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Detailing upcoming events and Festivals:

Festival season is upon us! Whether it’s boundary pushing theatre or family-friendly creativity, festivals offer something for everyone. To celebrate the variety on offer, here’s a run down of some top festivals taking place this summer. So what are you waiting for? Take a look and get involved… Great Exhibition of the North 22 June-9 September, across the North The Great Exhibition of the North will highlight the incredible culture and heritage of the North of England and will include exhibitions, live performances and displays of innovation. Find out more > Freedom Festival 31 August-2 September, Hull The award-winning international arts festival returns to Hull this summer. Find out more > Spare Parts Festival 7 and 15 July, Crewe and Fleetwood The UK’s only Festival dedicated to transport, travel and motion offers free family activities with local and international artists. Alongside the SpareParts Parade which features an array of transport contraptions, characters and collaborations. Find out more > BE Festival 3-7 July, Birmingham A daring and innovative programme of boundary pushing theatre, dance, comedy, circus, music, visual and performing arts, taking place in theatres’ rarely seen backstage areas. Find out more > SO Festival 31 August-2 September 2018, Lincolnshire One of the biggest family-friendly cultural outdoor arts festivals in the UK centred in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire. SO Festival brings a fantastic display of outdoor art to the streets of Skegness. Find out more > Thamesmead 50th Birthday Festival 14 July, Thamesmead Thamesmead are celebrating their 50th birthday with a festival. Join them for a family day out around Southmere from 12-7pm. The festival will include a community market, carnival and circus acts, a pet show, dance area and much more. Lovebox and Citadel festivals ​​​​​​​Gunnersbury Park, 13-15 July ​​​​​​​Continental Drifts' Vintage Remix Train will be at Lovebox and Citadel this year. Starting with Electro Blues and pulling up in the No 1 Station of Disco Remix, through soul, electro swing and more. The festival also includes the Antique Beat Hunters DJ Chris Tofu and Fizzy Gillespie, as well as Breakdance, Swing and Tap world champions.  Lovebox Festival > Citadel Festival > Hat Fair 29 June-1 July, Winchester Two free days of street theatre and outdoor performances, 2018 is the Hat Fair’s 44th year. With NoFit State Circus and Motionhouse’s thrilling dance-circus collaboration BLOCK headlining on the first night. Find out more > Boomtown Fair 9-12 August, Boomtown Festival, Hampshire Boomtown’s focus on spectacle and story rather than mainstream acts make it distinct from other UK festivals. Boomtown is a city of wonderment, theatre, escapism and community with breath-taking and intricate stages and streets just waiting to be discovered. Find out more > IF: Milton Keynes International Festival  20-29 July, Milton Keynes A world-class, multi-arts programme of extraordinary events in unusual places and public spaces, produced by The Stables. Over 10 amazing days, the festival boasts an incredible audience experience, including live music, circus, dance, theatre and fun for all the family. Find out more > bOing! 25-26 August, Canterbury ​​​​​​​bOing! is a brilliant weekend bursting with performance and creativity for all the family. Find out what it’s all about in this film. artscouncil.org.uk Arts Council England, 21 Bloomsbury Street, London WC1B 3HF. Arts Council England is the trading name of the Arts Council of England, Registered Charity No. 1036733. Arts Council England is not responsible for the contents, nor does it warrant the accuracy or reliability of, any linked website. Arts Council England, to the extent permissible by law, excludes all liability which may arise from your use or reliance on the information or contents contained in the linked site.