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An urban arts festival will bring together graffiti workshops, breakdancing and so-called "yarn bombing" when it returns to Cleethorpes later this month.
The Reclaim Festival enjoyed a successful debut last year and organiser Lynsey Powles is looking forward to providing a weekend packed full of arts and crafts for all ages at Cleethorpes Leisure Centre.
Lynsey, a well-known local graffiti artist, hopes it will inspire people to take up urban artforms. She said: "There will be graffiti artists, yarn bombing and we even have breakdancers coming down on the Sunday to perform. I'm feeling quite excited about it."
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She added: "I think we need these sorts of events to inspire the younger generation. A lot of people are interested, but there aren't a load of places to do urban art.
"We're trying to get young people involved so they're not wandering the streets and we can teach them something at the same time. A lot of the young people I work with in the workshops will be taking part in this year's event to show what can be done by taking this up.
"It's a skill at the end of the day. If we teach them how to do it properly then they can develop that skill and learn something whilst having fun. This event is about so much more than just showing off the art, they can learn to do something new, whether that's to do with my art or the break dancing."
Yarn bombing involves decorating public spaces and street furniture with colourful displays of knitted of crocheted yarn. It has become an increasingly popular form of urban art in recent years.
Graffiti art still has its detractors, something Lynsey is hoping to change. She added: "I've also been working on Grant Thorold Park to spread the message that what I and others do isn't a bad thing."
She is also hoping to continue inspiring more people to take up urban art. "We'll be doing workshops at the Big Local Cleethorpes event to try and keep the teaching side of things going," she said.
The Reclaim Festival will be staged on Saturday, August 19 and Sunday August 20, from 10am to 5pm.