Your calendar of Festivals and Fun for
2009
We are delighted to announce the most vibrant season ever! It will be
alive with an assorted mix of music, dance, theatre, comedy and other
arts. Right here on your doorstep for you to enjoy. There’s something
for everybody. Whether it’s the Words Literary Festival, the power
chords of Haigh Fest or the colourful sights and sounds of WOW. There
are also some excellent town centre events with home grown talent
sharing the same bill with internationally acclaimed street performers.
Festival Fever is about celebration. Join us. The more, the merrier.
Feel part of it. These are your festivals.
See you all there!
For further information on the festivals telephone the Tourist
Information Centre on 01942 825677. For information on the operations of
the festivals telephone Chris Wyatt on 01942 486929.
July
Sunday 5 July, 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Haigh Festival
Haigh Hall Country Park
Live music featuring great local bands.This years line-up includes:
Elias T Hoth
Eighth Wave
Mr Fist
This Devastated Fan
The Klang
Snakes Hate Fire
Prose
TheBrokenDoor
Before Autumn Falls
The Adjusters
The V.C.s
Smudge
More information on each band will follow.
FREE
Platform ’09 – Wigan & Leigh Youth Theatre Festival
Sunday 12 July – Monday 13 July, 7:00pm
Wigan Pier Youth Theatre (Hindley & Platt Bridge) present:
“HAPPY EVER AFTER”
The Monaco Ballroom, Atherton Road, Hindley
A double-bill of fairytales both modern and traditional.
FREE
Saturday 18 July
Music from the Movies
Pennington Hall Park, Leigh
An evening concert featuring music that we all recognise from films
recent and past. With Golborne Brass Band.
Ticket price TBC. Tel: 01942 825677
Hot on the Square, 12:00pm – 2:00pm (Mon-Fri), 12:00pm – 5:00pm (Sat)
Wednesday 22 July – Saturday 25 July
Civic Square, Leigh
It’s back, it’s bigger and better than ever and will culminate with a
spectacular Hots Festival on the Saturday.
FREE
August
Sunday 2 August, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
WOW Festival
Alexandra Park, Newtown, Wigan (TBC)
We are temporarily re-locating to Alexandra Park, but don’t despair,
this year’s festival still promises to be the most popular festival in
Wigan with dance, music, theatre and arts from here and across the
globe.
FREE
Wednesday 5 August
National Play Day
Haigh Hall Country Park
For children aged 2-13 years. This year’s theme is ‘Make time’ to
encourage those of us with busy schedules to make time to support a
children’s right to play. Bring a drink and packed lunch and make a day
of it. Don’t forget
FREE
September
Saturday 12 September, early evening
Last Night at the Proms
Pennington Hall Park, Leigh
Tyldesley band play a repertoire of familiar ‘Last Night’ music. A
firework display will make sure the evening ends with a bang!
Tickets £5. Tel: 01942 825677
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