Marsden Jazz Festival returns in October for a swinging weekend of live music.

This year's festival promises to be bigger than ever, with almost 100 gigs taking place at 26 venues across Marsden, with more than 70 free events.

There's also the popular street music parade, where children can make their own musical instruments and join the fun, led by BLAST Furness.

Click below for pictures from last year's parade

When is Marsden Jazz Festival?

The 2015 Marsden Jazz Festival will be held Friday October 9 - Sunday October 11.

Internationally-acclaimed saxophonist Jean Toussaint will lead the headliners at Marsden Mechanics Hall, with performances by Evan Christopher, Parkin and Hardwick, the Ben Crosland Quintet and Metamorphic also on the agenda.

Festival producer Barney Stevenson said: “We’ve also got a fantastic line up of British musicians and it’ll be amazing to have Jean Toussaint, Arun Ghosh and Evan Christopher in Marsden during the weekend along with Claire Martin and Ray Gelato.

"We’re really excited by the line-up of headliners I’d definitely encourage anyone who hasn’t been before to come along and see what they’re missing.”