In pictures: Isle of Wight hosts Bestival

Thousands of music lovers have headed to Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight for Bestival.

Here's our selection of some of the sights from the four-day festival, which runs until Sunday.

Bestival is one of the last music festivals of the season and is run by Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank

Bestival is known for its fancy dress parade and colourful stages

Alongside the music, the event features hundreds of performers including circus acts

Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox and Diplo are among the DJs performing on the festival's "Spaceport" stage

The festival features quirky art installations including powder paint fights

Headliners at the event include The Cure, dance act Major Lazer and dancehall stars Sean Paul

It is being held at Robin Hill Country Park for the thirteenth consecutive year

The Cure took to the stage on Saturday night

Recently reunited Oxford shoegazers Ride also performed at the festival

The theme of this year's event is "The Future"

Craig David called his experience at the event "unreal"

The Caravanserai arena is created from converted caravans and fairground ride cars

There are hundreds of musicians, dancers and performers entertaining the crowds

Organisers admitted there were some long waiting times because of issues with wristbands

Despite reports on social media of thefts, police said crime levels were similar to last year, which saw a reduction in incidents