Sunday 22nd September
Day time
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Our traders for the day are a blend or environmental orgs, food, and crafts.
We'll have some gentle tunes to accompany these wonderful traders & our on-site clothes swap, so bring some clothes!
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Update your style and help the planet at our Clothing Swap event! Bring along your clean, gently-used clothing and swap them for pieces you’ll love, all while reducing textile waste. We encourage you to donate good-quality items that deserve a second life in someone else’s wardrobe. This event is a fun, eco-friendly way to refresh your look and promote sustainable fashion. Let’s make a difference—one outfit at a time!
The Canopy
The Cabin
The Gazebos
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A relaxed hands on Creative workshop, using the beauty of reclaimed skateboards to make your very own unique pieces of skate art. Everyone is encouraged to work creatively at their own pace, learn some new skills and have fun. No previous experience is required. I will be on hand to help.
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Join actor, writer, director, environmentalist, Stephen Beggs to share your story to help make “Our Siren Song”!
Stephen is BEACH OF DREAMS lead artist for Beat’s ‘OUR SIREN SONG’.
Our Siren Song is Beat Carnival’s coastal arts programme in Beach of Dreams coastline creativity and climate action festival, UK-wide 2024-2025. The festival is the culmination of a year-long creative exploration of the UK coastline, during which artists and communities across the UK will come together to create new artworks in response to climate change.
Our Siren Song will be based on the Ards Peninsula coast offering creative programmes that engage local artists, performers and communities in meaningful activities to highlight the beauty, heritage and ecology concerns of our coastline.Our siren will call people to the coastline, enticing them with beauty, heritage, warning and promise. Her song will be the song of the people who have made their lives on the coast and will represent voices of those whose stories are yet to be told. It will be a love song for our coastline and a call to action, to preserve this precious resource for future generations.
The project will culminate with a community arts event at Millisle Beach on 17th May 2025 during the UK Beach of Dreams Festival.
Beat Carnival is aiming to build funds and collaborations to extend the programme in other areas of Northern Ireland’s coastline, from South Down to the North Coast.
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Join volunteers from Climate Craic to make your own banners for activism - Artivism - be creative in getting your voice heard.
Artivism, a powerful blend of art and activism, uses creative expression to inspire change and raise awareness about social and environmental issues. In this hands-on session, you'll have the chance to design and create banners that reflect your passion for climate justice. Whether you're a seasoned artist or a first-time activist, this workshop will help you turn your ideas into bold visual statements. Bring your creativity and be part of a movement shaping the future of our city!
The Solar Space
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Printing.
Annemarie will be printing through the day.
These can be made by all ages from simple designs to detailed creations, an absorbing and relaxing experience.
The Tree Ring
Some of the change makers sharing their passion during this day
Chris Wiley is an artist, creator and founder of FOXYROKS from Leicester in the UK. Everyday thousands of used and broken skateboard decks end up in landfill sites around the world. At Foxyroks he takes these fallen boards and gives them a new life. Skateboards are made with 7 layers of Canadian Maple Plywood, making them strong and durable. Working with the diverse nature of each used board, he designs and creates exciting new products using only 100% reclaimed decks.
motherEarth international is a ThisEgg project created by teams across the world. It is a series of new dance films and a podcast series responding to the climate and ecological crisis bringing together artists from the UK, Ukraine, Taiwan, Brazil, Argentina, India, Mexico, Indonesia and Denmark.