We delivered our first digital Barnaby festival programme on June 20th & 21st 2020, you can now watch video content from the weekend Homemade Parade On Saturday 21st, our local communities came together (at home and online) to bring us the Homemade Parade; full of at-home creative making, home and garden 'floats' and a
We are delighted to be presenting a week-long programme of free online workshops this Summer. Peter Duncan, Circus Trainer and renowned circus expert, will be teaching us a range of easy-to-learn circus skills, tips and tricks. Sharon Ginnis, experienced Writer & Educator, will teach viewers to weave their own story in a week-long programme
Barnaby is committed to acting against racism. We aim to promote access to cultural expression, make positive change and celebrate diversity and inclusion in everything we do. Following the events and protests led by the Black Lives Matter movement after the racist killing of George Floyd, which articulate the deep-rooted anger and concern over
Artist Simon Buckley who produces the Not Quite Light project and is based in Salford will be presenting his digital commission on Saturday June 20. Simon has been visiting Macclesfield Forest every month to coincide with the dawn of the full moon, since December’s winter solstice. Click here for the promotional video
Barnaby Festival is excited to announce that we have been successful in our bid to receive Emergency Funding from Arts Council England, following our application in April. This award is to support the festival through the activities, events and income that have been lost due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It will help us find
We wanted to update you about our plans for the 2020 Parade in light of the latest advice from the government and NHS about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We must ensure that the health and safety of our audiences, volunteers, artists, partners and staff is our number one priority. We are reviewing the whole
Macclesfield Barnaby Festival COVID-19 statement We wanted to update you about Barnaby Festival 2020 in light of the latest advice from the government and NHS about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We must ensure that the health and safety of our audiences, volunteers, artists, partners and staff is the number one priority. The team at
Our friends at National Trust Hare Hill want to work with an artist(s) or maker whose work explores art, nature and the environment to develop a new artwork which utilises wood from the site in 2020 for installation in 2021. We want audiences to explore the history of Hare Hill, while looking towards its
Why not sign up NOW to become part of the Barnaby team! To support the parade, art exhibitions and live comedy, music and spoken word events, a LARGE group of volunteers is required - before and during the festival. Our Volunteer Sign Up form link can be found below. There are a wide variety
Festival Manager Opportunity In our 8th festival the Barnaby Festival 2020 theme is Vision. Once again Barnaby will be inviting the people who live and work in Macclesfield out to play in a range of high-quality festival arts, inspiring and encouraging creativity. Macclesfield Barnaby Festival (MBF) is seeking an experienced freelance Festival Manager to
