The Bishop’s Castle Michaelmas Fair
On Saturday 21 September 2019, the Bishop’s Castle Michaelmas Fair will take place.
Michaelmas is a highly imaginative and artistic street fair in which the centre of Bishop’s Castle becomes a stage for musicians, dancers, theatre and children’s activities, along with trapeze artists, clowns, elephants, tractors, vintage cars and steam engines.
The Fair will take place in the High Street and will run from midday until 9pm.
Among this years’ attractions are:
- Zu-Aerial’ – fuse aerial circus and dance theatre
- ‘Panic Circus’ – a family-centred circus company
- Fabulous local music bands, including ‘The Beth Prior Collective’ ‘Little Lucy’ –
- ‘Little Lucy’ – a life-size baby elephant puppet
- Roller Printing – printing with a steam roller!
- ‘Someone’s at the Door’- Samba band from Bromsgrove
- ‘The Urban Gypsies’ – extremely colourful dance
- ‘The Palace of Curiosities’ – a Victorian Sideshow
- ‘Beorma Morris’ – energetic dance side
- Children’s theatre shows – by ‘Fetch Theatre’ and ‘Squashbox’
- Amazing steam engine and vintage car parades
There will also be a host of craft and artisan stalls and delicious food and drink will also be available.
Tickets are available for £6 and under 12’s go free.
You can buy tickets online in advance, with a group discount of £30 for 6 tickets from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-bishops-castle-michaelmas-fair.
Michaelmas is part funded through Shropshire Council’s arts development grant.
Live Music on Michaelmas Eve
You can celebrate the return of Michaelmas on Friday 20 September from 8pm to midnight with an evening of live music at The Three Tuns Inn, Bishop’s Castle.
The evening will feature live music from Dai Robs and The Sean Gaffney Band.
Tickets £8 in advance through above link and all proceeds will go to Bishop’s Castle Community College and the Fair.
For more information about Michaelmas, visit the website, call 01588 638159 or go to the Facebook page.
