What’s On …
A stunning mix of old and new
Shakespeare’s Birthday is celebrated over four days with the customary Saturday morning parade marking the highpoint of the festivities. Led by the Band of the Corps of the Royal Engineers, international dignitaries, local schoolchildren, community groups and performance artists come together in a colourful, walking spectacle that culminates in the laying of flowers on the dramatist’s grave at Holy Trinity Church.
Onlookers are invited to join the special ‘People’s Procession’ flanked by carnival bands, dancers and wandering Shakespearean actors … with the revelry guaranteed to continue throughout the day!
The afternoon will see Stratford buzzing with street entertainers, children’s parties and workshops with lots of opportunities for people to get involved. Hang a wish on the Wishing Tree in Bancroft Gardens or why not try your hand at acting with the Romeo and Juliet Challenge? And budding detectives can even become Sonnet Sleuths!
Great things to see and do
in Stratford-upon-Avon
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