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Sma’ Shot Day is Paisley’s annual celebration of the historic victory of local weavers in a famous dispute.Sma’ Shot Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of each July. This was when weaving families would traditionally take their holiday ‘doon the watter’.
Join us on Saturday 6 July for Paisley’s day – we’ve got lots going on!
Sma’ Shot Parade
12pm – 1pm
Starts Brodie Park
Ends Abbey Close
Co-ordinated by Bridgeman Arts in collaboration with community groups, performers and musicians.
The parade brings to life the traditional weavers’ celebration in honour of their victory. It tells some exciting, undiscovered stories of weavers’ past. This year, we’re highlighting some of the performers and characters who might have appeared at Paisley Fair at the time.
Abbey Close
12pm – 4pm
Stalls and family-friendly entertainment.
Stage Programme
Shaun Moore, Tannahill Makar, will be your MC.
12.10pm-12.40pm: Sharon Martin
12.50pm-1.20pm: Evelyn Laurie
1.30pm-1.45pm: Break for Burning of the Cork
1.45pm-1.55pm: Trade Union speeches
1.55pm-2.15pm: PACE re-enactment
2.15pm-2.30pm: Caitlin Bonner Dance
2.30pm-3pm: RockUs Choir
3pm-4pm: Proposal (cover band)
Burning of the Cork
1.30pm-1.45pm
Watch the notorious ‘Cork’ (the middleman between the weavers and the owners) meet his fiery demise!
Preceded by a performance from Shaun Moore.
Ludic Acid present
Cat Sith Street Performances
1.45pm-2pm
3pm-3.15pm
Childrens’ Entertainment
12pm-4pm
Inflatables, face-painting and arts & crafts activities including kite, badge and wand making.
Tea Dance
1pm-3pm
Methodist Central Halls
Free but ticketed – 35 pairs of tickets available from Paisley Central Library from 27 May.
Sma’ Shot Cottages tours
12pm-4pm
Turn back the clock as you walk through the door into a typical 18th century weaver’s cottage.
Browns Lane Makers’ Market
12pm-8pm
Restoration & Creation, Courtyard, Browns Lane
Live music entertainment from local performers from 12pm-4pm
Childrens’ Workshops
10am-4pm
10am-11am: Paisley Swatch Watch Clock; the children make a clock for their wall.
11.30am-12.30pm: Paisley Lagoon Night Light; this is a bowl which the children paint and then lights are added.
1.30pm-2.30pm: Paisley Friendship Bracelet.
3pm-4pm: Sma’ Shot Painted Figures; paper dolls that are painted or coloured, in the design of a Mill Worker and a Knight.
Sma’ Shot Poetry Slam
The Bungalow
5pm-7pm
Project Ability textile exhibition
The Art Department
10am-4pm
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Paisley Abbey, Abbey Close,Paisley, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom