Scarborough is hosting it's first Street festival this weekend.
The new event is part of the Scarborough Fair programme and will see street performers, artists and musicians stage dozens of events across the bank holiday weekend.
Festival Director, Julian Caddy, says the streets festival is the first stage of creating more events for the town.
The free three-day festival is being staged in Scarborough as part of efforts to bring a more diverse range of visitors to the North Yorkshire coast during the main tourism season.
Scarborough Streets will involve outdoor performances, events, workshops, murals and more across the Bank Holiday weekend.
Organised by North Yorkshire Council, the festival aims to inspire, celebrate and showcase local creativity, while also featuring national and international artists.
Throughout the weekend there will be a variety of street performances, from circus acts and puppetry to dance and theatre with the town’s streets jam-packed with entertainment.
Stand-out performers at Scarborough Streets include Phileas Fogg, who will wow visitors with their hilarious roving performance fusing modern technology and the classic Jules Verne novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, and Beetlebug, a talented musician with more than 100,000 followers on social media.
On Bank Holiday Monday, there will be a walkabout parade led by Animated Objects. They will be joined by many of the acts and those who have attended workshops over the weekend.
Festival Director - Julian caddy -says there has been a strong show of support from local artists and performers who are getting involved.
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Scarborough Streets is one of several high-profile events lined up for the town this year, as part of the Scarborough Fair Festival, including Scarborough Fringe in June and Scarborough Art which runs from the middle of June into early August.
North Yorkshire Council’s assistant director for culture and leisure, Jo Ireland, said:
“We are delighted to be able to bring this free event to Scarborough.
“Following on from Scarborough Lights, this latest event is part of our plan to place the town at the heart of the cultural and artistic calendar.
“It is about bringing the arts to the people and making them accessible for all. We have a wealth of talent in North Yorkshire and combining this with some of the best national and international acts will make for an unmissable experience.”
The over-arching Scarborough Fair initiative, which takes its name from the event that was last held in the 18th century, is being revived as a year-round programme of arts, heritage, music and sports events and is expected to run until 2026.
The cultural project is aiming to help boost North Yorkshire’s tourism industry, which is worth £1.5 billion a year in the spend from domestic visitors. It accounts for 11 per cent of the county’s overall economy, and 41,200 workers are employed in the sector.
North Yorkshire Council’s head of tourism, Gemma Rio, added:
“Scarborough Fair is aimed at showcasing what is one of our most popular destinations to an even wider audience.
“The series of events that are being staged over the summer months provide new and exciting opportunities to help build on Scarborough’s huge appeal.
“It is hoped that more people will come to visit the town over the coming months to enjoy what is on offer, and also help to support the local economy.”
Get more details about Scarborough Streets from our special feature at https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/features/scarborough-streets/
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