools and religious organisations.
Are you part of a community group based in Burnage? Would you like to be part of the parade, or to help organise it, next time? Email bigburnageparade@gmail.com to keep in touch!
