YES Creative Beats CIC

15/07/2025

We will have our Raw Samba uniforms on this Saturday for Isle Of Wight Pride

Parade starts at 11 and heads down Union Street to the beach.

14/07/2025

We are very honoured to be asked to run a workshop at the Tapestry Festival at the weekend. Bring your kids for a fun session with us.

Most importantly though, get yourselves there to see some great live acts- free!

There are some awesome musicians playing, right in the centre of Southampton. Tapestry Festival

https://tapestryfestival.co.uk

13/07/2025

We love these guys so much ❤️❤️❤️ they all came and joined in a fun session with us this afternoon at the Southampton Mela Festival. Such lovely people.

13/07/2025

YES Creative Beats CIC are on our way to the Southampton Mela Festival for 2 fun-filled workshops today! If you are in Southampton come on down for a fabulous day of music and fun!

11/07/2025

Our friends at Easel Peasels - Isle of Wight are running some super holiday clubs

Holiday Club - Bembridge - Newport - Shanklin

🎨☀️ We’re taking the creative fun on tour! This summer, Easel Peasels will be popping up in new locations across the Island—bringing colour, creativity, and smiles to kids everywhere! 🖌️🌈

Get ready for hands-on art adventures, exciting workshops, and summer memories your little artists won’t forget. 🎉✨

📍Check our schedule to see when we’ll be near you! Also book here ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

https://bookwhen.com/easelpeaselsisleofwight

Free HAF places available in Newport and Bembridge.

For Newport book here:
https://eequ.org/book/art-based-holiday-club-newport-with-easel-peasels-19157

For Bembridge:
https://eequ.org/book/bembridge-art-based-holiday-club-with-easel-peasels-19151

Regent Creative Studio - Shanklin
1st Bembridge, St Helens & Seaview Sea Scout Group
Hunnyhill Primary School
Bembridge Church of England Primary School

10/07/2025

On Sunday, we are running 2 workshops at Southampton Mela. If you haven't been before.... go!!! It's so great.
Loads of music, dancing, food, stalls, craft. Loads of stuff to watch and join in with... and it's a free event. Southampton Mela Festival

10/07/2025

An afternoon of unpacking, cleaning, drying, sorting, checking and repacking these wonderful Tamboo Bamboo kits, ready to return them to Southampton & IOW Music Hub. https://www.siowmusic.org

We have ABSOLUTELY LOVED working with these, they’re such a fun, portable instrument to get loads of people playing at a time.

We don’t want to give them back!

VIVA Carnival ClubRaw SambaThe New Carnival Company

10/07/2025

lots of opportunity to join us this Summer... more dates are in the pipeline too... watch this space

09/07/2025

This will be great. Really looking forward to the Tapestry Festival

The full line-up and set times for Tapestry Festival are now available!

Taking place on Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 July at Westquay Esplanade, this free, family-friendly festival features world-class music, local talent, creative workshops and more.

🎟️ Free & unticketed | 🕑 2–8pm daily
👉 See the full programme and plan your weekend:
southamptonforward.org.uk/stories/full-tapestry-line-up



Produced by Southampton Forward and sponsored by Westquay.
Programmed by David Jones, with input from event partners Southampton and Isle of Wight Music.
Supported by Arts Council England, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, and Southampton Forward’s city partners: Southampton City Council, University of Southampton, Solent University, GO! Southampton, Paris Smith LLP, and Mayflower.
Media partners include Songlines Magazine. Highlights of Tapestry Festival will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Music Planet during August.

Alice Zawadzki
Soumik Datta Arts
Sam Lee
Penguin Cafe

Muireann Bradley
Seckou Keita Music
Kathryn Tickell

Pooja Angra Singer
YES Creative Beats CIC

Westquay
Songlines

Arts Council England
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Southampton City Council
Solent University, Southampton
University of Southampton
Mayflower Theatre
Paris Smith

05/07/2025

Our next exciting event is Southampton Mela Festival.
We did this last year, it’s a really lovely event, so much going on- some amazing music and dance and well worth a trip.

We are running workshops on the Sunday. Come and say hello

It's nearly here!
Southampton Mela Festival opens NEXT WEEKEND!
Two days of live music, delicious world food, amazing retail and arts stalls and so much to do around the site.
And it's FREE!
Join us on Sat 12th & Sun 13th July in Hoglands Park, Southampton.
With thanks to Arts Council England, Southampton City Council, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, The Hundred, Visit Southampton for your support.

05/07/2025

VIVA Carnival Club- your tamboo bamboo performance was wonderful, and thank you so much to Raw Samba members for joining us.

( thanks RS Gina for the pics ❤️)

The New Carnival Company Mardi Gras