Crowds turn out for parade of giant puppets

The parade was the final event in the Tunbridge Wells Puppetry Festival

Crowds have turned out on the streets of a Kent town to witness a parade of giant puppets.

The processsion marked the end of the nine-day-long Tunbridge Wells Puppetry Festival.

Highlights of the 40 events included a wordless production of Macbeth, a rhyming fable featuring song and dance, and a talk by one of the puppeteers from the Muppet Show.

The festival "celebrated world class puppetry in all forms from masks to aerial work", a spokesperson said.

The programme, which was part-funded by the Arts Council, took place at venues across the town, including Royal Victoria Place, Trinity Theatre and The Pantiles.

A total of 40 events took place over nine days

Hundreds of people turned up to watch the parade through Tunbridge Wells

Lots of giant creatures paraded through Tunbridge Wells

It was the sixth time the puppet festival had taken place