WINCHESTER is set to be transformed as more than 200 “gloriously bonkers” performers descend on the city for the country’s largest outdoor arts festival.

At an official launch organisers told an eager audience at the Theatre Royal what to expect from this year’s Hat Fair which kicks off on July 3.

The three-day festival will see performances, activities and workshops dotted around the city in 20 different locations, including the bus and train stations – new for 2015.

Michelle Walker, artistic director said: “Hat Fair is our invitation to you to look around the corners in our city, venture off the beaten