A popular festival took over town this weekend.

Bridport Folk Festival was back with more than 300 musicians and dancers across five stages over Saturday and Sunday.

Main open air events were held on Millennium Green, Bucky Doo and the Borough Gardens.

Dances and concerts took place in town hall, festival marquee, WI Hall and Church House.

Road closures were be put in place at Downes Street and Barrack Street on Saturday and Sunday for festival activities as Morris dancers in colourful dress popped up around the town.

There was no Sunday road closure on South Street this year.

Three concerts took place and three main dances.

Friday opened with a welcome concert which featured Reg Meuross and Helena Softley.

Saturday's headliners were The Countrymen at the town hall, while over at Millennium Green The Captain's Beard and Merry Hell.

Bridport Folk Festival in 2017 and was, in the organiser's own words, a 'cracking' festival.

However things haven't always been easy; the festival suffered a washout in 2018 and 2019 the pandemic began.

Before the event, organiser Chris Deacon said: "This festival is going to be bigger and better than ever. It's going to be a stonking year and hopefully we're in for some luck this time with the weather."

He also wanted to thank the hard work of volunteers and Bridport Town Council for helping bring the festival together.

Check out all the photos from the weekend in the gallery above - all photos Tim Russ Photography.

"Bridport is superb," he said. "I've never been to a town with a bigger heart than Bridport. I've put callouts for volunteers and they've come, musicians and I've been inundated. That's the nature of Bridport - it's a superb place to be."