Friday night is Bury Light Night!

The countdown is well and truly on for the fourth annual family fun extravaganza that is Bury Light Night – on Friday 10 October.

Eastern Delights is this year’s theme, with Bollywood 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 to 9pm against a backdrop of lit-up buildings.

Please note: there will be temporary road closures and parking restrictions in Bury town centre during this event – for full details, go to http://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=8664

Why not come to Bury Light Night by bus or tram?

Just a handful of the event highlights:
 

• Band Baja – traditionally used at Asian weddings, they have performed all over the world, and for the likes of Danny Boyle and Jesse Jackson


• Illuminos will be projecting dramatic Eastern scenes onto the Castle Armoury and the   Debenhams store on The Rock


• Excerpts from The Village’s panto Aladdin, at Lions Gardens in Crompton Street

 
• Rhia (Ri-Ri’s Acadamy) will performing live as a part of the projection at Debenhams


• Award-winning Chinese Lion display on Kay Gardens – and families can put on the costume     and have a go!


• Kay Gardens, Library Gardens and the Parish Church Gardens are all being installed by Pa-Boom, with a Lantern House, fire and water Fountains and Hot Heads (1.5 metre tall heads on fire).

 
• Giant Lotus Flower and crafts, at St John’s Gardens on The Rock

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 www.bury.gov.uk/burylightnight

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

ENDS

Press release issued: 7 October 2014.

Picture: Bollywood dancing.

Note to editors: the media will be very welcome at Bury Light Night. Please contact Diana Hamilton, Project Manager, The Hamilton Project. Tel: 07969 202184 or email Diana@thehamiltonproject.co.uk