Byker's own Flaming Lily Circus Company takes the streets to perform hula-hooping spectacles and bring all the vibes to Hadrian Square! Expect big energy, big bubbles and big laughs!

This workshop is designed for all abilities - anyone who is interested in trying out simple techniques with watercolours and ink.

 Learn to create colourful, celestial paintings using watercolour, ink and salt. 

No experience or materials needed. I will provide those.

This is geared for adults and possibly older kids/teens with an interest in watercolour painting.

Polaroid photography is inspired by a sense of place.

Polaroid gives an instant image on paper and a retro feel.  There is immediacy and permanence in this genre. A mini field trip around Byker will inspire words  / text to accompany images.

Film& writing workshop combined.

Georgia May is a lo-fi soulful vocalist born and raised in Newcastle, with Nigerian roots. Her sound is defined by soothing timbres, exposing contrasting emotions of lust and heartache with a poetic lyrical narrative.

Join designer and artist Shiori Naruse in creating your own block prints inspired by Newcastle & Byker.

An immersive live art installation produced by Zinzille for The Byker Arts Festival.

This performance combines aerial circus, music and movement to explore themes transition.

A collaborative, multi-disciplinary catwalk show exhibiting crocheted clothing and accessories made by local independent designers & makers Toi Guy and Adele Clifford.
Together we will craft a performance developing the fashion runway format to include performative aspects like character and choreography, exploring the concepts that underpin our creative vision as independent crochet artists.

- https://www.toitoiguy.com

- https://www.instagram.com/selvaticacrochet/

Ride through waves of analogue grooves Leaning on a background of found sound and atmospheric field recordings. Abstract Animal builds live rhythm and melody into a dance-focused sound celebration.