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Fore Street Night Festival

Thursday 1 December 2022 4.30pm - 11.30pm

Fore Street Library (Living Room Library), 109 - 111 Fore St N18 2XF

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Join us for a celebration of Fore Street! We are hosting a variety of fun activities along the high street for all to enjoy. Visitors are invited into spaces and shops on Fore Street for some creative, entertaining and thought-provoking experiences.

There will be live music, performances, artwork, workshops, food & drink, a silent disco, reindeer, town crier, and more taking place across a range of venues.

To find out more about Fore Street For All click here.

Night Festival highlights

 

Stalls, Artwork and a Silent Disco

 

Stalls: 16:30-19:30, Fore Street Library, N18 2XF

We'll be hosting a range of stalls inside the library to promote local artists, businesses and community groups.

Artwork: 16:30-21:00, Fore Street Library, N18 2XF

Local artist Alf Linney will be exhibiting a collection of his beautfiul sculptures inside the library.

Family-friendly Silent Disco: 17:00-19:00, N18 2XF

We'll have a silent disco for families and children to enjoy.

DJ MCTHICKUM Silent Disco: 19:00-21:00, N18 2XF

Dance to a mix of afrobeat, dancehall, UK rap and hiphop by DJ MCTHICKUM as she takes over the decks on the silent disco!


Mbilla and Somos Chibchas music and dance performances

18:30-19:00, Outside UCKG Help Centre, 6 Sterling Way, N18 2XZ
19:30-19:45, Alleyway underneath Bridport House, N18 2XJ

Join Mbilla Arts african drummers and Colombian dance troupe Somos Chibchas for Banjul to Bogota - a high-energy music and dance performance that will take you on a journey from West Africa to Latin America. Expect infectious rhythms and brightly-coloured costumes that are guaranteed to raise your spirits.


Soft Salon art installation

18:00-21:00, Gaby's, 177 Fore Street, N18 2XB

Artist Cath Carver invites you to the Soft Salon – a textile-based art installation – to play/pause in a tactile immersive environment. You are also invited to join a community conversation about the area and the power of softness with the Agents of Activated Agency. The installation is upstairs at Gaby's (on the first floor) and suitable for all ages.


The Royal Sounds

21:15-22:15, The Gilpin's Bell, N18 2SS

 

Closing the festival we'll have the incredible roots reggae band the Royal Sounds performing at the Gilpin's Bell. They'll be spreading the message of positivity and unity: a perfect way to end the night!

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