The Flow Festival

11th, 12th and 13th July 2008

The Flow Festival is an exciting large scale weekend family event to celebrate the completion of the current restoration and re-launch the newly restored Canal Basins in Stourport. The festival promises to be packed full of fun and activity for all the family to enjoy, and with the exception of the spectacular show ‘The Devils Tale’ the Flow Festival is free to attend.

11th July from 8:30pm
Come and follow the visual procession through the town to launch the Flow Festival on 11th July which will culminate in a mini light show at the basins. The procession will include hundreds of local people who have been working with professional artists since Easter to create props and costumes for event and The Devils Tale.

Procession Route: 8:30 - Leave Stourport Sports Centre Car Park - Walk over the bridge and up Bridge Street - Walk up High Street - At top of High Street bear right - Walk down Lion Hill towards Mart Lane - Walk down Mart Lane to Stourport Canal Basins - End at the Lower Basin for mini light show. For further information click here to see a map of Stourport.

12th & 13th July   from 10am until 5pm
Bring the whole family down to The Flow Festival… there will be many things to see and do during the day:

Arts and Craft Market
Stourport Canal Basins will play host to a quality arts and craft market throughout the weekend reminding us of the original use of Mart Lane. There will be many stalls showcasing a range of exquisite arts and crafts goods and food produce including glass painting, ceramics, woodwork, toys, textiles and jewellery - all made from the hands of talented local artists and crafts people across Worcestershire.

Children’s Activities
Entertain your children by bringing them along to have a go at the fun children’s activities throughout the weekend. All activities can be done at anytime throughout the weekend and will include a scavenger hunt, treasure hunt, arts and crafts, face painters and much more. Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult at all times when participating in the children’s activities.

Guided Tours
Learn about the history and functions of Stourport Canal Basins by going on a fascinating tour of the site. Be taken around the basins by one of our talented guides and you are sure to be amazed at how historically important the canal basins are and what hidden secrets they hold. Tours will take place at regular times throughout the day and will be advertised on site.

Heritage Working Boats
Come and see the fascinating Heritage Working boats and you will get the chance to climb aboard and experience what it was like working on a narrow boat when the canals where in full commercial operation many years ago.

Museum on the Move
The ‘Museum on the Move’ will be present throughout the weekend so why not pay it a visit and experience the interactive exhibition which is all about rivers and water.

Street Entertainers and Musicians
Simply bring along a picnic to this beautiful, picturesque location and enjoy being entertained by the many musicians and actors performing throughout the weekend.

12th and 13th July from 6pm – 7pm

The Devils Tale – The biggest show in Stourport this decade!

The highlight of The Flow Festival will be an amazing site specific show called The Devils Tale performed in and around the Basins. In this huge extravaganza full of music, colour and excitement Spiral, a professional Spanish performance company will present an amazing story in which a town comes together to fight an epic battle of wills. With many Stourport people in the show too, this is one not to be missed.

The Devils Tale performance will take place in the lower basins area. The audience will be able to view the performance from the grassy area across the water. We will not be providing seating but please feel free to bring your own chair or blanket and there will also be standing room available. Admission to the show will be by ticket only.

Box Office Details will appear here shortly.

For further information on The Flow Festival including ticket information for The Devils Tale contact the event organiser on 07825 681715 or email susannah.ronan@britishwaterways.co.uk.