Llanidloes Fancy Dress or Llani Fancy Dress is an annual street party in the town of Llanidloes and is one of the largest street parties in Wales. The event started in 1969 and takes place on the first Friday of July. "Revellers" dress up in costumes, including famous characters, the pubs stay open late and "virtually the whole town gets kitted out". In 2004, up to 5,000 participants were anticipated.
The 2005 event was temporarily cancelled due to the costs of safety provisions, but a local councillor provided funding for training for stewards and public toilets.
Local police stated that the 2010 event would be the "safest yet" with the addition of security cameras, a School Liaison Offer patrol identifying young children who may be in danger, and an ambulance from St. John's located at the community centre.
Famous quotes containing the words fancy and/or dress:
“We take a fancy to something: and scarcely have we thoroughly taken a fancy to it when that tyrant in us calls out: “Give me that in sacrifice”—and we give it.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“If we confine ourselves to one life role, no matter how pleasant it seems at first, we starve emotionally and psychologically. We need a change and balance in our daily lives. We need sometimes to dress up and sometimes to lie around in torn jeans. . . . Even a grimy factory can afford some relief from a grimy kitchen and vice versa.”
—Faye J. Crosby (20th century)