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"Expect the Unexpected" this weekend in Cardiff

A weekend of celebrations is taking place in Cardiff this weekend, to celebrate 100 years since the birth of Roald Dahl.

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Crowds gather for second day of Roald Dahl festival

Hundreds of people turned up in Bute Park for day two of Roald Dahl celebrations Credit: Mike Griffiths/ITV News

Thousands have turned out for the second day of Roald Dahl festivities.

Yesterday, one event in the 'City Of The Unexpected' festival had to be cancelled after large crowds showed up in the centre of Cardiff.

Part of today's attractions included a huge pajama party in Bute Park and the giant peach continued making its way through the city.

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Crowd causes a cancellation at Roald Dahl's City of the Unexpected

Thousands have turned up for 'City of the Unexpected' Credit: ITV Wales

The sheer number of people attending the City of the Unexpected in Cardiff today has meant one of the events has been cancelled.

The tightrope walk had been scheduled for today but due to the volume of the crowd it wasn't possible to go ahead.

Organisers say it's fantastic so many people have come to enjoy the day Credit: ITV Wales

We encourage people to explore the city to find the many wonderful and unexpected things that are taking place. All necessary precautions are being taken to ensure crowd safety and we encourage people to follow us on social media for any further updates.

– Spokesperson, Roald Dah's City of the Unexpected

City of the Unexpected gets underway in Cardiff

Giant peach spotted in Cardiff Credit: ITV Cymru Wales/Lorna Prichard

Today and tomorrow weird and wonderful events will be taking place in Cardiff, to mark 100 years since Roald Dahl's birth.

It's started already, with a giant peach spotted in the Capital.

Our reporterLorna Prichard will be following events:

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