Sneinton: Stirred Up - a FREE arts festival for the whole community

A three-day music and arts festival taking place on Sneinton Market Plaza. Music, food, performance and creative workshops for the whole community. FREE creative fun for all ages.

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FRIDAY NIGHT: 5PM – 10PM

In collaboration with Nottingham Street Food Club, we are bringing you food, tunes, spoken word, comedy and art! 🎶🎭 🎤🎨

5PM - 6.15PM // Adam Prescott Music – DJ Set - one of the finest selectors in the world spinning funk, soul and reggae tunes

6.20PM - 6.30PM // Amelia Daiz – cracking confessional comedy and poetry

6.30PM - 6.40PM // James Sikora – spoken word poetry

6.40PM - 6.50PM // Lauren Haywood – comedy set

6.50PM - 7PM // Francis Xavier Mukiibi – powerful and emotive spoken word from the London-born poet

7PM - 8PM // Adam Prescott – DJ Set

7.45PM - 8PM // Belly dance from Florence Moonlight of Moonlight Belly Dance

8PM - 9.00PM // Elmz XIX – up-and-coming rap artist, songwriter, and producer from Nottingham

9PM - 10PM // Adam Prescott – DJ Set

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SATURDAY: 12PM – 10PM

FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKSHOPS 👪👩?👩?👦👨?👦

12PM - 1.30PM // 2PM - 4PM // Puppetry
Join puppeteer and puppet maker Nikki Charlesworth for an introduction to puppetry. Create your own puppet and explore how different forms of puppetry can be used in storytelling. All materials provided.

12PM - 2PM // 2.30PM - 4PM // Mask Making 🎭
Create and personalise a mask with artist Kairel Mcleary Barnes. Explore your creativity using different materials to design different styles of mask. You’ll have the chance to wear you mask in our Carnival parade and at our Masked Ball. Materials provided.

12PM - 4PM // Face Painting
Artist Betty will be on hand to paint your face with any design you desire.

CARNIVAL PARADE 🎉🎊
4PM - 5PM // Inspire Urself - Dance Arts Events will lead a carnival parade through the Avenue. Put on your handmade masks, bring your puppets and join the fun!

MASKED BALL 🎭
An evening of music and art in the City Arts Dome, hosted by MC and beatboxer Motormouf.

5.30PM - 6PM // Motormouf – a hip-hop hippy who travels the galaxy armed with a loop pedal, a microphone, quick fire lyrics and beatbox vocals as his weapon of choice

6PM - 6.40PM // Fermata Ark – electro-cello-looping from the experimental producer/composer/sound designer

6.40PM - 7.10PM // Ben Wright – acoustic set

7.15PM - 8.00PM // Tara - acoustic synth pop

8PM - 9PM // Arch Femmesis – post-punk performance art featuring Zera Tønin and Meddla

9PM - 10PM // NottingJam Orchestra – an ever-growing collective of musicians and artists dedicated to improvised live performance, bringing you a fascinating assortment of Hip-Hop, Funk, Blues, Gypsy-Punk, Folk, Jazz and Beat-boxing!

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SUNDAY: 12PM – 5PM

Join us for a Sunday street party with a range of eclectic performances inside the City Arts Dome. 🎊

2PM - 2.20PM // Adam James Davis – a scented story telling experience - enliven your olfactory organs 👃🏼

2.20PM - 3PM // nice grimbits - experimental sound from Matt Rogerson

3PM - 4PM // Xankish Beatbox

Throughout the day you’ll enjoy the world music sounds of AfroDisiac DJ Calum Harrison