Sunny highlights from Boardmasters festival

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Jonathan Morris

BBC News, Cornwall

Getty Images Two young women in matching floral blue and white strappy tops hold bubble guns, as bubbles shoot out around them. They are both wearing iridescent sunglasses, and are standing in a field with a ferris wheel behind them and other festivalgoers.

Thousands have been soaking up the sunshine, music and surfing at the Boardmasters festival in Cornwall.

Raye headlined the main stage overlooking Watergate Bay near Newquay on Friday, with Central Cee headlining on Saturday, before The Prodigy close the event on Sunday night.

It was also a chance for local stars to shine on the BBC Introducing stage.

At Fistral Beach in Newquay, top surfers from around the world put their skills to the test in the Boardmasters Open. Organisers say this year's festival could hit a record attendance of 58,000 people.

Getty Images A crowd seen from behind, watching Kaiser Chiefs on stage at the Boardmasters Festival. A child with a yellow ribbon bow in her hair is sitting on an adult's shoulders, watching the performance. The stage features a large screen displaying the performers, as well as lights and decorative banners.

Getty Images Joe Love, a man with curly blond hair, holding a microphone with one hand and gesturing with another. He is standing very close to the front row of a crowd watching him. The background includes stage equipment including a silver metal structure.

Getty Images James Marriott, a young man with dark, ruffled hair and a moustache, holds both hands around a mic, wearing an an expression of concentration. Hands and phones held up by the crowd are seen near him.

Getty Images A woman with long blonde hair and black heart-shaped sunglasses holds both hands up near her face. In the background, there is a domed tent and other festivalgoers.

Getty Images A man with bright ginger hair and stubble is seen wearing reflective orange sunglasses showing a crowd in front of him. There is a ferris wheel behind him.

Getty Images Kate Hall, a young woman with black shoulder length hair and a silver nose ring, smiles in front of a mic, with blurred green lights seen behind her.

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