Beeston Festival is an annual celebration of everything good in the south Leeds community, and saw thousands gather on Saturday (June 22) to take part in the festivities.
It saw circus troupes, acts, live music and dance from the likes of Maz Bonafide, the South Leeds Community Bank, the Yorkshire Circus and many more.
Yorkshire Evening Post’s photographer Steve Riding was at the festival to capture some of its greatest moments:
Yorkshire Evening Post’s photographer Steve Riding was at the festival to capture some of its greatest moments:
![A large crowd watch the performers on stage.](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/23/9/13/onecms_cd2be474-4306-42bc-b848-a66ee20d2195.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Rock Choir singing out loud.](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/23/9/30/onecms_eedf70fb-ccc1-4e34-b5af-885f9b6dcdcb.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![A large crowd watch the performers on stage.](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/23/9/43/onecms_5c38234e-a61a-4810-b348-d5fa0cfd3094.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![The South Leeds Community Band.](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/23/9/18/onecms_16e33219-62e5-4685-b6aa-79f436188359.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Beeston in Bloom members Clare Tait and Linda Stanley with Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Yvonne Stocks and the Lord Mayor of Leeds Coun Abilgail Marshall Katung.](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/23/9/46/onecms_ef92c87c-4560-4b75-83f1-621aa4f7b116.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
11. Beeston Festival 2024
Beeston in Bloom members Clare Tait and Linda Stanley with Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Yvonne Stocks and the Lord Mayor of Leeds Coun Abilgail Marshall Katung. | Steve Riding/YEP
![Sarah Thorpe and Geoff Smith wait as their caricature takes shape.](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/23/9/42/onecms_79c91672-0f09-4156-8726-ba45656f4240.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
12. Beeston Festival 2024
Sarah Thorpe and Geoff Smith wait as their caricature takes shape. | Steve Riding/YEP