A FANCY dress festival named after a notorious Worcestershire street is set to return.

The Minge Lane Fancy Dress Festival started life in lockdown, when residents of Upton upon Severn decided the town needed cheering up.

One day in the summer of 2021, people all around the town put on fancy dress costumes and went about their day.

And, as this is Upton - home to a number of nationally-renowned music festivals, bands came to play in pubs and buskers played in the street.

Last year, the festival took place over two days with live music at various Upton venues.

But it was still free and the focus remained on wearing whatever you feel comfortable in, no matter how outrageous.

Organiser Chris Swift has announced on Facebook that the festival will return on Saturday, July 8.

“Great news people of Upton - the world’s rudest-named festival is back for another year,” he said. “So get your costumes sorted.

“The main idea is having some fun,” he added.

“It’s a town-wide fancy dress party in which everyone is welcome and local businesses are welcome to put on promotions or entertainment to add to the fun.”

The festival is named after Minge Lane in Upton, which in 2014 topped a poll looking for the most embarrassing street names in the UK.

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Estate agents even claimed house prices in the street did not match those of surrounding streets because the name put house-buyers off.

A quick search on social media shows dozens of people posing for pictures with the Mingle Lane road sign.

More than 2,000 people came to Upton last weekend for Mello Festival, which featured acts including Blue, Fleur East, Reef, Huey Morgan and Aston Merrygold.

Upton upon Severn Folk Festival was also deemed a big success, with its traditional parade led by partially-sighted morris dancers Xsighted Morris.

Festivals still to come this year include Upton Blues Festival, which takes place from July 21-23 and sees the event celebrate its 21st anniversary.