THOUSANDS of revellers are expected to flock to a Hampshire town for the return of an annual festival this weekend.

The Eastleigh Unwrapped Festival will be celebrating its seventh year anniversary on Saturday.

Running from 11.30am to 5.30pm, it is a free day of live performances produced by The Point.

Filling the town centre the event features a programme of circus, aerial, family theatre and dance, celebrating the “best in world-class” contemporary performance.

The Point’s Artistic Director Sacha Lee said: “We are thrilled to be gearing up for the return of Eastleigh Unwrapped.

“The Festival is now a firm favourite in the Hampshire calendar and brings our community together with performances to move people in the way that only live performance can

“We are proud of Eastleigh Unwrapped’s strong reputation for attracting world-class outdoor artists – and this year certainly won’t disappoint.”

Launched in 2013, the outdoor festival was developed by The Point with its community at the heart of the day.

It aims to showcase some of the work presented at the theatre but also to bring artists from further afield to Leigh Park Recreation Ground and Eastleigh town centre.

According to festival organiser, Vicki Hargreaves this year’s event will see the return of “jaw-dropping” production Urban Astronaut.

Headliners Highly Sprung with Roots, with their “intriguing and visually stunning” displays will also be making an appearance.

Festival regulars Pif Paf will be back taking families on journeys of their wildest dreams aboard their travelling machine The Flycycle.

There will be an opportunity to join in the fun as Folk Dance Remixed lead festival-goers in a street dance maypole workshop, following their performance of step-hop house, a “quirky and colourful” collision of maypole, clogging, ceilidh, street dance, African and Bollywood dance set to a live soundtrack.