Editing Swindon (section)

===Events===
[[File:Swindon Mela, Town Gardens, Swindon (2) - geograph.org.uk - 508277.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Swindon Mela in the Town Gardens]]
Annual events in Swindon include:
* The [[Swindon Festival of Literature]], held over two weeks in May.
* The Swindon Mela, an all-day celebration of [[South India]]n arts and culture in the Town Gardens, which attracts up to 10,000 visitors each year.<ref name=":6">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090207104659/http://swindonmela.com/ Swindon Mela]}}.</ref>
* The Children's Fete, a town-wide event in celebration of Swindon's children, community, culture, and heritage, is usually held the first Saturday in July in the GWR Park on Faringdon Road, with 8,000 attending in 2016.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
* The [[Summer Breeze Festival UK|Summer Breeze Festival]] has been held annually in the town since 2007<ref>{{cite news |title=Family fun at Summer Breeze festival |url=http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/9119105.Family_fun_at_Summer_Breeze_festival/ |access-date=19 December 2012 |newspaper=Swindon Advertiser |date=3 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913235315/http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/9119105.Family_fun_at_Summer_Breeze_festival/ |archive-date=13 September 2017}}</ref> with headliners including [[Toploader]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Toploader to headline Swindon's Summer Breeze festival |url=http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/9004405.Toploader_to_headline_Swindon_s_Summer_Breeze_festival/ |access-date=19 December 2012 |newspaper=Swindon Advertiser |date=3 May 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913233303/http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/9004405.Toploader_to_headline_Swindon_s_Summer_Breeze_festival/ |archive-date=13 September 2017}}</ref> and [[KT Tunstall]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Catch the Breeze |url=http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/leisure/music/news/9813697.Catch_the_Breeze/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505120815/http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/leisure/music/news/9813697.Catch_the_Breeze/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2013 |access-date=19 December 2012 |newspaper=Swindon Advertiser |date=12 July 2012}}</ref> The family-friendly music event is run by volunteers on a non-profit basis with any funds raised going to charity.
* An annual [[Gay Pride Parade]] called Swindon And Wiltshire Pride is held in the town. The parade has been held in the Town Gardens since 2007. Swedish DJ [[Basshunter]] performed in the 2012 celebrations, with around 8,000 people attending.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
* The Swindon [[Beer festival|Beer Festival]], Organised by the local branch of the Campaign for Real Ale ([[CAMRA]]), is held at the STEAM museum in October each year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Beer Festival - Swindon and North Wiltshire CAMRA |url=https://swindon.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php?id=23556 |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=swindon.camra.org.uk}}</ref> There is also an Old Town Beer Festival held in Christ Church.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Old Town Beer Festival 2021 |url=https://oldtownbeerfestival.com/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=Old Town Beer Festival 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*Swindon Open Studios, held over two weekends every September; local [[artist]]s open their studios to visitors or take part in group exhibitions around the town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swindon Open Studios {{!}} Swindon {{!}} Community Art Event |url=https://www.swindonopenstudios.org/ |access-date=12 November 2021 |website=swindonopenstudios |language=en}}</ref> 
*The Swindon [[Half marathon|Half Marathon]] is held in September.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Swindon Half Marathon |url=https://www.newswindonhalf.co.uk/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=New Swindon Half Marathon |language=en-GB}}</ref>