An arts festival featuring more than 40 events drew crowds to multicultural and heritage events over the weekend.

Colliers Wood Arts Festival is running in various venues around the town centre until Sunday.

Street food from Greece, India, Korea, the Philippines and Spain was served up at an international street food festival in Merton Abbey Mills on Saturday.

Kimberley Westwood, a member of the festival's organising team, said the turnout was disappointing to begin with, but more people turned up to hear live music by soul and folk bands busking in the piazza in the afternoon.

Heritage events included a tour of the 12th century remains of Merton Priory hidden under Watermill Way next to the Tandem Centre.

The remains of the medieval church, whose historic residents include the infamous 12th century Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket, were showcased by archaeologist Dave Saxby, who has worked on the site since it was first excavated in the 1980s.

Festival highlights still to come include a poetry slam in Donald Hope Library at 7pm tomorrow night and a Caribbean cooking and art workshop at the Ting 'n' Ting restaurant at 2pm on Wednesday.

Head down to the Colour House Theatre in Merton Abbey Mills on Wednesday night for a short film festival featuring documentary Living in the Shadow about the community's relationship with the Brown and Root tower.

Looking for something more upbeat? Retro band Minnie's Henhouse will be performing music from the 1920s, 30s and 40s at The Charles Holden Pub in Colliers Wood High Street on Saturday night.

The festival ends on Sunday with a live music festival from 12pm until late on Sunday in Merton Abbey Mills. Hosted by recording studio The Sound Lounge, the festival will feature local musicians, food stalls and a craft market.

For more information about the festival, visit collywood.org.uk/arts.