Shifnal Festival 2011

Shifnal Festival is a cultural festival held for a week in the town of Shifnal, in Shropshire with a music festival at the end on a separate site. The festival week this year is planned from Tuesday 13th to Sunday 25th September with the main musical event on the final weekend.

Line-up

Tuesday 13th: Ken Dodd. Ticket details coming soon.

Wednesday 14th to Friday 16th: Performances of Confusions (a comedy by Alan Ayckbourn) by STARS (Shifnal Theatrical and Repertory Society). Performances will be at Idsall School's Drama theatre, starting at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7.00 pm. Tickets are priced £7 (£6 children and concessions).

Saturday 17th: From 9am opening ceremony along side Shifnal Farmers market. Free entry to both events.
From 8pm onwards there is a traditional Gaelic Ceilidh in Shifnal Village Hall Tickets are priced at £6.
Playing in a fringe event on Saturday evening will be The Fabulous Bordellos at The Wheatsheaf at 9pm.

Sunday 18th: a series of craft workshops.

Monday 19th: Tea Dance at Shifnal Village Hall (1.45pm, doors open 1.30pm). Tickets are £2.50 but can only be purchased on the door.
CEROC (a blend of instructed dancing) will be on at Shifnal Village Hall from 8pm. Anyone new to CEROC can get in for free.

Tuesday 20th: classical lunchtime concert at St Andrews Church starting at 11.30am. There is free entry to this event.
There will also be a pub quiz (fringe event) at The Wheatsheaf starting at 8.30pm.

Wednesday 21st classical lunchtime concert at Trinity Methodist Church starting at 11.30am (free entry).
The afternoon 'swinging with the spirit' at St Andrews Church with local school choirs. No public tickets available for this event.
Evening spoken word event; Radio and TV broadcasters (and literary legends) Ian McMillan and Tony Husband will be bringing their stage show 'A Cartoon History of Here' to Shifnal Village Hall at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm). Tickets will be £12.50 (£10.00 children and concessions)
Folk Dance session at Shifnal Youth Club, starting at 8pm. Free entry for newcomers.

Thursday 22nd: classical lunchtime concert at St Mary Church starting at 11.30am.
Evening at 7.30pm main spiritual event 'O sing unto the Lord', a night of Christian choral music at St Andrews church, tickets are £6.
Open mic night at The Wheatsheaf, starting at 9pm.

Friday 23rd: 'Inspector Drake : The Movie' presented by 'flicks in the sticks' start is 7.30pm, doors open 7.00pm at Shifnal Village Hall. Tickets are £4.00 (£3.50 concession and children).

Saturday 24th: craft fair at Shifnal Village Hall (starting at 10am, free entry) run in tandem with a Family Fun Day (also free) children's activities starting at 1pm.
Evening closing party at Shifnal Village Hall with Fake Obsession, Lynus, and more entertainment to be confirmed shortly. Tickets are £6. Event starts at 8pm.

Sunday 25th: Thanksgiving service at Trinity Methodist Church at 6pm (free).

Tickets

Ticket prices are as listed above. Tickets on sale locally at Katrina's store in Shifnal market place or to buy tickets online click here.

More info

Expect events including art and photography exhibitions and trails, A film night with locally produced films, dance (Barn, Morris, Chinese, Arabic belly, Appalachian Step, Street, Salsa, Jive and Ceilidh), crafting workshops and exhibits, poetry readings featuring famous poets (last year included Olugbala Kokumo, Dreadlockalien, SPOZ, Simon Pitt, Fatima Al Matar, Rattan Reehal, Stephen Morris and Tony Stringfellow).

Accommodation

This event does not have camping but there are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the area.

More information will be here when available.

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