Warwick District CultureFest 2022

16/08/2022

Fancy some live entertainment this weekend?

Check out ‘Songs In Common’ (Sat 20 Aug), which features celebrated Warwick multi-instrumentalist Anna Ryder, with Sunjay, a British-Asian Blues guitarist and singer, appearing together for the first time: https://bit.ly/3vlKPGL

Or join Mikron Theatre Company at Leamington’s beautiful Foundry Wood for ‘Red Sky at Night’ (Sun 21 Aug) for a theatre performance about the wild and wonderful world of weather: https://bit.ly/3A7ggr7

15/08/2022

It's the final week of but we’ve still got a packed programme of events and activities to inspire and entertain!

‘Race to the Finish’ (daily until 20 Aug) is a family event where you can design, play, compete or simply watch games and esports: https://bit.ly/3vQlsxn

Warwickshire Pride Festival’ (20 Aug) is a colourful celebration of LGBT+ life and culture: https://bit.ly/3Szzmxr

‘War of the Roses LIVE’ at Warwick Castle brings this the iconic history to life before your eyes: https://bit.ly/3zTj5el (see website for times and dates)

‘Islamic Cultural Exhibition’ (20 Aug) invites you to learn the history of Islam, its links with the Commonwealth, the uniqueness of the Holy Qur’an, Islam’s place with respect to other major faiths of the world: https://bit.ly/3AjziuH

Check out our website (https://bit.ly/3C3VSZB) for the full programme, including FREE exhibitions and tours and trails.

13/08/2022

Not part of the programme, but too good not to share 👇🏻

Warwick Court Leet’s Classic Car Show will be held in Market Square from 7am this Sunday, 14th August!

11/08/2022

Pop down to the in today to see the Monte Carlo Rally winning Mini of 1964, presented by British Motor Museum as part of Warwick Esports 'Race to the Finish' event: https://bit.ly/3vQlsxn

10/08/2022

OUR BROCHURE IS OUT!
Plan your weekend by picking up a paper copy or by simply downloading our online brochure. Visit www.artinpark.co.uk/brochure to download the pdf.🌼🎶🎵

09/08/2022

Singer - songwriters at large! 11 days until our next 'Musical Exchanges' concert, with the super-talented annA rydeR and Sunjay. Hear them play on each other's songs as well as delivering their own unique compositions.

https://www.wegottickets.com/event/552125

09/08/2022

The Commonwealth Games may be over, but we’ve still got a packed programme of exhibitions, self-led tours and trails, gigs, workshops, theatre, festivals, and events to keep you entertained over the next two weeks!

Here's a quick round-up of the programme...

Exhibitions:

- Alternative Leamington (https://bit.ly/3QrLPS0)
- Caitriona Dunnett at Hill Close Gardens (https://bit.ly/3JDVe6Q)
- Calling Leamington (https://bit.ly/3zI1Xbk)
- On Yer Bike! at Market Hall Museum (https://bit.ly/3JH3YZU)
- Modern Pre-Raphaelite Visionaries: British Art 1880 - 1930 (https://bit.ly/3p5taQj)

Self-led tours and trails:

- Brink Street Art Tour (https://bit.ly/3vNmWZe)
- Public Art Map (https://bit.ly/3zAyIHm)
- Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum's People and Places (https://bit.ly/3PcIKEl)
- Warwick's Unbelievable History (https://bit.ly/3A9zY5y)
- Right Up Craig and Johnathan's Street (https://bit.ly/3djiryT)
- Leamington History Group's Commonwealth Town Trail (https://bit.ly/3zL9eXK)

Music:

- Bollywood Dance Night (https://bit.ly/3QbcTW1)
- Jamaican Food and Music Night (https://bit.ly/3C8P1yb)
- Songs in Common (https://bit.ly/3BNM6ut)
- Song-writing with Michael Luntley (https://bit.ly/3QwLa1O)
- Music Improvisation Workshop by Interplay Jazz (https://bit.ly/3bF1aQt)

Theatre:

- Mikron Theatre's Red Sky at Night (https://bit.ly/3A7ggr7)

Festivals:

- Leamington Art in the Park Festival (https://bit.ly/3bG9gIt)
- Warwickshire Pride Festival (https://bit.ly/3Szzmxr)

History / heritage:

- Warwick Castle's The Legend of The Dragon Slayer (https://bit.ly/3JEjS7p)
- Windows Into the Past (https://bit.ly/3dhyQns)

Public Art:

- Warwick Colour Palette (https://bit.ly/3vRdsvN)
- Play, Me Leamington... (https://bit.ly/3Pee9Gm)
- The Royal Leamington Spa Colour Palette (https://bit.ly/3bGKRCF)
- Finding Leamington (https://bit.ly/3vPD1xc)

Events:

- On yer bike! On-road Cycle Ride (https://bit.ly/3QfhF4S)
- Warwick Esports' Race to the Finish (https://bit.ly/3vQlsxn)

12th Aug 2022 Location: Warwick Time: 20:15 - 22:00 A truly epic show! Cost: £12.50, £19, £25, 32, £36, £95 Experience an unforgettable evening of captivating storytelling, fearless fighting, majestic horses & thrilling battles all set around the local legend of Guy of Warwick and his quest to ...

06/08/2022

Visiting Warwick this weekend for the Birmingham 2022 Cycling Road Races? Check out the ‘On Yer Bike!’ exhibition at Market Hall Museum (https://bit.ly/3Q2JFZ3), Warwick Institute of Engagement's ‘Culture Cycle’ workshop in St Nicholas Park (https://bit.ly/3db4Byt), and the Garden Party at St John’s House (https://bit.ly/3BHCLEj). Artist Caitriona Dunnett is exhibiting at Hill Close Gardens too (https://bit.ly/3QpfsmV)!

Cycling in to Warwick? Here’s some information about roads and cycle parking https://bit.ly/3SGlHou

04/08/2022

We are delighted that Warwick Institute of Engagement are bringing their new 'Culture Cycle' to the district this weekend!

It's a participatory artwork that highlights the region’s history of cycling, stained-glass windows and innovative manufacturing.

Travelling by bicycle, the team will be bringing an interactive, mobile workshop collecting contributions from people in the community.

Participants will be asked to design and create their own ‘stained glass’ panel in relation to their culture and what it means to them.

This is a FREE, drop-in workshop with no need to book.

The final collection will continue to tour the region before finding a final exhibition space.

Culture Cycle is taking place:

10am - 4pm, Saturday 6 August at St Nicholas Park, Warwick (by the children's playground)

10am - 4pm, Sunday 7 August, Leamington Festival Site, Pump Room Gardens
https://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/events/event/285/culturefestculture_cycleWe

03/08/2022

Love street art? Check out Brink’s new Royal Leamington Spa Street Art Trail!

Download a printable version at https://bit.ly/3Js9X4x or collect a FREE map at Leamington Festival Site’s information stand at the Pump Room Gardens.

03/08/2022

University of Warwick to host free esports event in Leamington this month as part of !

https://www.warwickshireworld.com/news/people/university-to-host-free-esports-event-in-leamington-this-month-3791107

The University of Warwick is inviting people to the Pump Rooms between August 11 to 20 to pick up a controller and experience its pioneering gaming technology

03/08/2022

Did you see Leamington and the Festival Site on ITV Central last night?

You can see it here for the next few hours:

https://t.co/rWYUwKXlCh

The full 30 minute programme which is on air at 6pm on weekdays is generally available here for 24 hours. | ITV News Central

02/08/2022

Join us this Sunday for the Garden Party @ St John’s House as we celebrate the Cycling Road Race events taking place in Warwick, as part of Birmingham 2022 Part of Warwick District CultureFest 2022 Good Food Cartel Cafe2U UK Warwick Annie's Antics

01/08/2022

Want to find out about Leamington's past connections, including the Royal Pump Rooms, the Town Hall, Imperial House and the Commonwealth Club?

Check out Leamington History Group's 'Commonwealth Town Trail' (https://bit.ly/3zktyzb) and 'Commonwealth Trail Exhibition' (https://bit.ly/3cVxte6) presented in collaboration with Arts Trail Studios Leamington.

You are also invited along to the launch event too! 🍷🍾

01/08/2022

Heading over to Warwick this week? In addition to watching live sport on the big screen at the Festival Site in Market Square, there's a fun programme of events and activities:

Mon 1: Fitness Works Gym
Tue 2: Warwick Hockey Club
Wed 3: Smoothie Bikes & Warwick Lantern Rouge Cycle Club
Thu 4: Warwick Boat Club
Fri 5: Talking Birds' Come Bowl with Me street theatre
Sat 6: Market Day
Sun 7: Birmingham 2022's Road Race Day

30/07/2022

Visiting Leamington for the first time for the Commonwealth Games?

invite you to join them for a FREE walking tour, where you will be introduced to the town’s history as a spa and to the modern town with its many attractions.

You will visit some of Leamington’s cultural assets, including Victoria Park, the Pump Room Gardens, , Jephson Gardens, the River Leam, Mill Bridge, the Elephant Wash, , and Leamington’s famous Parade.

https://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/events/event/268/culturefest_the_leamington_societys_welcome_walking_tours

29th Jul 2022 Location: Leamington Spa Time: 11:00 - 15:45 Visiting Royal Leamington Spa for the first time? Welcome! Cost: FREE. Advance booking required The Leamington Society invites you to join them for a walking tour, to be introduced to the town’s history as a spa and to the modern town wi...

29/07/2022

If you enjoyed the live jazz and bhangra dancing at Leamington’s Festival Site last night, then you’re going to love our upcoming programme of gigs and workshops!

- Jazz Meets Dancehall (6 Aug) https://bit.ly/3zHWT7V
- Indian Jazz Fusion (10 Aug): https://bit.ly/3JdExPe
- Song-writing with Michael Luntley (16 Aug): https://bit.ly/3oGmOGY
- Bollywood Dance Taster Workshop (17 Aug): https://bit.ly/3vld1K7
- Songs in Common (20 Aug): https://bit.ly/3vlKPGL

29/07/2022

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Our piano at the pump rooms has been moved into the festival site in the pump room gardens. Find it there and have a play! And, if you can, record it and tag us on here!

27/07/2022

We are delighted to introduce you to two new pieces of programme!

Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum have developed a new ‘People and Places’ self-led trail, which encourages you to find out about the people who helped shape Royal Leamington Spa via augmented reality and your own mobile devices: https://bit.ly/3zfRSBY

And Heritage and Culture Warwickshire invite you to join them in the gardens of St John’s House to celebrate the Women’s and Men’s Road Race events - taking place in Warwick as part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Soak up the atmosphere in the grounds of this iconic venue and enjoy some street food, coffee, soft drinks and ice cream. https://bit.ly/3b7ytLC

26/07/2022

We can't wait to take over the big screens at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Festival Sites in 's Market Square and 's Pump Room Gardens this Thursday!

Between 10am and 4pm, we are proud to present locally made films and animations alongside new work commissioned by Birmingham 2022 Festival.

You can see the full line-up here: https://bit.ly/3BcbGci

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26/07/2022

Not only did Emily Kaye Illustration produce a fabulous mural for us at Leamington Spa Station, but she's also been part of Play, Me Leamington... Rotary Street Pianos.

Travel to Leamington, see the mural & find all the beautiful pianos painted by young local artists.

Warwick District CultureFest 2022 Rotary Club of Leamington

26/07/2022

It's a bit damp outside. Fear not, we've got some FREE exhibitions in and , both with wonderful cafes on site:

Market Hall Museum is presenting an exhibition celebrating the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Cycling Road Race Events coming to Warwick this summer! The exhibition tells the story of the history of cycling, with Warwickshire at its heart, and showcases a number of star cycles, including a boneshaker, a Chopper, a Royal Mail postal bike and a bicycle frame made of bamboo! Find out more: https://bit.ly/3b6xbAA

Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum's new show, ‘Modern Pre-Raphaelite Visionaries’, offers you the chance to rediscover a host of ‘forgotten’ British artists working at the turn of the twentieth century. Artists include Frederick Cayley Robinson, Evelyn Pickering De Morgan and Charles Ricketts. These artists sought to understand their place in the changing modern world by re-examining the nostalgic and romantic art of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The exhibition is a rare opportunity to see the Gallery’s important collection of Modern Pre-Raphaelite artwork in the context of significant loans from around the country including works from Tate, the British Museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Manchester Art Gallery and many more. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3vf4xnL

2nd Jul 2022 Location: Warwick Time: 10:00 - 17:00 A free exhibition celebrating the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Cycling Road Race Events coming to Warwick this summer! Cost: Free Located on the ground floor of Market Hall Museum, the exhibition tells the story of the history of cycling, wit...

25/07/2022

Looking for FREE things to do this week? Why not explore Warwick District's four towns with free self-led tours and a locally made podcast:

- Brink Contemporary Arts's Street Art Tour: https://bit.ly/3Q9NA6n
- Warwick’s Unbelievable History: https://bit.ly/3J0r7pX
- Warwick District CultureFest 2022's Public Art Map https://bit.ly/3J3daYc
- Right Up Craig and Johnathan's Street: https://bit.ly/3opBpqb

16th Jul 2022 Location: Leamington Spa Time: 0:00 - 0:00 Download and listen to six FREE podcasts that explore the streets of Leamington, Warwick, Kenilworth and Whitnash via two restored Raleigh Magnums. Cost: FREE The lockdown wanderings and restoration projects of two residents has inspired a ser...

23/07/2022

Thanks to our good friends at Shakespeare's England for developing a guide! 🙌🏻

https://shakespeares-england.co.uk/post?p=culturefest-2022-a-guide-to-a-summer-celebration-of-arts-heritage-and-creativity

This summer, experience a month-long CultureFest in Warwick District with events and activities across Warwick, Leamington Spa, Whitnash and Kenilworth.

A celebration of local culture alongside the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games!

Use our CultureFest Guide to find out what’s on and when: http://ow.ly/OAcG50K2IxC


Warwick District Council

22/07/2022

21/07/2022

We're really looking forward to tomorrow night's vol.15. Here's a handy map just in case you haven't been to the Irish Club before.

There are some tickets left which are availble from https://pkleamington.eventcube.io/

Alternatively you will be able to pay in cash on the door tomorrow night. Doors open at 7pm, the event starts at 7:30pm.

See you there!

20/07/2022

The Royal Leamington Spa Colour Palette was officially opened this morning! Pop down to the train station to see it for yourself.

The artwork, created by Stacey Barnfield, is made up of several large colour swatches, each one representing themes relating to the town, which include Arts & Culture, Innovation, Sports & Leisure, Nature and Natural Environment, Entertainment, History, and Community.

https://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/info/20356/arts_development/1796/colour_palette_projects/2

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20/07/2022

Really want to enjoy the festival feeling but not able to come for the whole event? Did you know you can buy day tickets to our festival village? For £5 you can experience our outdoor events from 10am - 6pm at the festival site: Shop with our traders, watch some busking and dancing, sample delicious drinks and eat some incredible food! Get your tickets on the day at our festival box office. 🏰

19/07/2022

18/07/2022