George s MUSIC Saturday 21 Apri Festiva DRAGONS St. DANCE EXHIBITIONS PA R A D E ART Orton Square and Cutura Quarter
Saturday 21 Apri 2018 Orton Square and Cutura Quarter Ceebrate St. George with free activities on Orton Square, Cutura Quarter and St. George s Area of Leicester. Orton Square 12noon Opening performance with Leicester Morris Men 12.30pm Wecome speech with The Lord Mayor of Leicester 12.35pm: Bi Brookman s fun show Expect madcap music and mirth, songs and stories based on St. George and the Dragon. 1pm: The Gruffao With his terribe tusks and caws, knobby knees, green wart on the end of his nose and purpe spikes a over his back, The Gruffao wi be making a persona appearance. 1pm: Baze the Dragon This magnificent friendy beast stands at 7 feet ta and is 13 feet wide, which means he' instanty capture your attention aong with his heper Pixie. 1.30pm: Maypoe dancing A fun opportunity to take part in this traditiona dance. Join in with the experienced dancers and take a turn around the maypoe. 2pm: Leicester Morris Men Traditiona dances for St. George with the ever popuar Leicester Morris Men. 2.30pm: Knights & princesses parade with Syvesta The Jester Join the parade of knights and princesses around Orton Square, ed by Syvesta the Leicester Jester. There wi be prizes for the best costumes. To enter pease go to Information point on Orton Square by 2.15pm. 2.50pm: Parade prize giving and dragon trai prize draw 3pm: The Gruffao 3pm: Baze the Dragon 3.30pm: Maypoe dancing A fina chance to dance around the maypoe. 4pm 5pm: Bi Brookman s fun show & fok dancing finae Take part in a mass fok dance with a of the days characters, performers and musicians for a rousing finae.
Aso on Orton Square Bi Brookman and friends street arts: Chidren s arts activities, circus skis, baoon modeing & giant bubbes. Genii Productions: Arts tent fu of activities with ots of things to draw and make, incuding shieds for young knights and decorations for young princesses. The Book Bus: Books to read and storyteing sessions. Face Painting: Based in the Arts tent. Christopher's Caterpiars 11am, 2pm & 4pm Curve Topsy Turvy Theatre returns with everyone s favourite guinea pig in his atest adventure Tickets: 6 curveonine.co.uk Makers Yard 12noon - 2.30pm See a dragon in his air and coect your dragon trai name. Open Studios and workshops 12noon 6pm Across the Cutura Quarter Famiy workshops & exhibitions 11am LCB Depot Pop in to LCB Depot for art based famiy activities, instrument making and sing aong workshops. View Roy Bizey s Aspects of Print coection in the Lightbox Gaery and Priya Mistry 'LAB of Pay and Labour' in Lightbox. Reax at Gray s Coffee Shop & Kitchen open for fresh seasona food, refreshments and free Wi-Fi. Two Queens Gaery Take a sneak peek behind the scenes at Two Queens artist-run gaery and studios, and see work in progress by resident artists and associate members. Giant Drawing famiy workshop (ages 4+) 12noon - 4pm Caire Davies: The Vaey of Lost Things exhibition 12noon - 6pm Caire Davies: The Ummm Series performance 5pm - 6pm wi be making persona appearances at intervas throughout the day!
Festiva printmaking 12.30pm 3pm Leicester Print Workshop Design your own dragon using reief printing technique, add your design to our giant tapestry being made on the day and make your own prints to take away. Aso view Aspects of Print by Roy Bizey in the exhibition space. St George's weekend beer & gin festiva Open Friday, Saturday & Sunday The Exchange Join in the festivities with a weekend of brewers, acoustic sessions and entertainment. Friday 20 Apri: Acoustic Sessions hosted by Kenny Wison 8.30pm Saturday 21 Apri: Acoustic Sessions 3pm - 6pm and Stoned Cherries 8pm Sunday 22 Apri: Acoustic Sessions hosted by Andy Griffiths 3pm - 6pm with quiz and 1 a pint for Sup Up Sunday. Fok session 5.30pm onwards The Ae Wagon The Ae Wagon is a traditiona Engish pub offering fine rea aes. Aways a popuar way of rounding off a fun day with rousing singing and great musicians, bring an instrument or just join in with the singing and merriment. Dragon Trai Using the specia map, be guided to key ocations to find the hidden dragons. Once you have coected a the names, take your sheet to the Information Point on Orton Square where you wi be entered into the prize draw. Dragon Trai maps wi be avaiabe on the day from the Information Point on Orton Square from 12 noon and aso avaiabe to downoad in advance from visiteicester.info. The prize draw wi take pace at 2.50pm Leicester Cathedra Leicester Scouts St. George Parade Sunday 22 Apri From 11am Across the city centre. Leicester Market St. George Fights the Dragon Monday 23 Apri 11am & 1pm Come to Leicester Market to cheer on St. George as he rescues a damse in distress from the dastardy dragon.
r St. George s Festiva Saturday 21 Apri 2018 Event Time Where St. George beer & gin festiva Friday Sunday The Exchange Christopher s Caterpiars 11am, 2pm & 4pm Curve Famiy activities, workshop & exhibition 11am 4pm LCB Depot Festiva aunch & wecome 12noon Orton Square Bi Brookman street arts 12noon 4pm Orton Square Genii art tent 12noon 4pm Orton Square Book bus 12noon 4pm Orton Square Face painting 12noon 4pm Orton Square Open studios and workshops 12noon 6pm Two Queens Gaery Festiva printmaking 12.30pm 3pm Leicester Print Workshop Bi Brookman s fun show 12.35pm Orton Square The Gruffao 1pm Orton Square Baze the Dragon 1pm Orton Square Maypoe dancing 1.30pm Orton Square Leicester Morris Men 2pm Orton Square Knights and princesses parade 2.30pm Orton Square Parade and dragon trai prize draw 2.50pm Orton Square The Gruffao 3pm Orton Square Baze the Dragon 3pm Orton Square Maypoe dancing 3.30pm Orton Square Bi Brookman s fun finae 4pm 5pm Orton Square Fok sessions 5.30pm onward The Ae Wagon Leicester Scouts St. George s Parade Sunday 22 Apri Leicester Cathedra From 11am St. George fights the dragon Monday 23 Apri Leicester Market 11am & 1pm
Train Station St. George s Festiva For detais of how to get to the event by pubic transport, teephone Trave Line on 0871 200 2233 For further information on Leicester s St. George s Festiva: T: 0116 299 4444 E: info@visiteicester.info W: visiteicester.info eicesterfestivas eicesterfest St. George s Festiva is organised by Leicester City Counci. For genera information regarding the organisation of the festiva emai festivas@eicester.gov.uk or teephone 0116 454 3600. A detais are correct at time of going to print. We apoogise for any changes which may be necessary.