The Laurel and HarDay has been a warm and wacky fixture in the borough's calendar since 1992 and is held by the local branch (properly known as a tent) of the Sons of the Desert.
It all started when the St Helens-based Bacon Grabbers UK tent (each is named after a Laurel and Hardy film) launched the festival at the former Beer Engine in Poolstock.
Stan and Ollie fans descend from all over the country to enjoy film shows, talks, games, a quiz and memorabilia sales.
The Laurel and HarDay is these days hosted by Wigan's own Dirty Work tent and the anniversary event at a packed Bryn Masonic Hall featured much reminiscence, including archive footage from previous days, plus a testing quiz, a novel twist on Deal Or No Deal and the World Kneesy-Earsy-Nosey championships – a coordination game mastered by Stan Laurel in several of their films.
