A CELEBRATION of folk music and culture is taking place in the streets of Wimborne this weekend.

The Wimborne Minster Folk Festival, which ends tomorrow, is expected to draw some 30,000 people to the town throughout the weekend.

Today, scores of morris dancers and musicians joined a parade through the town centre. Tomorrow, on the final day of the festival, headliners Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman will perform at the Allendale Centre.

Paul Gunovsky, who manages volunteers at the event, said: "The parade went very well, even better than last year.

"The procession is the highlight of the weekend without a doubt. It's great fun for everyone and the Gugge Band finished it off with a bang."

Tomorrow will begin with an annual folk service on the Minster Green between 9.45am and 10.30am.

There will also be a host of children's activities, including a family ceilidh, as well as plenty of live music and dancing.

This year, for the first time, eight monks from the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery - founded in 1447 by the first Dalai Lama - have been among those enjoying the festivities.

For more information on the final day of the event, visit wimbornefolk.co.uk