Knaresborough's FEVA arts festival returns later this week, featuring 10 days of art exhibitions, workshops, music and spoken word events.
Everything you need to know about Knaresborough FEVA Festival Knaresborough’s FEVA festival returns this weekend, featuring 10 days of art exhibitions, workshops, music and spoken word events. The event, which has been held annually since 1996, is a key event in the town’s calendar. The festival starts on Friday (11th August) and will run until Sunday 20th August. Among the highlights for this year’s event are an outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the ever-popular Picnic in the Park and various art workshops for the whole family. [caption id="attachment_74497" align="aligncenter" width="540"] Picnic in the Park returns to Knaresborough FEVA this year.[/caption] What can visitors expect? FEVA will bring 10 days of exhibitions, workshops and music to Knaresborough, starting on Friday. There will be various events taking place on each day: Friday 11th - FEVA opening ceremony, Arts Trail, Crystal Art Workshop, opening night celebrations, Jolly Productions Punch and Judy Saturday 12th - An introduction to Lino printing with Jenna Foster and Shaeron Caton-Rose, Strange-Twig presents Dream of the Sea, A Capella Workshop, Busk Stop, Paper Making workshop, Shakespeare Drama Workshop, Bring on the Music, Twelfth Night, FEVA Concert in Quires and Places Sunday 13th - Paper Collage Workshop, FEVA Celebration Service, Stockwell Road Allotments Open Day, Folk Festival, Hedgehog Hoop Needle Felting, Town Criers Competition, Flag and Bone, Status Faux - A tribute to Status Quo [caption id="attachment_74500" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Knaresborough's FEVA 2022.[/caption] Monday 14th - 3D Mixed Media Birds Workshop, The Great Madavi, Wonder with Ana Simpson, Clogarhythm, Jolly Wassailers, Ana Simpson’s Hidden History of Women’s Writing Tuesday 15th - Pen and Ink Workshop, Learn how to eco-print n the dirty pot, Barney Baloney, Creative Writing Workshop, CREATE Time, Design and eco-print your own t-shirt, Do You Fondue?, Tales of Knaresborough: Through the Eyes of Montmartre - A Tale of Two Watersides, Burden of Paradise Wednesday 16th - Street Art Workshop, Coloured Pencil Workshop, Bitesize Canvas Paint Pouring, Medusa, Knaresborough Knightmares: a FEVA ghost walk, Feva Ibiza at Carriages, Promoting Yorkshire Authors: A Gossip of Yorkshire Folk, Studio 3 presents Dance feva, Mods Night with the 5:15s [caption id="attachment_74501" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Picnic in the Park at Knaresborough's FEVA 2022.[/caption] Thursday 17th - Sketching Workshop: Architectural, Age 4-8 Youth Theatre Workshop, Pete the Suitcase, Great American Songbook, Orb Fest, Age 8-11 Youth Theatre Workshop, Fabric Necklace Workshop, The Scarborough Mysteries with Crime Writer Kate Evans, Burger and Boat at Marigold, Do You Fondue?, Feva Ibiza at Carriages, Royal British Legion Quiz, Divine Deco: the Art of the Dressmaker, An Evening with Artist and Musician Paul Mirfin, Serious Sam Barrett Friday 18th - Tots and Tales, Mixed Media Drawing Workshop, Bell and Bullock, Studio 3 presents Peter Pan, CREATE Time, Sense and Sensibility, Knaresborough Lions' Beer Festival, Cocktail Masterclass and Ceramics!, An Evening with bestselling Crime Writer Wes Markin and bestselling Audible narrator Aubrey Parsons Saturday 19th - Sketching Workshop: Botanical, Picnic in the Park, Knaresborough Lions' Beer Festival, Street Food and Music at The Kiosk Sunday 20th - Transforming Paper: Matisse-Inspired Papercutting Techniques, Knaresborough Lions' Beer Festival, Harrogate Spa Town Ukes, The Chorus Crew, Frazer Theatre Open House, More Poetry Please [caption id="attachment_74499" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Visitors enjoying live music at Knaresborough's FEVA.[/caption] History of FEVA Affectionately known as ‘Feva’, Knaresborough Festival offers entertainment and visual arts for the whole family. ‘FEVA’, which stands for festival of entertainment and visual arts following a name change in 2001, is a community not-for profit organisation run by a team of volunteers. It was founded by Derrick van Zelst and his son Robin, and will include a combination of free and paid-for events. Would you like to book tickets? Do so via the FEVA website here. Read more local stories from Your Harrogate here.
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