The procession includes decorated floats, fancy dress, maypole dancing and marching bands.

The event includes various local May-time celebrations, such as maypole dancing, and the May queen is elected from the local school.

The first port of call was Kingston upon Hull with a spot of maypole dancing, before heading to Hull's spectacular aquarium.

Its purpose is unknown, though it is thought to be the site of maypole dancing.

In this form, it is well known for maypole dancing and the crowning of the Queen of the May.

On May Day there is maypole dancing, morris dancing and the crowning of the Queen of the May.

There are two distinctive traditions of maypole dancing, the circle dance and the ribbon dance.

This style of maypole dancing originates in the 18th century, and is derived from traditional and 'art' dance forms popular in Italy and France.

The European Renaissance is portrayed, with animatronics of ensembles playing rich, polyphonic secular motets, maypole dancing and the painting of a portrait of a woman.

The festival expects, each year, performances by musicians and dancers, storytellers, participatory maypole dancing, fairie craft activities such as wand and garland making.