The Pickering 60s Festival 2010

The Pickering 60s Festival is a FREE annual event held in the small market town of Pickering, North Yorkshire. Organised by a small committee of people and paid for by local fund raising events. Now in its third year the event takes place Thursday 10th until Saturday 12th June, in 2010.

The main attraction over the two days is live sixties music from both headline and local bands. During the evening on each day of the event there is a local 60s tribute band in each Public House in Pickering.

Line-up

The first confirmed acts are The Persuaders, The Mindbenders, Something Nasty in the Woodshed, and Minus Benn with more bands to be confirmed.

On Friiday there will be live 60s music in local pubs and clubs in the evening.

On Saturday during the day there will be a number of stalls, music, dressing up and a classic car parade at 5-00pm prior to the road closure after which the street party begins. The main bands will then play on two stages in the Market Place in the evening up to 10-00pm. Admission is totally free. After the main show there are live bands playing 60's music in the pubs and clubs around town.

The North Yorks Moors Steam Railway also have Sixties bands and classic cars at all stations throughout Saturday and Sunday, programme as follows:
Saturday
Levisham – Shazam featuring Ian Geast and Shadows Music from 12 till 4, Heartbeat Rally Minis in the car park (note – parking limited), Real ale tent serving York Brewery ales
Goathland – Jive Express from 12 till 4, and 8 till 11, Tex, Leon & Friends from 6 till 8, Vehicle display of Heartbeat vehicles, cars and buses, Real ale tent serving Cropton ales
Grosmont – Tuxedo from 12 till 4

Sunday
Levisham – Shazam featuring Ian Geast and Shadows Music from 12 till 4, Yorkshire Coast British Motor Cycle Club bikes in the car park (note – parking limited), Real ale tent serving York Brewery ales
Goathland – Tex, Leon & Friends from 12 till 4, Vehicle display of Heartbeat vehicles, cars and buses, Real ale tent serving Cropton ales
Grosmont – Tuxedo from 12 till 4

On Thursday there is a Swinging Sixties live show featuring Dave Buddy as Buddy Holly & Friends, plus the music of other sixties stars such as Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison at the Kirk Theatre Hungate Pickering. Starts at 7.30pm untill 10.00pm. Tickets £5.00 and are on sale at Reeds Newsagents and Telivision House Market Place, Pickering and Eastgate News Eastgate, Pickering.

Fancy dress

This is the chance to get those clothes out of moth balls, polish up those Winkle Pickers and jive the night away to live sixties music.

Around the site

Other activities include a parade of classic sixties vehicles, fancy dress, period hairstyling, memorabilia stalls, kiddies rides, and more.

More info

For more information, please visit the The Pickering 60s Festival website.

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