We're bringing in the warmth with a food-themed jamboree adding a bit of spice to heat up these winter months. Festa Fiesta is an exciting mix of afternoon entertainment featuring dance, cooking workshops, headdress making, art trails, performances and more. A guaranteed day of fun for all the family to keep those winter chills at bay.
Community Stalls 12pm - 4pm: KnowU - Wellbeing Checks and Family Hubs
Workshops - On the Huh Productions - Make Your Own 80s Workout Video, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust - Smoothie Bike, Bicycle Board Game, Upcycled Crafts with Bike Parts, Cycle Repair Workshops, Zumba with Tanya, Circus Skills Workshops, Bamboo Shaker Making, Carnival Headdress Making, African Drumming Workshop with Dumisani African Drumming Group
Performances - Ivy Aphrodite - East Anglia’s Androgynous Femme-Fatale Drag Artist (Expect singalong songs, Conga lines and Limbo battles), Pantasy Steel Band, The Drum Babas, Bakehouse does Ready Steady Cook ft. Pancake Race
A Free / Pay What You Can vegetarian family style buffet will be provided by Bakehouse using fresh nutritious ingredients to make a balanced meal, with free recipe cards. Out There Arts will also be selling healthy snacks, and a selection of hot and cold drinks.
Bakehouse Menu: Vegetarian Buffet with Free Recipes Cards
Minestrone soup: vegetable soup with pasta and beans
Focaccia: Italian bread
Pesto Roasted broccoli salad
Warm fruit compote and vanilla and cinnamon yoghurt
PROGRAMME
The Drill House
All day (12pm - 4pm): Free / Pay What You Can Bakehouse Buffet, community Stalls; Freedom Leisure, Cultural Connections Volunteering, DIAL, GYROS, Fulfilment in Nature, KnowU Wellbeing Checks, Family Hubs, Biofluorescent Tent, Silent Disco
| TIME | ACTIVITY |
| 12.00 | Drop-in workshops: Bamboo Musical Shakers, Make Your Own 80s Workout Video, Carnival Headdress Making, Facepainting, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust: Roadside Repairs, Smoothie Bike, Bicycle Obstacle Course, Journey Planning, Upcycle Arts & Crafts (3h 30mins) Circus Skills Workshop (30 mins) |
| 12.30 | Drillaz Student Pop-up Performance (5 mins) |
| 12.35 | Ivy Aphrodite Conga & Singalong (15 mins) |
| 12.50 | Zumba with Tanya Workshop (30 mins) |
| 13.20 | Drillaz Student Pop-up Performance (5 mins) |
| 13.30 | Pantasy Steel Band (20 mins) & Drillaz Circus Skills Workshop (30 mins) |
| 13.50 | Next Gen Circus - Aerial Performances (15 mins) |
| 14.00 | Ivy Aphrodite Limbo & Singalong (15 mins) |
| 14.15 | Drillaz Student Pop-up Performance (5 mins) |
| 14.20 | Bakehouse Pancake Race (10 mins) |
| 14.30 | Dumisani African Drumming Group - African Drumming Workshop (30 mins) |
| 15.00 | Community Parade (Drill House - York Road - Dene Side - King Street - York Road - Drill House) (30 mins) |
| 15.30 | The Drum Babas / PanAfro Band (30 mins) |
St George’s Plaza & King Street
All day (12pm - 4pm): Actual Reality Arcade featuring Pong, Tetris, Invaders, Whack, Breakout, and the King Street Art Trail
| TIME | ACTIVITY |
| 12.00 | Pantasy Steel Band Static Pop-up on St George's Plaza and King Street (45 mins) |
| 13.00 | Drillaz Pop-up Performance (15 mins) |
| 13.15 | Circus Skills Workshops (30 mins) |
| 13.45 | Drillaz Pop-up Performance (5 mins) |
| 14.00 | Zumba with Tanya Workshop (30 mins) & Drillaz Pop-up Performance (5 mins) |
| 14.35 | Pantasy Steel Band Static Pop-up on St George's Plaza and King Street (1h) |
Festa Fiesta is funded by Historic England, through the UK Government's Know Your Neighbourhood Fund
Road Closure Letter for Residents and Businesses
We are dedicated to bringing more arts and culture to your neighbourhood, as well as minimising disruptions to your everyday life. Please read the Road Closure Letter for Residents and Businesses Letter for more details.
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