​A weekend of singing, dancing and flowers looms in Bath this Bank Holiday weekend.

The weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday is far from favourable but the weekend will see a whole host of events taking place across the city.

From the Bath Dance Festival to the annual Bath Spring Flower Show there should be something on offer for everyone.

Events will begin tomorrow with the launch of the Larkhall Festival, which will see a whole range of activities in the area throughout the weekend.

The celebrations will begin in the New Oriel Hall from 8pm with a stand-up event, which will see a group of local residents who have been learning how to do stand up comedy for just 12 weeks show off their talents.

Other events will include a family fun day, belly dancing workshops and massage taster sessions with the festival culminating in a party in Alice Park on Monday.

Saturday will see the launch of the Bath Dance Festival where a variety of lessons will be held at the Bath Sports and Leisure Centre including modern jive, street and the charleston.

Classes will be taking place throughout the day and will continue again on Monday morning from 10am to 12pm after a record breaking attempt at noon on Sunday in Laura Place for the World’s Largest Umbrella Dance.

Dancestars Shows will also take place on Monday at 2pm and 5pm which will include a selection of acts as well as a cabaret show.

Also beginning on Saturday will be the annual Bath Spring Flower Show, which will be opened by chairman of Bath and North East Somerset Council Bryan Chalker.

The show at Royal Victoria Park, which is now in its 24th year, will see TV gardener Bob Flowerdew as one of the guests.

Also hosting a lecture on Saturday will be horticulturalist Mary Payne, who lectured at the University of Bath for 10 years.

Due to changes in filming commitments, chef Martin Blunos had had to reschedule his cookery demonstrations from Sunday to Monday and will now appear at 12 noon, 2pm and 4pm at the Food and Farming marquee.

On Sunday at 12 noon Gary Rosser, who runs the Scallop Shell at White Row Country Foods in Beckington will do two fish recipes, at 2pm and 4pm there will be demonstrations from Carey Auge from Beaujolais Bistro Bath on French country cooking, who was previously scheduled to appear on the Monday.

The show goes on until Monday.

On Saturday evening radio presenter and tenor Aled Jones will be making an appearance in Bath as he will be singing at a concert at Forum.

He will be joined by the Bath Male Choir from 7.30pm.

Earlier on Saturday, members of Golden-Oldies groups will be singing at spots around the city centre after a launch at the Guildhall Market at 10am.

Meanwhile this weekend Bathford Royal British Legion Club will be holding a series of fundraising events to help revitalise the organisation.

The Bathford Club, which was almost faced with closure under a year ago, is back in action and will be out raising vital funds.

Fundraising starts on Saturday with the May Day Cabaret, starting from 8pm and will continue again next Saturday with a plant sale.

Bradford on Avon vineyards will also open to the public throughout the Bank Holiday.

Quoins and Avonleigh organic vineyards will open to the public for tours with wine tastings and sales between 11am and 5pm.

On Monday the Friends of St Stephens Church welcome families to their May Fayre at St Stephens Church in Lansdown, from 12pm until 3pm.

The fayre will be opened by writer and journalist Bel Mooney at midday.

Events will include face painting, pottery demos and skittles.

And finally this weekend Bath Spa University students will be holding the 17th annual Jon Ball Memorial Rugby 7’s Tournament to raise vital funds for Epilepsy Action, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy charity.

The event will take place on the Newton Park campus from 10am on Sunday and is the first to see both men and women competing throughout the day.

The tournament is in memory of Bath Spa University student and rugby captain, Jon Ball, who died after a seizure in 1994.