Date: 1st June 2024
Time: 12pm onwards
📍 Coleford 

Celebrating Creative Communities… through a series of arts festivals within the region of the Forest of Dean starting with artsFEST Coleford in June!

Free for all ages!

Here's What's Happpening:
Parade 1 from 12 noon starting from outside Coleford Library
Coal way Junior School, and St John’s C of E Academy with performances and art work.
DJABOT
Youth Theatre
Wild Oats Morris
Batik Banners and flags created at local workshops
Parade 2 from 2.15pm starting from outside Coleford Library
The Samba Band
Wild Oats Morris
The Climate Choir
Dancing Dragon!
At the CLOCKTOWER
Performances by (Approx. Times)
12.35pm Pillowell Silver Band
1.30pm Wild Oats Morris
2.00pm DJABOT
2.45pm The Climate Choir and Everybody Sing
3.30pm Mark Venus
4.30pm The Samba Band
Also at the CLOCKTOWER
John Slaters Poetry Salmon
Wyldwood Colours of the Forest Nail bar
Information stands At The Baptist Church, Newland Street

FREE Arts Workshops for all the family From 1pm – 4pm. Pop in and drop into a free workshop. No pre booking required.

Dry point Print making with Sarah Delahoy Encaustic Art (Painting with wax) with Jane Foot Watercolour pen pictures with Emma O’Brennan

Upstairs at the Baptist Church
2pm – 2.30pm – FoD Youth Theatre perform part of their Warren James play, its FREE come and watch!
2.30 – 3.30pm – FoD Youth Theatre offer a FREE children’s drama workshop. No prebooking required just pop in to take part.
Outside the Baptist Church
2pm – 2.45pm – FREE come and sing, have a go with Kirsty
Other Venue - The Great Western Railway Museum, Coleford will be open from 12 noon. Pop in and learn about this local history. FREE entry to the Great Western Railway Museum with this programme. Free entry with this programme is only available during ArtsFest Coleford on Saturday 1st June. For more information about the museum visit here