Sunday, 31 August 2008

New Islington Urban Folk Festival

The New Islington Folk Festival is back and better than ever!

It celebrates a mix of new and traditional folk in Manchesters newest community.

The main attractions are:

Gullivers boombox - the main stage
The unity radio bus - touring the streets of Manchester
Spectangular - a unique cinema experience.

The festival will transform Old Mill street into an "audio visual wonderland".

You can get a range of food and drink, BBQ, real ale and specially blended urban folk cocktails!

Down at Cotton Field - Manchesters urban park you will find the following:

The Knitting Circle - a public knit a thon!!
Yarn Bombing
Pimp my barge
Knot Crazy - crafts and story telling.

It sounds like real good fun, and its free!!

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