Encounter Festival 2025
Schedule
Sat Sep 20 2025 at 12:00 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Flag Market | Preston, EN
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Ten years since the first Encounter Festival, we have an exciting extravaganza lined up for 2025, bringing music, motion and magic to the streets of Preston!Birley Street:
12.00 - 2.00pm | Rise and Lead Games
12.30 - 4.30pm | Magical Story Jars
12.30 - 4.30pm | Young Creative Centre
The Guild Lounge:
3.30 - 5.00pm | Rise and Lead Film Screening
Harris Street:
12.50 - 1.20pm | Closer To My Dreams
2.00 - 2.30pm | Rhythm of the Vardo
2.45 - 3.15pm | Closer To My Dreams
4.15 - 4.45pm | Rhythm of the Vardo
The Flag Market:
12.00 - 4.00pm | Let’s Grow Preston
12.00 - 5.30pm | Throne of Pledges
12.20 - 12.50pm | DanceSyndrome
12.55 - 1.15pm | Abhinandana Dance Academy
1.20 - 1.40pm | Hodge Podge
1.45 - 1.55pm | Ancient Giants Finale
2.00 - 2.45pm | Urooj Qawwal
3.05 - 3.35pm | Singing For Creative Health
3.50 - 4.00pm | Ancient Giants Finale
4.00 - 4.50pm | The Nia Reggae Band
4.50 - 5.20pm | Maypole Dancing Workshop
5.20 - 5.30pm | Green Pledge Reactivation
5.30 - 7.30pm | Music from County Pilots, DJ Connie Von D and Buddha
Walkabout:
1.35pm & 3.40pm | Ancient Giants
From 6.30pm | Stilt Walkers
Torchlight Procession:
7.15pm | Starts at Moor Park, finishes at the Flag Market
9pm | Fireworks
Head over to lancsencounter.co.uk to check out the full programme!
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Where is it happening?
The Flag Market, 30-31 Cheapside, Preston, PR1 2, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
