Hundreds of families attended the free festival to welcome the return of summer with dancing, singing, creative workshops and an array of solstice inspired food and drinks.
Among the highlights was a fire-leaping performance, inspired by a folk tradition intended to bring good luck while a performance from Thingumajig Theatre saw mystical creatures roam the aptly named Midsummer Boulevard.
A parade to Campbell Park closed the event where festival-goers gathered at the city’s iconic Light Pyramid to celebrate the setting sun.
Scroll below to see the inaugural event in pictures.
A parade to Campbell Park closed the event where festival-goers gathered at the city’s iconic Light Pyramid to celebrate the setting sun.
![A spot of decorative chalking.](https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZmNDc2ODVhLWEzZTYtNDIzZi1hMTVjLTNkYjExYTk2NTM3MTo2YzYwYTcwYi1jZGRiLTRlZWQtYTVkNC0zMzU0YWI2MDEzMTc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![All change...](https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRkMzU2NjE1LTRiYmQtNDIyYy1iYjdmLTFlNzBhYzE2Y2ZmOTo1NTgwNDQ0Ni04ODViLTQzYTgtYjMyMC0wN2RiZTQxNjU3OGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Step Hop House with their Hip Hop genre-breaking mix of maypole, clogging and breakdance.](https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU4ZDA2NmE2LWQyNzctNDM0OC05OGM1LWM0NTgzM2QxNWM5MDo2OGM1ZDM2Ni03YzY1LTQxOGMtOTEwNC1kOTMyYzJkOGQ4Y2E=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
19. Midsummer Festival
Step Hop House with their Hip Hop genre-breaking mix of maypole, clogging and breakdance.Photo: Jane Russell
![Take a bow.](https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmMxODU1ZGEwLTdhMWMtNDYxMC1iNTIyLTliYzdjYzVlN2ZmZTo2NDYyZjA2OC1mZmRhLTQ2ZWMtYjRjYy02OTk5YzNjYWNhYzQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)