The 2014 Wigan Diggers’ Festival returns the streets of Wigan in Lancashire on Saturday 13th September.

The event will take place between 11.00am and 9.30pm in The Wiend area of Wigan town centre.

The organisers are promising another free all day fun packed open air event to commemorate Wigan born Gerrard Winstanley (1609-1676) and the 17th Century “Diggers” (True Leveller) movement. Winstanley and they famously asserted: “The Earth was made a common treasury for all, irrespective of person!” and are described by Tony Benn as “the first true Socialists”.

Last year’s festival was another resounding success with over 2,000 people attending during the course of the day.

Read the Festivals For All Review of Wigan Diggers Festival 2013 for just a flavour of this special event.

Artists booked to appear include BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winners: Lucy Ward Band, Last year’s headliners: Merry Hell, plus Second Hand Wings, Shamus O’Blivion & The Megadeath Morris Men, The Jade Assembly, Black Velvet Band, Liverpool Socialist Singers, Laura Taylor, Jeffarama, Means To An End, Joan Blackburn, Avital Raz, John E. Davies, Tony Kinsella, Joy France, and Gaz Brookfield.

Wigan Diggers Festival 2014

The Wiend, Wigan, Lancashire.

Dates: 13th Sep 2014

Price: This is a FREE event