Community Festivals, Carnivals & Markets
Emsworth Craft Market
'Emsworth Crafts' is a group of local artists and
craftspeople who have been running monthly markets in the
Community Centre in Emsworth since 1975. Things have
changed over the years, people come and go and styles change, but
there is a consistently high standard of
craftsmanship reflected in the goods they display.
You can see their work on the first Saturday of each month 10am
- 1pm, from March to December in the Community Centre, Church
Path, just south of St. James' church, P010 7DP.
For more information about
Emsworth Craft Market please click here.
Havant Literary Festival
Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 September 2011
Events confirmed so far include:
- David Lodge, author,
playwright and screen writer
- The fourth National
Poetry Competition
- Mark Cocker,
author of 'Birds Britannica' will delight all
those interested in the natural world
- A celebration of
H.G.Wells - Michael Sherbourne,
will give a talk at Uppark, where Wells' mother was a housekeeper
while he worked in Portsmouth. This will be combined with a
Wells-based tour of the house
- Stage designer Dick
Bird, who has designed for the National Theatre, ENO, West
End productions and all over the world, will give an illustrated
talk on theatre design
- Mark Blaney,
Producer of 'Africa United', will host a screening
of the film
- Poet John
Davies returns to Havant in his popular guise as
Shedman
- Jane
Struthers, author of Red Sky at Night
- Book craft workshops at
Making Space in Leigh Park
News and updates to 2011 programme will be announced on our
website - please keep checking on our website:
Visit the official Festival website
for full programme, artists and venues (external site)
Hayling Island Carnival
An annual charity event each August organised by the Lions
Club since 1953. The day includes Stalls, Arena Events, Baby
Show, Dog Show, Children’s Fancy Dress, Races and Games, Float
Procession and Firework Display. For further information
please contact Marilyn Skennerton on 023 9246 2858 or
click here to visit
the Hayling Island Carnival website
Hayling Island Scarecrow Festival
This annual event transforms Hayling Island during
festival fortnight in August. Scarecrow Festivals are held in
a number of small towns and villages across the UK and are a fun
way to involve the community and also to provide some stimulus to
local tourism.
The Hayling Island Scarecrow Festival was set up to provide
more activities which could involve all sections of the community,
followings an assessment by the Hayling Market Town Initiative
(known as Hayling’s BEST) and was recently nominated for a
South-East region Market Town Awards.
Leigh Park Carnival
Leigh Park Carnival is an annual community event
held on Stockheath Common. It starts with a street procession
which travels through Leigh Park to Stockheath Common where there
are community stalls and entertainment. Leigh Park's carnival
was revived in 2003 after a break of 28 years, to bring together a
wide range of ages and different groups on the park
Nine Days Arts Trail
Come look and see, make and do - nothing is
more inspiring than meeting the people who make the work!
This borough wide celebration of visual arts, crafts and
creativity and celebration of local talent is features the work of
artists and craftmakers living or working in the borough.
The Nine Days Arts Trail is an annual visual arts open
studios event that will take place in artists' homes, studios and
community venues across the Borough between 28th May
and 5th June 2011, over two weekends.
Sat 28 & Mon 30
May 2011 - Hayling Island Arts Trail Artists
Sat 28 & Mon 30 May 2011 - Havant,
Leigh Park and Waterlooville Arts Trail Artists
Sat 4 &
Sun 5 June 2011 - Emsworth Arts Trail
Artists
Entries for the Nine Days Arts Trail 2011 are now closed.
If you are interested in participating in Nine Days Art Trail
2012 please email
art@havant.gov.uk or call 023
9244 6421
Staunton Live!
Havant Borough Council has worked in partnership with Staunton
Country Park for several years to produce Staunton Live! - an
annual summer programme of free family music events in Leigh Park
Gardens. This event combines the beautiful setting of Leigh
Park Gardens, with a great line up of live musical talent, face
painting, a barbecue and refreshments
2010 saw Staunton Live! go out in style on Sunday 22nd
August, with an energetic line up with performances from The
UK Bee Gees and The Bohemians with live compering from Barry
Upton.
The date for Staunton Live! 2011 is Sunday 21 August.
The Waterlooville Music Festival 2011 takes place from Saturday
11th to Sunday 19th June 2011. The festival is organised by St
George's Church to increase the profile of the town. This will be
the sixth season of the Waterlooville Music Festival and with its
growing reputation undoubtedly this year will see another exciting
and varied programme of music. Please click here
to view the 2011 programme
Daytime events are free, and evening events are £5 in advance,
£6 on the door, with tickets available for
purchase on http://www.stgeorgesnews.org/wmfboxoffice
The 2010 June festival aimed to increase the profile of
music in the town, promote St. George's Church as a place for the
whole community, celebrate local talent and bring together
a variety of musical styles and performances.