The Arts Fresco Festival, one of the largest, free street theatre festivals in the UK, will return to Market Harborough 11am to 4pm on Sunday 18th September. Often described as a ‘mini Fringe festival’, Arts Fresco transforms the town centre into the biggest street arts festival in the Midlands.
Every year thousands of people flock to Market Harborough to wander the streets, mingling with roaming dinosaurs, mad chefs and wheelie bins that drive themselves. Performers from all over Europe take part, from big names in the world of street theatre to unknown artists looking to build their careers, with many of them coming back again and again.
National and international performers at this year’s event include explosive street theatre with Bängditos from Germany, a spectacular show for a two-member audience with the Grand Theatre of Lemmings – The Smallest Theatre in the World - highly energised physical comedy performances with Garaghty and Thom and many more. A children’s village, supported by the Market Harborough Building Society, will feature circus workshops, entertainment and more.
Originally set up in 2002 by George Kitson and fellow Harborough Theatre members, Arts Fresco is now run by a committee of volunteers, who all live in the town and care deeply about making Arts Fresco a success. Arts Fresco is a not-for-profit organisation, and every penny raised goes into making the next festival bigger and better than the last.
For more information, visit www.artsfresco.com
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