Education and children's events
Education
Following a successful debut in 2005, the festival education programme will again be available to local community groups. The programme will feature workshops in music, dance, singing, drama and storytelling.
View or download full details of this year's events by clicking here.
Festival education programme is generously supported by The King Henry VIII Endowed Trust, Warwick, Warwick District Council Arts Development Service, Arts Council England - West Midlands and the Austin Edwards Charity trust. See the Sponsors page for more information.
See the Ticket Information page for details of the special family weekend ticket, and don't forget that children under 10 get in for FREE!
Singing Safari with Chris Rowbury
Hear the 2007 concert here!
Warwick Folk Festival's own world choir will once again be performing at the Festival - and you could be part of it!
The choir comes together from scratch each year to learn and perform songs from cultures and traditions around the world, all in glorious unaccompanied harmony. The Singing Safari is open to anyone from 16-80, and will visit - in song - Africa, America, Eastern Europe, the South Seas and beyond. No choir experience is required, as all songs are taught by ear, in the traditional way. If you want to know what you are in for, you can hear clips from last year's performance here.
Six FREE informal sessions of fun and fantastic singing are led by experienced choirmaster Chris Rowbury, and culminate in a performance in Warwick's Market Square on Sunday 27th July.
Venue: Lord Leycester Hotel, Jury Street, Warwick (parking behind the hotel).
Dates: Monday 16, 23, 30 June, Monday 7, 14, 21 July - Time: 7.30 - 9.30
Children's Events
Warwick folk Festival always provides a range of great things for children to do - see below for children's artists already booked for 2008. A full programme of this year's events will be available here nearer the festival date.
Jan Edgecombe's Blackboard Van
Play pirates, play music with plastic tubes, dress up and play imaginary games, draw on the Blackboard Van - what you do is up to you! Jan's Van is a hit at festivals up and down the country, not just with children but with lots of adult onlookers too.
Panic Circus
Professor Panic's circus tent is always busy with children trying to walk on stilts, juggle balls, toss diablos - in short, enjoying themselves.
These anarchic clowns are all experienced children's entertainers and provide a range of workshops to amuse children of all ages.
Dr. Sunshine
Dr. Sunshine Pavement Show was founded by Dave Hunt ("Doctor Sunshine") and the late Vic Baker ("Professor Wingnut") over thirty years ago. Since then we have entertained and made friends with thousands of children at hundreds of festivals, community events, birthday parties and in schools!
We specialise in audience involvement and participation….with lots of funny songs, rhymes, tongue twisters, stories and games .These can be Stage Shows but we prefer more informal settings. Lots of fun and laughter, along with some VERY silly songs ensure that everyone takes part and has a great time.
