A free music festival is set to take a brand new country park in Tyne and Wear later this month by storm with an afternoon filled with entertainment - here's all the details.

Elemore Country Park will be transformed on August 26 as they host the Elemore Family Music Festival, an afternoon filled with live performers and family entertainment.

Acts including Lake Poets, DENNIS and Houghton Brass Band will take the stage at the event between 11am-5pm for what are expected to be unforgettable performances.

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Families with little ones will also be able to enjoy activities including face painting and balloon modelling, as well as a drop-in circus skills workshop.

Councillor Clair Rowntree, Deputy Leader of Sunderland City Council and chair of the Elemore Project Group has praised the event, which is set to bring visitors to the park from across the region.

She said: "Local residents have always been at the heart of the transformation of Elemore into an eco-park, and all throughout the project the plan was for Elemore Country Park to be a real community space.

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“The Elemore Family Music Festival is a perfect chance for the community to come together in the space while watching some fantastic local music acts and enjoying some free family fun and entertainment.”

Food and drink will also be available on-site, served from the newly opened cafe at the park.

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