Festival On The Square, the brand new immersive festival celebrating the best of Sheffield, has announced a stellar line up of events for the Bank Holiday weekend.
The festival, which began on the 16th August, has been specifically curated to be accessible and welcoming to all, showcasing the very best of Sheffield’s creative arts scene. The Bank Holiday weekend schedule is one that is not to be missed. The line-up will play host to live art installations, blockbuster film screenings, live entertainment, and interactive workshops- it has something for everyone.
Over the weekend visitors can expect live music performances from an array of genres including folky blues from Murray Eastern, hypnotic jazz from Vincent Franciscus, reggae beats from Sinini Mgwenya, melodic house from Delve Deeper DJ’s, traditional Irish dancing tunes from Irish Folk Ensemble and rap from Pattern & Push Showcase. Festival goers will even be treated to a performance from The Voice’s semi-finalist, Leona Jørgensen.
Singer Rhiannon Scutt is set to be performing at the Festival
Alongside the music schedule, a broad exciting programme of films curated by the Showroom Cinema, will also run throughout the weekend. Films will cater for all by showing family-friendly films including Paddinton, Up and Spiderman into the Spiderverse as well as cult-favourites like The Truman Show, Labyrinth, Back to the Future and Jurassic Park.
For those looking for activities to get involved with, there will be a range of interactive workshops, performances and demonstrations provided by well-known makers and artists in the area and local businesses, spanning street art masterclasses, break & contemporary dance lessons, Arabic calligraphy art therapy and circus skills
Self-taught magician Magi-Cal (Callum Morris) will be showcasing his card tricks
The theatre programme, taking place on the final weekend, will be held directly outside the world-famous Crucible and Lyceum Theatres.
Performances include poetry and songs from SheBeKeKe, a family science show from Hassun El Zafar, comedy violin performances from Sid Bowfin, a one man cyberpunk play from Beasthouse, a comedy play about a UFO cult from Heaven’s Gate, an LGBTQ+ cabaret from Sounds Queer a Morecambe and Wise style comedy piece from Comedy Waiters and much more.
Sid Bowfin will be performing his comedy violin performance
The event is being run by Tom Lord of hospitality consultancy BarCraft and Justin Rowntree from SweetSpot Hospitality, and supported by Events Collective and the Sheffield City Council.
As influential figures in the local hospitality and drinks industry, Tom and Justin wanted to do something to bring the city back together and provide opportunities for local hospitality and cultural organisations to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tom said,
“We’ve all been hugely impacted by the pandemic, and we see this as an opportunity to come together to start to rebuild our industries. Sheffield is a brilliant place packed full of great arts, culture and people, and what better way to celebrate it than to create a space to showcase it all for free in the heart of the city.”
To find out more about the festival and all that is happening this bank holiday visit:
Instagram:@festivalonthesquare
Facebook: festivalonthesquare / Festival on the Square
