Come and Bee part of Bury Light Night!

Bury will be truly buzzing at the fifth annual family fun extravaganza that is Bury Light Night – on Friday 16 October.

There’s a definite focus on busy bees this year, with a variety of interactive events on the theme of this most industrious and essential of workers.

Visitors can expect the usual wide range of dancing, storytelling, lights and music, bringing the town centre alive through arts and culture.

Performances will be held at venues across the town - from The Met to the Mill Gate, The Rock to Castle Armoury and Bury Art Museum – from 6pm until late against a backdrop of lit-up buildings.

Please remember: there will be temporary road closures and parking restrictions in Bury town centre during this event. Why not come to Bury Light Night by bus or tram?

Just a handful of the event highlights:

• Bury will be buzzing at a range of bee-themed projections from Illuminos – at the Castle Armoury, Church Gardens (opposite the Fusilier Museum), and at Debenhams on The Rock.

• Music from The Ambition, Whalley Range All Stars and Mr Butler and the Medicine Band – opposite Frankie and Benny’s, The Rock.

• The Big Bury Firewalk, and Dancing in the Street – on The Rock

• Belly dancing from Az Kabile, and samba music from Bloco Asha - in Lions Gardens, Crompton Street.

• Folk music from Eliza Carthy and many others – at The Met (paid event).

• Samba workshops, comedy, poems and songs -at the Performance Tent in Kay Gardens.

• Acrobatics, fantastical machines, and magic – at Kay Gardens.

• Remembering the First World War, with readings and music from the Royal Regiment of Fusilier Band and Corps of Drums – at Gallipoli Garden.

• Hot air balloons and a UV typing art project – at the Transport Museum.

• Homegrown Folk Festival music from Habadekuk, Coco and the Butterfields, and Edward II – at the Castle Armoury.

There is also a large number of children’s events and performances, street entertainment, food and drink, and late-night shopping.

To download the full programme of events, go to http://www.bury.gov.uk/burylightnight

You can follow Bury Light night on Facebook (www.facebook.com/burylightnight) and on Twitter @BuryLightNight

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Note to editors: the media will be very welcome at Bury Light Night. Please contact Diana Hamilton, Project Manager, The Hamilton Project: email Diana@thehamiltonproject.co.uk