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This September, from St Matthew’s and The Crossing to Saddlers Shopping Centre and Gallery Square, Walsall will be transformed into a festival of creativity, showcasing diverse talents from across the borough!The event promises live music, dance, storytelling, hands-on workshops, pop-up shops, fashion shows, street food, a makers' market and much more. It will be a wonderful celebration of the rich and diverse creative community within Walsall and the Black Country.
? Saturday 7 September 2024
⏰ 11am-5pm
? Walsall town centre
?️ Free
The jam-packed schedule for the day will include:
◼️ Makers' Market: Alongside Walsall’s usual Saturday traders, the Makers' Market will showcase creators from across the Black Country. Expect a diverse array of street food, ceramics, jewellery, beauty products, prints, and more.
◼️ Innovative Workshops: Participate in workshops featuring recycled robots, prosthetic make-up, leather crafting, and music made by mushrooms!
◼️ Dynamic dance showcases featuring Bhangra, break dance, Bulgarian folk, and street dance performances.
◼️ Storytelling and Making: Experience readings from Wolverhampton’s Poet Laureate 2022-24, Dr. Kuli Kohli along with stories being told by and for all generations.
◼️ Fashion Extravaganza: Fashion show presented by Walsall College students and jewellery making demonstrations by Birmingham prestigious School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University.
◼️ Performance and Parades: This will include a performance and a parade from Autin Dance Theatre’s ‘Out of the Deep Blue’ featuring a giant puppet inspired by themes of the climate emergency. There will also be choreographed flash mobs, street theatre and a few performance surprises along the way.
Walsall MakerFest is being delivered by Walsall Council in partnership with local non-profit Urban Hax CIC, The New Art Gallery Walsall and Walsall Cultural Compact. It has been supported by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)’s Cultural Development Fund: Round Three through Arts Council England.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Walsall Town Centre and Markets, Walsall, United Kingdom