Excitement mounts as Piña Colada Festival returns to Northwich

Colourful little pineapples are popping up all over the town as Northwich prepares for the annual Caribbean carnival.

The popular event returns on Saturday, August 17 as the town celebrates Rupert Holmes – the local man behind the hit song, Escape.

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Getting in the spirit (Image: Supplied)

Cocktails, dancing, games and music will flood the streets for the summer extravaganza.

A parade will weave its way through Northwich three times (Image: Supplied)

Cute woollen pineapples with smiley faces adorn postboxes, railings and street posts across Northwich as the excitement mounts.

Apple Market Place and the Witton Quarter will play host to live entertainment (Image: Supplied)

It will be the fourth edition of the festival in honour of Rupert, real name David Goldstein, who was born in Northwich in 1947 before moving to live in America when he was six.

A variety of performers will take to the stage (Image: Supplied)

Escape (The Piña Colada song) came out in 1979 and topped the charts in the US.

The festival celebrates Rupert Holmes, the Northwich man behind the hit song, Escape (Image: Supplied)