Friday Late Village Fete events

V&A and Scarlet Projects presented Village Fete, the contemporary take on the traditional English fete.

Over 30 of the most inventive and dynamic creative individuals working in the UK today came together to create an extraordinary array of stalls offering games to play and products to win. Homemade jam, Splat the Rat and coconut shies took on a whole new meaning.

Visitors blagged their way into Multistorey's VIP Lounge; entered the World Mustache Championships; play Studio Mama's Hairdryer Ping Pong: got Electric Shock Therapy administered by Professor Crispin Jones; tested their facts with Happily Ever After's Knowledge Archive; let Priestman Goode Float their Boat; enjoyed Gaurudio Studiage's Gorgeously Greasy Grill and posted a letter at Johnson Banks's Post Office.

Other stall holders included Fete veterans Tatty Devine, Graphic Thought Facility; Mark Pawson, Richard Shed and Sam Johnson, Daniel Eatock, Poke, Rob Ryan, Digit, Carl Clerkin, Fibre, and &Made.

Highlights included Scarlet Projects' Tombola - with hundreds of 'designer' prizes, including the chance to win a Voido chair designed by Ron Arad, kindly donated by Magis - and the chance to dance to tunes spun by our resident DJ Barry (aka Michael Marriott). By special request, The Prints of Whales, led by the Rev. William Warren entertained visitors with their special brand of Bluegrass music.

Admission: £3
Kids 12 years and under: 50p and must be accompanied by an adult

LIMITED TICKET AVAILIBILTY

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