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Creating Carnival – Kendal Calling 2023 is an exciting professional development opportunity for freelance artists local to Cumbria and the surrounding areas to take the reins of the Kendal Calling 2023 procession.

Cotton Carnival is BACK and ready to hit the streets in 2023! This is your invitation to join us in creating a special carnival performance to celebrate the relaunch of Stalybridge’s high street following redevelopments.

Love to blast out melody? Join the Global Grooves bloco classes! With tuition from Jack Tinker and guest artists, you'll love your weekly blow out alongside likeminded Carnival pals.

Love to drum? Join the Global Grooves bloco classes! With tuition from Leon Patel, Eraldo Marques, Holly Prest, and Emma Marsh, you'll love getting your weekly groove on alongside likeminded Carnival pals.

Love to dance? Join the Global Grooves bloco classes! With tuition from Adriana Rosso and Freya Bennett-Nielsen, you'll love getting your weekly energy fix alongside likeminded Carnival pals.

In these short courses all are welcome to explore the world of hand drums. Enjoy the spiritual beats of Brazilian Atabaque, West African Djembe, Cuban Conga technique and lush Bahian Timbau flavours. There’ll be a bit of everything!

In these short courses all are welcome to explore the world of hand drums. Enjoy the spiritual beats of Brazilian Atabaque, West African Djembe, Cuban Conga technique and lush Bahian Timbau flavours. There’ll be a bit of everything! This course leads to a performance outing with Gasper Nali on Thursday 19th October (free entry for full course participants).

LIVE GIG! Gasper Nali is a roots one-man-band from the small town of Nkhata Bay on the shores of Lake Malawi.

Jasdeep is an internationally acclaimed sitarist steeped in the North Indian classical tradition and proudly born, raised and based in Leeds. Breaking down cultural boundaries with his extraordinary artistry and new approach to composition, virtuoso sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun brings a youthful energy and vision to both Indian classical and contemporary music.

Get your dancing shoes on, party frock pressed, and join HCB who will ignite our dance floor with their irrepressible brass bangers for our Xmas Party Special.