We’re holding the city’s first ever, family-friendly Midsummer Festival, where we invite you to celebrate the summer solstice with a fun-packed FREE programme of music, maypoles, magic and more.
Famously, Midsummer Boulevard is aligned with the path of the sun at summer solstice, which in traditional folklore is celebrated on the night of 23 June. On Sunday 23 June from 10am to 10.30pm, Midsummer Boulevard East will be transformed into Festival central for a free event inspired by traditional midsummer themes of renewal, healing, and health.
A music tent, street theatre, and folklore-inspired art will entertain alongside free making workshops. Fantastic pop-up street food curated by Sophie etc will be available throughout the event. The evening ends with a parade led by the mythical Ghost Caribou creatures to the Light Pyramid in Campbell Park at 10pm.
Outdoor Programme Includes:
- The Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun by Wild Rumpus
- Midsummer Mischief by Rost Productions and No Outcome Art
- LITHA by Ciara Callaghan
- Fire Leap by Carole Keating
- Step Hop House by Folk Dance Remixed
- Natural Magic by Thomas D Gray and Effie McGuire Ward
- In Ghost Caribou by Thingumajig Theatre
