About May Day Celebrations
Come along to Sarehole Mill and join in with our May Day celebrations.
The Ancient festival of Mayday was celebrated to mark the beginning of Summer and this year we will be celebrating at Sarehole Mill.
We have plenty going on throughout the day including:
- A pop up tea room will be open selling tea, coffee, cakes & ice creams to enjoy throughout the day! Open just for May Day Celebrations.
- The Mill will be open all day to explore at your own pace.
- Wild Earth Movement will be hosting an an eco making activity, upcycling materials and giving them a new life before they end up in the recycling bin. Create something unique for summer or May Day using different art techniques. All materials provided.
- Traditional and fun music throughout the day including folk-pop and sea shanties.
- Create your own May Day King or Queen crown using natural materials found in our Woodland Realm.
- Join in with a group art project where we will be building a large Green Man portrait using leaves and foliage gathered from the woodland realm.
- Join in with a trail around the Mill.
- Garden games including splat the rat, hoopla and cornhole.
- Celebrate properly and treat yourself to a dance around the maypole.
- Morris dancing performance at 12pm.
- Poetry on demand by Bradley Taylor
This event runs 11am until 4pm. Last entry on site at 3.30pm.
Please note that a ticket is required to enter Sarehole Mill on this date. There is no free entry to the grounds on the day of this event.
Pre-booking recommended.
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