LUT 24 Locations 💡
Remember, our event is in 2 parts tomorrow evening!
💡 Kilverts Field, the Green just infront of the Yacht Club
💡 Grays Town Park
The event starts at Kilverts Field, 4:30pm - 6:15pm and then will be heading to Grays Town Park as a Lantern Parade via the High Street with a mix of footpaths and in-the-road walking in accordance with our rolling road closure.
🏁 Plan your movements accordingly, avoiding residential areas for parking!
💡 Arts Outburst | Start Thurrock | Riverside Community Grays Big Local | Thurrock Council | CM Production Management | Pif-Paf Theatre | Emergency Exit Arts | Same Sky | Official South Essex College | Essex & London Gaming Bus | Friends of Grays Town Park | Blatella Films | MEGA SEA NOISE
Arts Outburst present our FREE & Family Friendly Light Up Thurrock FINALE EVENT
FRIDAY 8th MARCH - Grays 🖤
Join us as we bring music, performance, light installations and visual art to Thurrock!💡
EVENT DETAILS BELOW ----------
💡4:30PM: GET READY!
Meet Arts Outburst & Official South Essex College at Kilverts Field anytime from 4:30pm to enjoy some pre-event entertainment and activity before the parade!
💡6PM: JOIN OUR LANTERN PARADE
Join Arts Outburst, Light Up Brass Band - MisLED and Same Sky with their incredible lanterns at Kilverts Field for 6pm.
* The parade will depart at 6:15pm.
MisLED will lead the parade via Grays High Street, past the Thameside Theatre and on to Grays Town Park where the event will continue... Anyone is welcome to join the parade, dress up nice ‘n bright and to bring along lanterns, the fairy lights, torches - the lot!
Staff and volunteers will marshall the route. Please note, the route has a mix of footpaths and road walking where suitable (within road closures).
💡7PM: THE EVENT CONTINUES ON...
The parade’s arrival at Grays Town Park will be marked with a performance by MisLEDbrass kicking the evening off, you are then invited to explore the space!
Explore Art Outburst’s own Community Arts staples, the return of the Neon Garden, a Selfie Station and our 2024 art piece, Faces of Thurrock. Enjoy Same Sky’s impressive lantern installations, Emergency Exit Arts' Butterflies... Pif-Paf Theatre’s Worker Moths, Face Painting and Dance Performances by Official South Essex College, we are even being joined by the Essex & London Gaming Bus. All of this and more...
Wanting to volunteer to help at the event? Contact the team!
🎥 Big shoutout to Blatella Films for the teaser, shot at LUT @ Tilbury Ferry Terminal this January, featuring Infinity Circus, MEGA SEA NOISE James, Light It Up Entertainment, Connor Turansky, Jetstream Tours, Arts Outburst, Arc Sound Audio, CM Production Management, LAZERIAN, Evewright
Confirmed. Infinity Circus will be joining us at Light Up Thurrock X Gravesham Light Festival REFLECTIONS @ Tilbury Cruise Terminal this Saturday with a variety of light-up circus skills!
The team will be present from 4:30pm > 7:30pm with, light art installations by Arc Sound Audio and Connor Turansky, performances by Infinity Circus and lantern making workshops with the Arts Outburst staff. Then between 5pm and 7pm, Light It Up Entertainment musicians and DJ @ will be bringing the Sounds of Ibiza to the Tilbury>Gravesend Ferry to head on over to #VisitGravesend and enjoy Gravesham's 2024 Light Festival REFLECTIONS, starting from 5:30pm in Gravesend.
💡 Arts Outburst | Start Thurrock
💡 CM Production Management
Arts Council England #letscreate #artsoutburst #aoblut #lightupthurrock #lightfestival #lut24 #thurrock #madeinthurrock #ArtsAndCulture
LUT24 - Watch this space!
It is officially LIGHT UP THURROCK season! 💡
All the good stuff will soon be revealed, so make sure you are following along to find out all the details...
- Light Up Events for all ages
- Professional Acts
- Artistic Light Exhibitions
- Creative workshops
ALL FOR FREE as we LIGHT UP THURROCK!
💡 Arts Outburst | Start Thurrock
Arts Council England #letscreate #artsoutburst #lightupthurrock #lut24
LUT23: Parade Details, Road Closures, Getting Here
Light Up Purfleet-on-Thames - Fri 17th March 💡
- Lantern Parade Details
Meeting @ Harris Academy 5:30pm
Parade starting @ 6:15pm, heading for High House Production Park
- Parade Route
Following London Road, LEFT onto Coniston Avenue, LEFT onto Windermere Avenue into High House Production Park.
- Road Closures
London Road between Harris Academy and Coniston Avenue will be closed in both directions between 6-7pm.
Roads affected: Beacon Hill, Linnet Way, Oakhill Road.
Botany Way still has access in/out from its RIGHT.
Coniston Avenue still has access in/out from its LEFT.
- Getting Here
The Lower Carpark is the only public parking at High House on Friday, accessible by HHPP main entrance on London Road.
If this is full, CarpetRight will be acting as the overflow car park, accessible via the A1090.
Purfleet-on-Thames is the nearest train station. Check C2C for service times.
The number 44 bus can transport you from Grays to Purfleet and is ideal for either HHPP or the Parade Meeting Point. Be sure to arrive prior to 6pm to avoid any disturbance from the road closures.
If you have any questions, you can contact the team below.
01375 386247 | [email protected]
Light Up Purfleet-on-Thames, Fri 17th March 💡
Lets talk road closures...
London Road between Harris Academy and Coniston Avenue will be closed in both directions between 6-7PM ONLY so that the public can safely complete the Light Up Lantern Parade.
Roads affected:
Beacon Hill, Linnet Way and Oakhill Road.
Botany Way will remain accessible from its RIGHT only.
Coniston Avenue will remain accessible from its LEFT only.
If you have any questions you can contact the team below.
01375 386247 | [email protected]
Light Up Purfleet-on-Thames - Fri 17th March 💡
Lets talk Lantern Parade route...
We will be meeting at Harris Academy Riverside from 5:30pm.
The parade will set off at 6:15pm for along London Road, taking a left onto Coniston Avenue, keeping left onto Windermere Avenue and arriving at High House Production Park to continue the event.
* The parade will be professionally led, with marshals on route. For the most part the parade will be within road closures, when we are out of said areas we will be sticking strictly to paved areas.
Remember those lanterns!
If you have any questions, you can contact the team below.
01375 386247 | [email protected]
Spark! Showreel Snippet 💡
A snippet of Sparks! Worldbeaters mega show reel... an amazing show of what is in store for Light Up Purfleet-on-Thames! 💡
The artists we have lined up for LUT23 are incredible, and you can witness them all for free at this family friendly, event right here in Purfleet-on-Thames on the 17th of March.
#lightupthurrock #lut23 #lightuppurfleet #artsoutburst #thurrock #community #ThingsToDoWithKids #lightfestival
"...They pack a LARGE SCALE punch!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Purfleet-on-Thames you are going to love this!
ARTIST REVEAL: Fri 24th Feb, 7pm here at Light Up Thurrock 💡
#lut23 #lightuppurfleet #lightupthurrock #community #artsoutburst
We cannot wait to shine some light on this one!
Purfleet-on-Thames, this is really exciting. We cannot wait to shine some light on this one...
ARTIST REVEAL: Fri 24th Feb, 7pm here at Light Up Thurrock 💡
#lut23 #lightuppurfleet #lightupthurrock #community #artsoutburst
