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Festival 8 2016
Festival 8 is a celebration. A celebration of the senses. A coming together of like minded souls to share, connect and participate in many entertainments for the heart, body and soul. From beautiful sights to engaging sounds, from body tingling dance to tantalising tastes. Food for the mind, sustenance for the heart and inspiration of the spirit.
Participation is the key that will open many of the delights of this festival from workshops to walkabouts, joining in will be part of the fun. We want people to really feel that this is their festival, one they can join in with and even influence with a Sunday Afternoon forum to meet with the organisers!
The fun begins on Friday 15th July 2016 and goes through until late Sunday 17th July. There will be a small closing ceremony on the Monday at 11am. ( We recommend you arrange to leave work early on the Friday and have Monday off work!)
This is a quality family festival providing boutique facilities and tent loads of entertainment. If it rains, no problem we will have it covered! There will be things to do for younger ones as well as plenty of entertainments for older children. For the big kids (adults) there will be a diverse line up of music, cabaret, art, talks, poetry, theatre and many other interactive entertainments including a giant maze!
Many of Friday and Saturdays workshops will be focused around creating decorations, instruments, costumes, learning dance moves chants and percussion rhythms, enabling you to become part of the spectacular figure 8 parade that winds its way around the festival leading to an evening show with the Earthbound Misfits Circus, fireworks and lighting of the sacred fire.
This is a boutique festival with a desire to bring together people who really know how to join in and celebrate the senses.
Set in a magical grove of yew, beech & ash, festival 8 is small enough to be very friendly, but with lots of things going on that you would expect find at larger festivals.
The Party Barn offers an often warm and always dry place to enjoy the music and sample from the bar, including real ales and ciders.
The Circus Big Top, affectionally known as Betty is the home of the main stage, which is a giant pirate ship.
The Woodland Stage set under a tree canopy will be hosted by Speak Easy on the Friday and Saturday and will feature many acoustic acts.
There is a health and well being area including a wood fired hot tub and many types of natural treatment as well as a fully working hair salon and special effects make up studio. There will be a number of separate talks and music too.
Tucked on the edge of the health and well being area, you will find, in the old octagonal well house, an onsite art gallery run by Abbey Walk Gallery, displaying and selling a selection of local artists work and is the meeting place for the watercolour painting classes!
Scattered around the main field in the grove of trees you will find lots of stalls, the and the Pop Up Marquee which will be home to many different workshops and impromptu performances. Be sure to explore the woodland walk which has other stalls and art installations.
Please look around the web site for top tips about events and happenings that are going on and to see some of the other great things you can get involved in, like the paint fight, mud wrestling, pirate sunday and find out why you should bring yellow and green clothes.
This festival might not be for everyone, but for the people that get it, then it will be the best festival they have ever attended and helped happen. We look forward to meeting many like minded souls to share the love, inspiration and creativity that is FESTIVAL 8.
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LocationCabourne Parva (View)
Riby Road
Cabourne LN76DR
United Kingdom
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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