22-23-24 AUG – FREE!
Welcome to Radford-on-Sea – where waves of creativity meet sandy smiles and community joy!
Join us for three dazzling days of shows, surprises and sunny vibes on the banks of the Coventry Canal. Pack your bucket and spade (and maybe an umbrella… just in case). Visit the beachside café, grab an ice cream, take part or just watch and chill.
FRI 22 AUG: Community Cove – Seaside Sharing • Sunny Shows
Set up your deckchair and get stuck into creativity – feast your eyes (and taste buds) and enjoy pop-up performances!
- JOLI VYANN: an acrobatic beach love story
- BEACH PATROL: dodge the bouncing life guards
- RADFORD COMMUNITY MARKET: play beach games with our brilliant neighbours
- CHILDREN OF CHAOS: Transformations’ new show, co-created with Autin Dance Theatre
| 13:00-16:30 | A nice cuppa | Beachside Café: Talking Birds |
| 13:00-13:30 | Bouncing walkabout | Beach Patrol: Joy Magnet |
| 13:00-13:30 | Music chill | Beachside DJ |
| 13:00-14:30 | Magical stories | The Whale: Talking Birds |
| 13:00-16:00 | Meet the locals | Radford Community Market |
| 13:00-16:30 | Make-and-Do | Sandcastle Workshop |
| 13:15-13:30 | High flying show | The Air Between Us: Chloe Loftus Dance (work-in-progress) |
| 13:30-14:15 | Acrobatic Performance | Life’s A Beach: Joli Vyann |
| 14:15-14:35 | Dance show premiere | Children of Chaos: Transformations & Autin Dance Theatre |
| 14:35-15:00 | More walkabout | Beach Patrol: Joy Magnet |
| 14:30-15:30 | Mellow music | Beachside DJ |
| 15:00-16:30 | Underwater tales | The Whale: Talking Birds |
| 15:15-15:30 | Inclusive Aerial | The Air Between Us: Chloe Loftus Dance (work-in-progress) |
| 15:30-16:15 | Acrobatics | Life’s A Beach: Joli Vyann |
| 16:15-16:35 | Dance performance | Children of Chaos: Autin Dance Theatre & Transformations |
| 16:35-17:00 | Walkabout | Beach Patrol: Joy Magnet |
| 16:35-17:00 | Cake time | Radford Map |
| 16:35-17:00 | Musical ending | Band |
| 17:00 | Goodbyeeee | Day Ends |
SAT 23 AUG: Seaside Showtime – Bold Acts • Beachy Vibes
The Powerhouse becomes a pier of possibilities: a day of big performances and playful surprises!
- THINGAMABOB: Matt Pang’s mindboggling juggling engineering
- HIGHLY SPRUNG: aliens invade Radford-on-Sea!
- CHLOE LOFTUS DANCE: high-flying aerial acrobatics
- THE WHALE: set sail in Talking Birds’ friendly leviathan
| 13:00-16:30 | Refreshments | Beachside Café: Talking Birds |
| 13:00-13:30 | Sounds | Beachside DJ |
| 13:00-13:30 | Alien Walkabout | The Roswells: Highly Sprung |
| 13:00-14:30 | Storytelling | The Whale: Talking Birds |
| 13:00-16:00 | Shopping | Craft & Art Market |
| 13:00-16:30 | Seaside crafts | Sandcastle Workshop |
| 13:30-14:00 | Juggling Show | Thingamabob: Matt Pang |
| 14:00-14:15 | Areial Performance | The Air Between Us: Chloe Loftus Dance (work -in-progress) |
| 14:30-15:00 | Music break | Beach Band |
| 14:30-15:00 | Have a go | Juggling Workshop with Matt |
| 15:00-16:00 | Learn about flying | Aerial Demo with Chloe |
| 15:00-15:30 | Area 51 walkabout | The Roswells: Highly Sprung |
| 15:00-15:30 | Music | Beachside DJ |
| 15:30-16:00 | Amazing juggling | Thingamabob: Matt Pang |
| 16:15-16:35 | Dance performance | Children of Chaos: Transformations / Autin Dance Theatre |
| 16:35-17:00 | Music | Beach Band |
| 16:35-17:00 | Walkabout from space | The Roswells: Highly Sprung |
| 17:00 | So long, farewell… | Day Ends |
SUN 24 AUG: Soundwaves Sunday – Chilled Tunes • Canal Breeze
Unwind with mellow music and workshops. It’s the perfect musical end to a weekend of wonder.
- IMPACT STEEL BAND: dramatic drumming to start the day
- MEDIA MANIA: live sets from brilliant Coventry music talent
- MUSIC MERCH MARKET: snap up fresh sounds and merch from Cov’s musical community
| SUN 24 AUG
13:00-16:30 |
Watering hole | Beachside Café: Talking Birds |
| 13:00-17:00 | Snap up shopping | Music Marketplace |
| 13:00-13:30 | Drumming time | Impact Steel Band |
| 13:30-14:00 | Music | Band |
| 14:00-16:00 | Play it yourself | Music Workshop |
| 14:15-14:45 | Music | Band |
| 15:00-16:00 | Studio skills | Sound Workshop |
| 15:00-15:30 | Music | Band |
| 15:30-16:00 | Music | Beachside DJ |
| 16:00-16:15 | Music | Music Workshop performance |
| 16:15-17:00 | Music | Band |
| 17:00 | Cheerio | Day Ends |
