See all the photos from Highgate's 2023 Fair in the Square

Thousands of visitors packed Pond Square and South Grove to enjoy scores of stalls, food and drink outlets, performances, and a dog show throughout the afternoon.

St Michael's Church in South Grove hosted teas, games, and performances, alongside tours of the tower and the chance to explore the crypt where the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge is buried.

The entertainment stage hosted performances by local dance and performance schools including JK Dance Academy (Image: Polly Hancock)

Making the event go with a swing, the main stage saw performances by local arts schools including Highgate Ballet School, Stagecoach, JK Dance Academy, and St Michael's School choir, alongside music from Starling Arts, Rock Choir and Archway Mountain Lightnin' Boys.

Stalls included local produce, eco-friendly products, books and a plant sale by the Highgate Horticultural Society. (Image: Polly Hancock)

Stalls ranged from plants - courtesy of the Highgate Horticultural Society - to second hand books, crafts, locally sourced food, and eco-friendly products.

Local charity The Alexandra Wylie Tower Foundation, set up in memory of a Highgate pupil to provide services and activities for children living in poverty, ran an eye-catching hook a duck stall in their trademark pink.

Stalls included an eye-catching hook a duck game in aid of local charity the Alexandra Wylie Tower Foundation. (Image: Polly Hancock)

The children's tent put on a programme of activities including drama, painting, storytelling and yoga.

Stilt walkers, jugglers and balloon modellers roamed the fair entertaining the crowds; there were uplifting performances by the Caribe Steel Band in Pond Square, and a circus extravaganza by Brainfools Theatre Company near the Flask Pub put on by Highgate arts centre Jacksons Lane. 

The Caribe Steel Band were among other performers on the day including circus by Jackson's Lane, stilt walkers and jugglers (Image: Polly Hancock)

Attended by around 10,000 people each year, the event is run entirely by local community volunteers and is part of the wider Highgate Festival; nine days of concerts, talks, walks and events.

A choral performance in St Michael's Church Highgate. (Image: Polly Hancock)

The 2023 Highgate Festival runs until June 19. For further details go to https://highgatefestival.org/