Hat Fair

Friday 4th July 2008

Schools' Day Procession – From 10.30am

Hat Fair 2008 opens its celebrations with Schools' Day – a children's parade featuring many local schools and artists. Schools have been working with Hat Fair artists to create costumes, music and dance for their part in the procession. Beginning in Abbey Gardens, follow their journey through the town as they open the 34th year of Hat Fair's celebrations.

Each year Hat Fair works with schools and community organisations to develop a wide range of free educational workshops involving the arts. We are committed to developing arts skills with the city's young people and enabling them to share their experience at the festival.

Presentation of Children's Shows and Theatre in Cathedral Green.

Within the stunning landscape of the Cathedral Hat Fair will be presenting outdoor theatre, circus and craft workshops and the finale to the children's procession.

Featuring festival favourites Wicked Faerie and Circus Box, as well as new performances suitable for all ages.

There will also be street arts performances around the city centre.

Full programme:

The Procession

Various locations: Abbey Gardens, High Street, Cathedral Outer Close

  • 10.30-11.00Schools Procession Assemble, Abbey Gdns
  • 11.00-11.30Schools Procession from Abbey Gdns to Cathedral Close

Cathedral Green

Cathedral Two

  • 11.45-12.30Mr Brown's Pig
  • 12.30-13.00Tumble Circus
  • 13.30-14.30Bash Street Theatre
  • 14.30-15.00Tumble Circus
  • 15.00-15.30Mr Brown's Pig

Cathedral Three

  • 11.30-12.00Mr Pineapple Head
  • 12.00-12.30Cie Baladeu'x
  • 12.30-13.15Nakupelle
  • 13.45-14.30Mr Pineapple Head
  • 14.30-15.15Nakupelle

    Cathedral Four

  • 11.30-16.00Circus Box
  • 11.30-16.00Wicked Faerie

Cathedral Grounds No1 The Close

  • 13.00-22.45Metro Boulot Dodo, Winter

The Hambledon Pitch

  • 12.00-12.45Aileen Wilkie
  • 12.45-13.30Andrew Elliot
  • 13.30-14.15The Great Vasili
  • 14.15-15.00Oz Stars
  • 15.00-15.45Mr Spin
  • 15.45-16.45Fraser Hooper

Promenade Theatre

Walkabout, Installations and Promenade Theatre

  • Wet Picnic - The Dinner Table
  • Larkin' About - Electroglide Angels

The Buttercross

  • 12.15-13.00Mike Wood
  • 13.00-13.45Haggis and Charlie
  • 13.45-14.30Lindsay Benner
  • 14.30-15.15Rumple - The Worldly Fool
  • 15.15-16.00TBC

River Park

  • 21.45-22.30Periplum with fire and Pyrotechnics from The World Famous - The Bell

River Park

Putting Green

  • 12.30-13.30Nutkhut, Movieplex
  • 16.00-17.00Nutkhut, Movieplex

Colebrook Street Car Park

  • 15.00-16.00Desperate Men The Miracle Show
  • 18.30-19.30Desperate Men The Miracle Show