Liberation Festival 2026

At great request!

Join us on the 18th April!

This is a 'warm-up' event in preparation for our annual Liberation Day Celebration, which will be held on Saturday, 25th April, at Exeter Phoenix (see more detasils below).

THIS EVENT IS PART OF A SERIES OF 'CULTURAL CAFES' EVENTS THAT NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AND HUT HAVE BEEN DOING IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. A PROJECT SUPPORTED BY DEVON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, TO GIVE A CHANCE FOR PEOPLE TO MEET, SHARE FOOD AND ENJOY MUSIC/ DANCE AND CREATIVITY. THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL, BUT WE STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO BOOK A SLOT FOR OUR DANCE AND MUSIC WORKSHOPS- YOU DON'T NEED TO BOOK FOR THE CRAFT WORKSHOP OR TO DROP BY AND SAY HI.

• dance, percussion and singing workshop with Trikkeballakke and La Tarantella Exeter
• art and craft workshop with local Italian artist Beatrice Corsetti
• Light Italian snacks and good company!

• PLEASE BOOK TO ATTEND OUR DANCE AND PERCUSSION WORKSHOP, FROM 2 TO 4PM
• THE WORKSHOPS WILL FINISH BY 4 PM
• THE CRAFT WORKSHOP WILL START AT 4.30 PM. WE WILL BE CREATING BEAUTIFUL ORIGAMI TO DECORATE THE ROOM FOR THE 25TH APRIL CELEBRATION!
• SNACKS WILL BE SERVED BY 5 PM, WHILE SOME MUSIC AND CHAT WILL HAPPEN!
• THE PARTICIPATION IN THE CRAFT WORKSHOP WILL BE ON A FIRST COME- FIRST SERVED BASIS - YOU DON'T NEED TO BOOK FOR THIS
• COME BY 4.30 PM TO TAKE PART IN THE ART WORKSHOP AND TO EAT SOME SNACKS. LIMITED PROVISIONS :)
• THE EVENT WILL FINISH BY 6PM

CHILDREN WELCOME

OUR SECOND DAY OF EVENT WILL BE HELD AT EXETER PHOENIX- WORKSHOP ROOM- TICKETS ARE LIMITED!

• 25TH APRIL- FESTA DI LIBERAZIONE- THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT! £12 TICKETS, YOU CAN BRING CHILDREN UNDER 5 ALONG FOR FREE.
• AS EVERY YEAR, WE WANT TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO FOUGHT TO LIBERATE ITALY FROM NAZI/FASCISM DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT US IN THIS VERY DIFFICULT MOMENT IN HISTORY.
• WE WILL HAVE OUR OWN TRIKKEBALLAKE FAMILY TO ENTERTAIN US WITH SOME MUSIC FROM SOUTHERN ITALY, AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRY OUT THE DANCE STEPS, IF YOU HAVE TAKEN PART IN OUR WORKSHOP ON THE 18TH!
• WE WILL ALSO READ SOME POETRY AND TEXTS BY ITALIAN AUTHORS
• WE WILL HAVE SOME WONDERFUL ITALIAN LIGHT SNACKS AVAILABLE TOO

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