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Mamma Mia! What a festival this year’s Trundle ABBA Festival was! The Parkes Champion Post was out and about Trundle on&nbsp;Saturday, capturing all the action from the festival’s main day. Here’s just some of the thousands of festival goers who attended. Other Trundle ABBA Festival photo galleries: The day you came on the ABBA train | Photos, video  Thank you for the music Trundle ABBA Festival Does your mother know you’re at the Trundle ABBA Festival? Head over heels – Fashions of the Festival

Glenda Thompson of Camden, Heather Nobilo (Central Coast), Sue Peterlin (Port Kembla) and Kerry Harris (Orange) were ready for a performance like no other at the Trundle ABBA Festival.

With no intentions of saying I do this year were Leanne Porter (front) of Tullamore, Bronwyn Finley of Newcastle, Kim Learmouth (Newcastle), Vicki Mulholland (Dubbo), Belinda Bell (Newcastle) and Trace O'Hara (Dubbo). Last year the group dressed as brides.

Richard Lesh from Bathurst dressed into the ABBA spirit as he watched his wife perform in the Bathurst Panorama Chorus.

The delayed ABBA train kept the crowd in Trundle waiting with anticipation.

These ladies' - Chris Wickem of Melbourne, Kimmy Raysmith (Canberra), Carrie Logan (Canberra) and Alice Brentnall (Canberra) - outfits looked awesome from the front and back.

Jason Gavin from Dapto, Bruce Evans (Newcastle), Jeremy Knight (Kiama Heights), Phil Scrivener (Coolangatta) and Barry Cambourn (Woonona) left their hats on for the Trundle ABBA Festival.

Sydney siders Andrew Boatfield, Sally Klintworth, Jeremy Boatfield (13), Narelle Boatfield, Maddison Boatfield (11) and Ella Klintworth (15) came to help break the world record.

Orange girls Jayne Crew, Alison Ward, Merrilee Morgan and Rachel Baird won the Best of the Best category in the Fashions of the Festival competition.

Looking spectacular in their matching outfits was the clan from Forbes - Trish Maguire, Alana Dunn, Bec Horan, Brenda Hanley, Gaye Bayley, Lisa Andrews, Tami Stewart, Karen Betland, Cassandra Tyack, Krystal Hanley and Kerrie Hessel.

Loving this year's festival were Israel Lacey of Sydney, Greg Boyd (Canberra), Daria Ashford (Ulladulla), David Brown (Ulladulla) and Stephen Pascoe (Canberra).

ABBA quads Mary Strong, Kim Porter, Donna Rees and Yvonne Blessing, all of Dubbo, had a ball at the Trundle ABBA Festival on Saturday.

Sandra Whiley (Orange), Dee Mackay (Manildra), Kathy Duggan (Dubbo), Sandra Blanchard (Sydney), Stacy Whiley (Molong) and Jo-Anne Whiley (Orange) at this year's Trundle ABBA Festival.

Luckily there were only a couple of light showers in the morning before the main events kicked off for the festival.

Taking a breather from the festivities were Ann Murray, Dot Duncan, Beth Gosper, Owen Murray, Lisa Gosper and Lily Gosper (2).

Sharon Stanford and Mick Harold from Sydney happily greeted passengers aboard the ABBA train as it rolled into Trundle.

Swedish Ambassador to Australia Pär Ahlberger (second from right) and wife Héléne Ahlberger Le Deunff and children Jacob Ahlberger Le Deunff (18) and Louise Ahlberger Le Deunff (16) eagerly awaited the arrival of the ABBA train with Parkes Mayor Ken Keith.

Dubbo residents Chelsea Stevens with mum Jane Stevens and sister Georgia Stevens (right), and the "ring-in" - as he called himself - Dallas Lee at the Trundle ABBA Festival.

Making great props for photos at this year Trundle ABBA Festival were Chris Wickem of Melbourne, Kimmy Raysmith (Canberra), Carrie Logan (Canberra) and Alice Brentnall (Canberra).

Vicki Stearn of Sydney, Robyne Abernethy (Central Coast), five-year-old Levi Cook (Tamworth), Leanne Abernethy (Airlie Beach), seven-year-old Hayden Cook (Tamworth) and Mary Goldsack (Sydney) went all out with their outfits this year.

Ready to party, ABBA style were Albion Park Rail couple Gary and Pam Coussens.

The Trundle Hotel balcony was a popular spot to check out the main street scene.

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Taryn Riles from Boorowa, Sally Barton (Boorowa), Sandra Barton (Parkes) and Maree Corkery (Goulburn) looked very funky on Saturday.

The talented Bathurst Panorama Chorus added to the festival's atmosphere with their ABBA tunes.

Steve Morris, Ken Whitla and Kel Duggan, all of Dubbo, were among a group of 30 friends who travelled to Trundle on the weekend.

Dubbo trio Steve Morris, Ken Whitla and Kel Duggan wore matching shirts at the ABBA Festival.

Cherish, dad Alan and Tamara Bright from Bathurst joined the crowd to try and attempt to break the world record of the most people dancing to ABBA music in the same street.

Disembarking the ABBA train were Tanya Brown (back) from Young, Lois Terry (Young), Louisa Smith (Brisbane), Joy Rule (Young), Sue Lanham (Young) and Tracy Porrett (Melbourne).

50 women from Newcastle and the Central Coast headed west on the weekend, dressed spectacularly as ABBA Gold.

David, Elsa and Jessy Lazarus from Sydney Harbour's ABBA cruise tour headed out to Trundle on the weekend.

Margaret Apps from Windsor couldn't attend the festival without her canine friends Tarko and Chilli.

Janita Mathieson from Canberra, Josephine Beckmans (Wagga) and Denise Dash (Sydney) certainly stood out in their awesome outfits.

Having 'Fun Over 50' at the Trundle ABBA Festival were Beth Gosper from Manildra, Herschelle Braithwaite from Brisbane, Dot Duncan (Manildra) and Ann Murray (Manildra).

Working hard on the job were photographers Jenny Kingham from the Parkes Champion Post and Steve Ostini from the Parkes Camera Club.

Margaret Apps from Windsor - holding Chilli, with husband Paul Apps and his sisters Nell Barker (Smithfield), Veronica Hunty (Colyton) and Chris Anthoney (Kincumber). It's the first time they have ventured out to a festival together as a family.

Kel Duggan from Dubbo proudly models the group shirt, which shows the years crossed out as they attend the festival.

Trundle's main street was ready and waiting for the thousands of visitors about to descend on the town on Saturday morning.

Having 'Fun Over 50' at the Trundle ABBA Festival were Beth Gosper from Manildra, Herschelle Braithwaite from Brisbane and Dot Duncan (Manildra).

Pam Urquhart from Dubbo and Karen Green from Port Macquarie chose a more 70s look for their outfits this year.

Donna Pilon and Michelle Morris, both of Dubbo, certainly stood out in the crowd at this year's Trundle ABBA Festival.

Trundle woman Pam Crowley certainly stood out in her outfit on Sunday.

It may be a quilt cover but these ladies were able to pull off these awesome outfits - Cate Gardner of Singleton, Debbie Smith (Singleton) and Liz Naveau (Parkes).

Sisters Cherish and Tamara Bright from Bathurst.

Peter and Gail Olive brought Nudge along for the fun to their second Trundle ABBA Festival.

Good friends Amy Iglewski and Cathy Rawsthorne, both of Parkes, bumped into one another at the Trundle ABBA Festival.

Parkes deputy mayor Barbara Newton dressed to the occasion for the Trundle ABBA Festival.

Margaret Apps from Windsor even brought little Chilli along to the Trundle ABBA Festival, dressing him up so he'd fit in.

What a festival this year’s Trundle ABBA Festival was!

The Parkes Champion Post was out and about Trundle on&nbsp;Saturday, capturing all the action from the festival’s main day.

Here’s just some of the thousands of festival goers who attended.

Other Trundle ABBA Festival photo galleries:<br>

<a href="http://www.parkeschampionpost.com.au/story/4645479/the-day-you-came-on-the-abba-train-photos-video/">The day you came on the ABBA train | Photos, video </a>

<a href="http://www.parkeschampionpost.com.au/story/4644639/thank-you-for-the-music-trundle-abba-festival-photos/">Thank you for the music Trundle ABBA Festival</a><br>

<a href="http://www.parkeschampionpost.com.au/story/4645403/does-your-mother-know-youre-at-the-trundle-abba-festival-photos/">Does your mother know you’re at the Trundle ABBA Festival?</a><br>

<a href="http://www.parkeschampionpost.com.au/story/4645486/head-over-heels-fashions-of-the-festival-photos-video/">Head over heels – Fashions of the Festival</a><br>

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Lieutenant Colonel Scott Fletcher before the Parkes annual Anzac Day march. Photo by Madeline Blackstock

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Parkes Public captains, Beth Deland and Ben Woolstencroft and Parkes High captains, Thomas Burkitt and Kelsey Mann shared what Anzac Day means to the modern youth of Parkes. Photo by Jenny Kingham and image supplied

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Trundle ABBA Festival 2017

Mamma Mia, what a festival | Photos

Here's who we captured out and about on Saturday at the 2017 Trundle ABBA Festival.

Trundle ABBA Festival 2017

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