Event Guide Twelfth Night
6 July – 19 August, Grosvenor Park Open Air Teatre Grosvenor Park Open Air Teatre’s exciting new summer season includes Twelfth Night, one of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays. Running alongside this production, which will be performed in ‘rep’, is the hilarious new sequel from award-winning writer Glyn Maxwell entitled Masters Are You Mad? ...Te Search for Malvolio. Don’t miss this fantastic homage to one of the most celebrated playwrights of all time.
www.grosvenorparkopenairtheatre.co.uk
Chester Races
18 August, Chester Racecourse If you haven’t already been to the races this year then it’s well worth getting a ticket for the ChesterBet Summer Festival. Te racing will be competitive and the fashion stakes will, as always, be extremely high! With award winning restaurants and an extensive range of wines and champagne this is an event not to be missed.
www.chester-races.co.uk
Film4 Summer Screen
16 – 27 August, Somerset House, London London’s premier open air cinema returns once again this summer with a selection of classic, cult and contemporary films. Somerset House’s 18th century courtyard provides a magical backdrop while a 17 X 8 metre screen with full surround sound ensures a completely immersive viewing experience. Films include Drive, Sexy Beast and the first UK screening of the newly restored digital print of Alfred Hitchcock’s Te Birds.
www.somersethouse.org.uk/film
Southport Flower Show The Manchester Picnic
3 August – 5 August, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester Enjoy three days of fun, food and festivities with a street-food twist. Try flavours from Japan, India, Brazil and Mexico alongside gourmet Asian street cuisine by Masterchef finalist Jackie Kearney, New York chilli dogs, Peri Peri pittas and Manchester’s finest home-baked treats. Open daily from 12 – 6pm with free entry.
www.manchesterpicnic.com
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival
3 – 27 August Every year this amazing showcase of the arts seems to get better and better. Tis year’s festival is no exception as 2,695 shows take to the stage. Te 2012 programme has even added a Spoken Word Category to go with the usual mix of cabaret, children’s shows, comedy, music, exhibitions and theatre. Tis is the largest international art festival and it promises to dazzle and enthral audiences during this, the Year of Creative Scotland.
www.edfringe.com
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16 – 19 August Aside from the fantastic horticultural attractions and stunning floral arrangements, this year’s show will boast the first year of the North West Food Festival, complete with a host of well-known celebrity chefs. Tere’s also the launch of the North West Book Festival, featuring authors from all genres.
www.southportflowershow.co.uk
Manchester Pride
17 – 27 August Te annual Manchester Pride celebrations are always hugely enjoyable and this year there are even more events taking place than ever before. Spanning ten days the Pride proceedings cover everything from arts, film, heritage and, of course, the chance to let your hair down and dance the night away. Te highlight is the Big Weekend which takes place over the August bank holiday weekend. Te parade itself will happen on Saturday 25th August from 1pm and thousands of spectators will fill the streets to watch this glamorous spectacle.
www.manchesterpride.com
Art Cheshire
21 – 23 September, Mere Golf Resort and Spa Art Cheshire is the newest addition to the arts fair calendar and is the latest venture of Edinburgh Arts Fair organisers Arte in Europa. Tirty exhibitors from across the UK and Ireland will be present throughout the event showcasing an eclectic mix of 20th and 21st century oil and watercolour paintings, illustrations, drawings and sculpture by British and International artists. With such astounding variety this is an ideal opportunity to browse and buy artwork.
www.artcheshire.com
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