WARRINGTON Arts Festival starts on Friday with a host of activities over the following nine days.
There will be 21 events/installations at 10 venues in the town centre over nine days
It all starts with a night at the museum like no other organised by the Night People on Friday.
Then this weekend sees a variety of free events across Queen's Gardens with the Family Garden Party.
Here is the timetable for Saturday and Sunday at Queen's Gardens.
Saturday 20 July
11.30am Bring Back Old Billy parade
12.15pm Step Hop House by Folk Dance Remixed
1.30pm The Bobbysocks live set
2.45pm Batida Rio Samba Band
4pm Step Hop House by Folk Dance Remixed
Throughout the day..
Tale Traders Story Stall with Story Stitchers
Warrington: Rubber Stamped art Workshop with Sam Selley
Birds of Paradise - stilt walkabout act
Singing Circle with the Singing Mammas
Craft workshops/bubbles/face painting
Sunday 21 July
12pm Queen of Hearts by The Birdcage Stage
12.30pm Everywhere's a Beach by Hikapee
1.15pm Young Producers Takeover
2.25pm Everywhere's a Beach by Hikapee
3.15pm Queen of Hearts by The Birdcage Stage
4.15pm Birdy Disco finale
Throughout the day...
Bird headdress workshops
Dragon and Unicorn walkabout acts
Queen of Hearts walkabout acts
A full timetable for Warrington Arts Festival
Bring Back Old Billy exhibition, from Friday, 19 July, Warrington Museum
Aphrodite‘s House Party, Friday 19 July, 7pm, Warrington Museum
Family Garden Party, Saturday and Sunday, 20 and 21 July, 12 – 5pm, Queens Gardens
Young Producers x Tony Green: Squiggle, Saturday and Sunday, 20 and 21 July, 11am – 3pm, Golden Square
Lilo Lost It! Monday, 22 July, 10.15am and 1.15pm, Warrington Museum
The Soapbox, Monday, 22 July, to Thursday, 25 July, 12-1pm each day, various locations
The Business of Love, Tuesday 23, 7pm, Pyramid Arts Centre
Cloudscapes, Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24, 2.30 – 5pm each day, Sky Garden (free be you must book)
An Evening with Dross, Wednesday 24, 7pm, Pyramid Arts Centre
Disunited Jukebox: A 21st Century Opera, Thursday, 25, 7.30pm, Parr Hall
Untold Orchestra x Ghetto Fabulous: Icons, Friday, 26 July, 7.30pm, Parr Hall
Warrington Open Exhibition, Preview Thursday 25 July, 7 to 9pm, exhibition continues until 29 September, Warrington Museum
No Dragon No Lion, Saturday 27 July, 5pm, Time Square
Gorilla Circus: Unity, Saturday 27 July, 3pm and 8.45pm, Bank Park
Oh Warry Warry, Friday 19 to 27 July, durational, Golden Square
I Am Because You Are, Friday 19 to 27 July, durational, Golden Square
Blissed Out, Friday 19-27 July, durational, Golden Square
<Signs Of The Time> Friday, 19 to 27 July, durational, various locations
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