NEW BRIGHTON ONE COMMUNITY ARTS FESTIVAL
Schedule
Sat Jul 13 2024 at 11:00 am to 09:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Victoria Quarter New Brighton | Wallasey, EN
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Monday 8th July -Saturday 13th July 2024C-Change are proud to be hosting the New Brighton Arts Festival as part of Wirral’s ‘Borough of Culture’ activities this year, bringing you an exciting, week-long celebration of the Arts. from Monday 8-13th July across various locations New Brighton.
Events throughout the week are designed to bring our local community together, providing a platform for local children, adults and professional artists to collaborate and perform together, culminating in the incredible ‘One Community Street Party’ in the Victoria Quarter in New Brighton on Saturday 13th July 11am-9pm a free family festival for the whole community to enjoy!
Events across the week range from choir performances, a commissioned piece of theatre about New Brighton, a comedy night, an evening of spoken word, a showcase of amazing bands from across the borough and will finish with a free family festival on Victoria Rd; headlined by the chart-topping Liverpool band ‘Space’, who famously sang ‘Female of the Species’ and ‘The Ballad of Tom Jones’ in the 90’s.
At the finale on Sat 13th July there will be 2 live stages of music, dance and entertainment; a kids and creative zone, both with a wealth of free activities for children, there will be live street art being created by famous street artists, performances from the renowned Samba Livre Liverpool Brazilian Dancers, the Katumba Drummers and Movema Dance who will be hosting live dance workshops; and a whole host of local amazing artist showcasing amazing dance performances and live music.
Andy Moor, CEO of HFCMAT and C-Change lead: “We believe that Creativity, Community and Culture are key to making a change in the lives of young people and are proud to launch our annual Arts Festival this year, bringing different generations together to celebrate the fantastic creative community we have here in New Brighton. We are excited to bring a host of professional artists to New Brighton to help us grow the cultural opportunities in the area”.
Wirral Council “The council are proud to support this wonderful festival as part of the wider celebrations for the Borough of Culture this year. We have an incredible opportunity to make the most of the town’s cultural and heritage assets to develop new and fun experiences for local people and visitors to enjoy. Celebrating New Brighton’s history, telling our story in new ways and energising our communities through cultural experiences has never been more important as we recover from the pandemic and look ahead to the future.”
Equilibrium North West CIC said “We love organising and collaborating with these community events. It will be great fun, there is some incredible talent in our communities and the Arts are the best ways for us to all express ourselves. We always make it our greatest ambition to put as much on free for people and families to access. We really hope it brings people together, to sing, dance and make happy memories.”
For a full breakdown of all the events, please see www.hfcmat.com/new-brighton-arts-festival/ which details events, venues and where to get tickets. We hope to see you there.
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Where is it happening?
Victoria Quarter New Brighton, 94 Victoria Road, Wallasey, CH45 2, United Kingdom,WallaseyEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
