We packed our sandwiches (and a frisbee) into the car and drove to the War Memorial Park for a picnic. As we approached, there were signs pointing to 'Event Parking'. We didn't know that there was anything going on so we decided to park and find out. It turned out to be the Vaisakhi 2005 festival, organised by the Coventry Sikh Union. This was some kind of open day/sports day/fair.
The only event we watched was the Tug-o-war but we did sample some of the food on offer. We bought a tray of a very spicy chick-pea curry from one stall before we found out that the other food stall was giving away free food (which explained the long queues outside). We had a sample of that as well - a chapatti with something potato based, and something probably lentil based. Whatever it was it tasted good.
Emma also managed to obtain a blue 'Vote Conservative' balloon from the local candidate (by suggesting that she deserves a balloon more than the children because she is old enough to vote and they aren't).