Saltaire Festival 2008

The Saltaire Festival is now in its 6th year, taking place from Thursday 11th - Sunday 21st September. It's a community event offering music across two stages and more, street entertainment, stalls, displays, shows, and a carnival.

A number of acts are confirmed for the Piazza Stage. Playing on Saturday (Caroline Street Car Park 11am - 10pm) are:-
Achord, Salsa Como Loco, The Tempus, Bayou Gumbo, Badwolf, Wild Geese, Chantel McGregor Band, and Wild Hogs Rock & Roll Band.
Acts confirmed for Sunday 21st (Caroline Street Car Park 11am - 8pm) are:-
12 Bars From Mars, Hot Aire, Eddie Earthquake & Tremors, Blues Positive, The Hall Brothers, Last Orders, and Kwame D.

Other acts confirmed include RPM, Nick Watts, John Froud, Voicemale, Christine Quirk, John Ramsdin, Bradford Festival Choral Society, Doric String Quartet, Opera North, Michael Mallinson; Charlotte Nielson; R.Martin & Liam Junior, Helene, Spring, The Delvaux, Tim Keegan, The Short Stories, The Duke, Al Bridger & Friends + Charlie Winsom & The Conundrums, David James & Friends, Neil Garrett & Ian Dickinson, Dave Speight, North Country Boys, Mike & Andee Craig, Gloria, Chris Dinsdale & Steve Hulme, and a Junior Battle of the Bands.

Programme of events:
Friday 19th Sept
Continental Street Market; Carnival Parade - the theme of the procession this year is the 'food-chain'; Performance of Bells at URC - £5/£3; rpm @ yoyo presents Tim Keegan, The Short Stories, and The Delvaux - FREE; World Park(ing) Weekend with gardens, stalls, music & dance - FREE; Festival Voices with Voicemale, Bradford Festival Choral Society with soloists Christine Quirk, John Ramsdin with Nick Watts - £6/£4.
Saturday 20th Sept
Saltaire Bookshop Writers' Events - FREE; RBS events including Adult Quiz Competition & Children's Design Competition; 'Power of the Community', 'Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh', 'A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions From Curitiba Brazil', 'Hawai'i: Message in the waves' - FREE; Saltaire Festival Arts Trail; Shipley MRS - Model Railway Exhibition - Admission (day membership) Adult £4.20 Child £2.00 Seniors £3.50 Family ticket £10.20; Music on the Piazza; Festival Gala & Funfair - FREE; Local Produce Market; House of Rose & Brown Show - catwalk fashion show - £3/£2 info: 07985 181120; West Yorks Organic Show; Continental Street Market; Saturday Fete ; Organ Recital with Margaret Whitely; Jill Crossland Piano Recital - £10/£7; Street Entertainment - fun around the Village- FREE; Open Houses / Arts Trail; Written in Stones (Traditional storytelling for adults) - £5; World Park(ing) Weekend - FREE.
Sunday 21st Sept
Shipley MRS - Model Railway Exhibition - Admission (day membership) Adult £4.20 Child £2.00 Seniors £3.50 Family ticket £10.20; Music on the Piazza; Jive Night @ Victoria Hall; Continental Street Market; Sunday Fete; Organ Recital with Geoff Bellamy; Dog Show & Sports Event; Final Performance of Bells at URC - £5/£3; Guided Tour of Saltaire; Music In The Park - Roberts Park Stage: Craven Drummers & more! African theme, Winners of 'Young Band' Competition - TBC; Open Houses / Arts Trail; Festival Gala & Funfair; Street Entertainment - fun around the Village; RBS Architects Event - Sustainability and the Environment; World Park(ing) Weekend - FREE.

The main part of the festival takes place in the Finale Weekend when there's a beer festival, continental street market, craft fair and Festival Club.

More information will be here when available.

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