Car Park Fiesta: Our free, one-day community festival!

Our free, one day community festival returns to Bradford on Avon

After last year’s super-successful inaugural outdoor fiesta, we’re inviting you back to the tarmac for a larger-than-life afternoon of live music, creative workshops, dancing, local food and drink and of course, fun! Taking place on the lawn and car park in front of our building, this free community event is open to all as a chance to come and see what we stand for – and say goodbye Summer, hello Autumn too.

WHAT’S ON

OUTSIDE MAIN STAGE 

12pm: BOA Vinyl Gathering: DJ Simon Arnoldi

12.30pm Jazz Academy Young jazz musicians practising regularly at Wiltshire Music Centre. Find out more here Wiltshire Jazz Academy

1.15pm: Jazz Factory Jazz Factory are a group of amateur musicians who meet and play every term-time Monday at the Wiltshire Music Centre. They’ll be performing a lively set,  including a selection of upbeat jazz standards as well as South African rhythms, and Bossa Nova. Find out more here

2pm: Zone Club: Our musical group for learning-disabled young adults take the stage sharing their original songs with plenty of passion and joy

3pm: Lorikeet: Raw acoustic cello, percussive textures, and rich Americana-laced harmonies sit at the heart of Lorikeet’ sound — rooted in groove, but with plenty of room to breathe. Their folk ballads take the road less travelled, finding stories in unexpected corners, while improvisations drift toward texture and soundscape rather than showmanship. Lorikeet will perform lively songs from their recent album ‘Woven’ (Babel). Find out more here

3.45: BOA Vinyl Gathering: DJ Simon Arnoldi

4.15pm: Pcha: Real World artist, Malian balafon innovator Pcha blends traditional West African sounds with afrobeats, amapiano and electronic music. As he’s joined by Bristol DJ Joeti, expect to dance. (Please note there will be no live percussion with this performance)

5pm: BOA Vinyl Gathering: DJ Simon Arnoldi

5.30pm: Junkoactive Wasteman & the Tin Can Twins  Prepare for a wonderfully bonkers mix of electronic beats, live tin-can percussion and interactive fun. Known for their love of singing about baked beans, they blend music, comedy and audience participation into a joyfully eccentric show that gets everyone smiling. Find out more here

6pm til close: BOA Vinyl Gathering: DJ Simon Arnoldi