We’re getting ready for MELBOURNE FESTIVAL!
After a rollercoaster couple of years the knowledge that Melbourne Festival is going ahead this year is a sign that things are finally getting back to normal. We all missed the Festival last year, but it is BACK! Look out for the bunting and make a date in your diary for Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th September, get out your walking shoes and prepare to bump into lots of old friends!
This year the artists will be in 40 halls and gardens but for the safety of hosts, artists, volunteers and visitors private houses won’t be opening. Over 100 artists will be beating a path back to Melbourne so we can guarantee a lot of your favourites will be there with a few new faces to keep the Trail fresh. The artists will be exhibiting, demonstrating their skills and selling their work in every media imaginable. We guarantee something for every taste and budget! Entry to the Trail is still only £5 per adult for a snazzy wristband and Trail Guide – under 18’s free!
Live Music will be back at the Busk Stops and as always there will great food at Food Court in Church Street, Food Fayre in Castle Street, Art Café at the Assembly Rooms and Melbourne’s fantastic restaurants, cafes and pubs – you will be spoilt for choice!
The Festival Team haven’t managed to go into School this year but the FAMILY FESTIVAL is going ahead with a Woodland Friends theme this year. Enjoy a picnic in the garden at the Vicarage and join us to sing and dance with Tracey Ridley at MusicTime and listen to Bushey's Night-Time Adventure with author Victoria Harwood.
Melbourne Hall is hosting the CLASSIC CARS in the Carriage Circle again this year. And or visitors from outside Melbourne parking will be signposted around Melbourne with Park & Ride at Tori & Ben’s Farm Shop at Kings Newton Lane DE73 8DD or park at Melbourne Schools, Packhorse Rd, DE73 8JE.