May Day
"Sumer is icumen in! Bridge Farm’s alternative community invites you for a jam-packed day of pagan celebrations to see in the season. Expect folk storytelling, food stalls, creative activities with Bristol Tree Craft, puppeteers, Maypole dancing and tons more alternative family-friendly fun, with all profits helping the farm flourish long into the future."
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An event on Sunday 3rd May. The event starts at 13:00.
Join us for a day of festivities to mark and celebrate the arrival of summer. Expect folk music, dance, workshops, fire, food, drink and more.
LINE UP
Nick Hart ~ traditional english folk singer
Olive Haigh ~ alternative folk synth autoharpist
Michael Warburton Unit ~ folkjazz for dancing
Josephine Illingworth ~ poetic field recording folk
Silky Disturbance ~ dark dreamland apocalyptic-folk
BonVille ~ swedish dreampop neo-folk
Divine Earth ~ futuristic, angelic, empowering alt-jazz
The Swanning folk ~ queer folk clog dance troupe
Imogen Moon ~ visual storytelling artist
Cleo Lake ~ culture dance animator
& Workshops:
How to Grow a Back Garden Food Forest - a talk about introducing wild food and medicine to your outdoor spaces by the Oak Gatherer
Morbid Merriment ~ surrealist springtime puppetry performances and marionette making
Meandering arts collective - creative workshop exploring Bealtaine folklore through movement, mark-making and story
Cyanotype printing workshop by Laura Dyer- using foraged dried and fresh plants, and mother earth's objects, you can make your own Cyanotype creations. We will use the sun's light to expose our nature inspired prints.
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You can expect to listen to folk and alt-musicians in the Long Barn, participate in artist workshops, foraging folklore and storytelling in the Top Barn, and join Folk dancers in the Woods.
There will also be a Procession to the Maypole & Fire Ceremony with puppets and storytelling!
Plus delicious food from pizza to open-fire cooking and more.
Bristol Tree Craft will be running family-friendly day filled with hands-on craft activities and Woodland games at their workshop on the hill!
We're offering a tiered ticket system in an attempt to make the event as fair and accessible as possible. Please consider that this is a fundraising event for the farm and we would really appreciate your purchase of supporter tickets. We also have a limited release of unwaged/low income tickets, so please only buy these if you are in need.
Children under 6 free entry, and £5 tickets available for children 6-15.
All funds raised will go directly towards the farm and maintaining the wonderful work we do here.
THERE IS NO PARKING ON SITE - please try Averay road and walk over.
Bridge farm, BS16 1QB
Poster artwork by rabbit @rabbit.baby.2
For any queries, please contact us at [email protected]
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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