Macclesfield Barnaby Festival 2014

 

 

Spanning 3 weekends, Barnaby Festival features around 100 events, exhibitions and activities. Many events and all exhibitions are FREE!

 

Visual Arts Weekend (arty events, activities and happenings) Sat 14-Sun 15 June
Big Weekend (jam-packed with comedy, music, art, performance, film and festivities) Fri 20-Sun 22 Jun
Music Fringe (the best of live and local music in Macc) Fri 27-Sun 29 June

 

HIGHLIGHTS

The Blockheads living legends play classic hits and new materials (Fri 20 June)

Shappi Khorsandi Live “Britain’s best young female comic by any yardstick” (Sat 21 June)

Tim Burgess (The Charlatans), Jake Evans and Mike Garry (God is a Manc) perform with a string quartet arranged by Joe Duddell in atmospheric Christ Church (Sun 22 June)

Carnival Parade ‘industry’ themed with fab floats and costumes: steam engines to silk looms and scientists to steampunk FREE

Tim Peaks Diner Tim Burgess (The Charlatans) hosts 2 days of music, conversation, special guests, amazing cakes and damn fine coffee! FREE

Street Fest & Stage music, entertainment & street shows FREE

Jeremy Deller’s Turner prize-winning acid house/brass band fusion Acid Brass play Christ Church FREE

Hive of Industry family-friendly activities, craft & fun FREE

Stan Tracey’s Jazz Suite ‘Under Silk Wood’

Morella: Passages from a Gothic Opera (premiere)

Under Silk Wood A tale of the streets and characters of Macclesfield (premiere)

Learn to Love Science The Science Busker reloaded FREE

Feast @ Barnaby local food & drink on Christ Church lawns, entry FREE

Barnaby Sunday Lunch local food and drink on Christ Church lawns, entry FREE

Macc Nav Challenge urban orienteering

Adam Gorb’s Silk Impressions by KEMS Orchestra FREE 

35+ Art Exhibitions headlined by nationally renowned artists FREE

PLUS… Pants on Fire Fibbing Contest , Poetry Trail, Not Forgotten War Memorials Walk, Shonaleigh Storyteller, Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, FlashPod!, The Great Barnaby Treasure Hunt, The Revenge of Mr Trout!, I’m All Right Jack and much more…

 For more information and tickets: www.barnabyfestival.org.uk