Oldham’s Eid in the Park celebrations are set to go ahead, despite concerns about the weather.

Hamid Ali, who has helped organise the event, said it will be going ahead on Wednesday, June 28.

Rides, bouncy castles, food stalls, and more will be on offer.

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The event, organised by the SK Foundation, will take place at Berries Field Park and is open to all, including non-Muslims.

While MP Jim McMahon had originally been tipped to attend, prior parliamentary engagements mean he will not.

Hamid said: “If it had been on the Thursday it would have been alright, but he’s in Parliament, so he sent his apologies. It should be a great event.”

Local celebrity Salt Bahi has confirmed his attendance in a video posted to Facebook Reels.

Despite a few weather worries, Hamid has said that everything is ‘looking good’ for Wednesday, with the event planned to go ahead.

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The Oldham Times: Hamid Ali helps organise the eventHamid Ali helps organise the event (Image: Jack Fifield, Newsquest)

The Eid al-Fitr event due to take place on April 21 was cancelled due to a bad weather forecast. It would have been the first instance of the event, which is hoped to take place each Eid.

This Eid al-Adha, the event is set to start with a sermon at 9am, followed by prayer at 9.30am and a speech from 10am to 10.30am.

Following the Jama’ah, or Eid prayer congregation, stalls, rides and more will open in the park, continuing until the event is scheduled to finish at 5pm.

As of today, the Met Office predicts 6 to 8 mph on the morning of the event, with an 80 per cent chance of ‘heavy rain’ at 1pm.

Temperatures are set to peak at 21°C.

Similar events have been held elsewhere in the country, with Eid prayer traditionally taking place outside.

While Eid al-Adha is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date in the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year, based on the observation of a new moon by religious authorities.

This is because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, based on the moon cycles, whereas the Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar, based on the sun.