Bonkers Bank Holiday!

Ordinarily bank holidays are an opportunity to kick back and relax, chillax, if you will. However, this August bank holiday is set to be anything but laid back, with Manchester Pride taking over the city and Jenson Button bringing his F1 car down the city's gorgeous Deansgate.

Pop heavyweights Alexandra Burke and Pixie Lott are just a couple of the many artists performing at this years Pride Festival.

Local talent, including Corrie's Bruno Langley and Hollyoak's Abi Phillps will also be performing at the Big Weekend in Sackville Gardens, while authors, including bestseller Louise Rought will be delivering talks in Deansgate's Waterstone's book store.

The Parade starts on Deansgate at 1pm on Saturday through St Ann's Street, Cross Street, Albert Square, Princess Street and finishing on Whitworth Street – why not get yourself down to Pesto Deansgate for noon and kick off the day with some of our delicious cocktails? Noon isn't too early for cocktails, surely...? 

Our personal highlight of the Pride weekend is the Pink Dog Show (yes you read that correctly) Manchester & Cheshire Dogs’ Home has teamed up with Barking Barbers for this camp canine carnival – not one to be missed!

As all the Pride excitement draws to a close, Formula One champion Jenson Button will be setting pulses racing as he brings his F1 car for a spin down Deansgate on Monday afternoon! If you're making your way into town to catch a glimpse of Jenson, why not take the best seat in the house on Pesto Deansgate's leafy terrace?

If you'd like to share your bank holiday weekend photographs with Pesto, why not head over to our Facebook page and pop them on there? If Twitter is more your bag, you can follow us at http://twitter.com/pestorestaurant

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Pesto's Picks for August

Now, many would have you believe that the only place worth being in Old Blighty through the month of August is Scotland's capital city Edinburgh for the world-famous Fringe Fest. Well, that just ain't true; Pesto Glasgow opens at the end of the month, and boy does this city like to keep the capital on its toes! 

Blonde, brash, trailer trash queen Dolly Parton rolls into Glasgow on the 20^th August for a two night stint at one of the city's biggest venues, the SECC. With over fifty studio albums under her belt it's bound to be a real all-night barn-burner!

Later in the month Glasgow Life Welcome Visits is offering people the chance to explore areas of the city not ordinarily open to the public. The City Halls and Old Fruitmarket Tour runs from 11am on the 29^th August and tickets are absolutely free! If all the walking gets you hungry, why not stop in at Pesto Glasgow which opens at 6pm on the 29^th?

Through the month of August Manchester will play host to the Pride Fringe and Big Weekend, from the 19^th to the 29^th. Big names such as Alexandra Burke and Pixie Lott will be putting in appearances in addition to a number of up-and-coming musicians, film-makers and artists.

Pesto Deansgate is just a short walk away from many of the festival venues, our Festa party menu and extensive selection of cocktails make it the perfect starting point for the Big Weekend!

If you're over in the west this month, don't let your wallet dictate your social calendar. The free Matthew Street Festival on the 28^th and 29^th August is set to be a scorcher, with over eighty hours of music spread over two days – who needs the Carling Weekend? Pah! Matthew Street is literally round the corner from Pesto Liverpool One where our Festa menu is ideal for big parties who want delicious, traditional Italian food without breaking the bank.

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