Discover the vibrant heart of Coventry with Streets of Cov, a dynamic new outdoor arts festival from Imagineer bringing FREE performances of circus, dance, music, storytelling, physical theatre and water-based pyrotechnics to the city streets.
Join us on Fridays and Saturdays over six weekends for an unforgettable outdoor celebration featuring world-class acts such as Stopgap, Cia Kamchàtka, Highly Sprung, Gobbledegook Theatre, Avanti Display and Motionhouse; comedy from Fraser Hooper and Abi Collins and giant slinkies from Bedlam Oz…
Our venues across the city will take you to all sorts of places, including Coventry Cathedral, Delia Derbyshire Forecourt, London Road Cemetery, St Mary’s Guildhall and, of course, Broadgate.
There are 34 performances by twenty companies, so don’t miss out on this spectacular series of FREE events, delivered in Cov for the community.
No tickets, no booking, just turn up…
WEEK 1
Fri 16 Aug
- Frock by Stopgap: Cathedral Ruins 1pm & 4pm (25 mins)
- The Spurting Man by Avanti Display: Broadgate 1.30pm & 5.15pm (20 mins)
Sat 17 Aug
- WILD by Motionhouse: Broadgate: 1pm & 5.15pm (45 mins)
WEEK 2
Fri 23 Aug
- Kamchàtka by Cia Kamchàtka: Broadgate (start) 12.30pm (45 mins) | Friargate, nr Cov Station (start) 4pm (45 mins)
- Funny Business by Fraser Hooper: St Mary’s Guildhall 1.15pm (30 mins, limited capacity) | Lower Precinct 5pm (30 mins)
Sat 24 Aug
- Kamchàtka – Cia Kamchàtka: Belgrade Plaza (start): 12pm (45 mins) | Cathedral Ruins (start) 4pm (45 mins)
- The Abi Collins Experience by Abi Collins: St Mary’s Guildhall: 1.15pm (30 mins, limited capacity) | Lower Precinct: 5pm (30 mins)
WEEK 3
Fri 30 Aug
- Moghul Miniatures: The Princess and the Peacock – Sonia Sabri Dance: St Mary’s Guildhall 12:00pm, 1:30pm & 3:00pm (15 mins, limited capacity)
- CastAway by Highly Sprung: Broadgate 1pm & 5pm (25 mins)
Sat 31 Aug
- The Other Side by Ascension Dance: Broadgate 1.15pm & 5.15pm (30 mins)
- The Whale by Talking Birds: Broadgate 12pm-3pm & 4pm-6pm (5 mins per show)
WEEK 4
Fri 6 Sep
- Parade: The Giant Wheel by Autin Dance Theatre: Precinct Fountain up to Broadgate 1pm & 5pm (50 mins)
Sat 7 Sep
- Roll Play by Simple Cypher: Broadgate 1.15pm (25 mins) | Lower Precinct 5.15pm (25 mins)
- International Man of Artistry by Jon Hicks: Lower Precinct 1:30pm (15 mins) | Broadgate 5:30pm (15 mins)
WEEK 5
Fri 13 Sep
- The Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band: Broadgate 1.15pm (40 mins) | Broadgate > Cathedral 5pm (30 mins)
- Those in Glass Houses by Matt Pang & Owen Reynolds: Cathedral Ruins 5.30pm (30 mins)
Sat 14 Sep
- Cloudscapes by Gobbledegook Theatre: London Road Cemetery 11pm-4pm (each visit lasts about 25 mins)
- Black Victorians by Jeanefer Jean-Charles & Associates: Cathedral Ruins 1pm & 5pm (25 mins)
WEEK 6
Fri 20 Sep
- BAMBOO by NoFit State Circus: Delia Derbyshire Building Forecourt 1.15pm & 5.15pm (45 mins)
Sat 21 Sep
- Slinkie Love by Bedlam Oz: St Mary’s Guildhall 12pm | Broadgate 2pm | Canal Basin 3.45pm | The Powerhouse 5.45pm
- BAMBOO by NoFit State Circus: Canal Basin 12:30pm & 4pm (45 mins)
- Unboxed by Linden Dance: Broadgate 1:30pm (20 mins) | The Powerhouse 5pm (20 mins)
