Cricklewood Winterfest 23rd November 2013 (1- 6pm)

Cricklewood Winterfest 23rd November 2013 (1- 6pm) by creativecricklewood

Cricklewood will usher in the festive season with Winterfest onSaturday 23 November 2013.  St Michael's and All Angels Steel Band will get the party started.

The event will see the day's activities themed around light, with a hand-made gift market, hot food stalls, street theatre, a laser-light show, arts and crafts, mulled wine, stage entertainment and carols.

The festivities will last from 1 pm to 6pm outside the Crown Moran Hotel and on Yew Grove, which will be closed to traffic.

*  Cricklewood Winterfest - Laser Light Show

Cricklewood Winterfest will have a spectacular finale of a laser light show from 5 pm till 6 pm outside the Crown Moran Hotel, Cricklewood Broadway.

World-renowned industrial designers and makers Haberdashery London have designed bespoke festive lights for the town centre. The lights are not only unique to Cricklewood, but will also offer reduced maintenance and running costs. The lights will be switched on at 5:30pm.

Laser Light Show by ER Productions - www.er-productions.com

*  Candlelight Lantern Procession

Banish those dark evening blues and join the candle lit procession at next Saturday's Cricklewood Winterfest.

Creative Cricklewood FREE Lantern workshop at 1 pm on 23 November - make your lantern for the lantern procession at 3 pm at Beacon Bingo.

*  A chance to be a celebrity for an evening!

Every child in taking part in the lantern procession will be entered in a draw to switch on the Cricklewood Festive lights.  All children under 11 years are invited to take part in the procession and the draw.

Meet at Beacon Bingo at 3 pm on Saturday 23 November and children are encouraged to dress up festively whether it's angels, faires, elves, mini santas or baby baubles - or any dressing up outfit is fine.  ALL CHILDREN IN THE LANTERN PROCESSION MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.

It promises to be a magical affair, hope you will join in. The procession route will be from Beacon Bingo, up Cricklewood Lane, into the Groves and back to the Crown Moran.  We are looking for adult volunteers to line the route so let us know if you can help.

For more details on the lantern procession and the Winterfest take a look www.cricklewood.net

*  Winterfest - Street Theatre

Fire Poi from Poi Passion at the Winterfest on Cricklewood Broadway

*  Peforming at the Cricklewood Winterfest - Monooka's Caravan

Award winning Romanian singer-songwriter Monooka who founded Monooka's Caravan

*  Reminder - Spot the Oddity Competition

Join in Cricklewood's new competition: Spot the Oddityhttps://t.co/SuMu2M3ea

When you have found all the oddities, take your completed form back to Rudolph in the Christmas Grotto on Saturday 23 November from 2 - 5 pm.  Each entrant will receive a goody bag and they will be entered into a draw to win our giant polar bear!

*  Winterfest Programme

2 - 4 pm (with intervals) - St Michaels Steel Band on Yew Grove

2.30 pm - Alistair Hughes and group

3 pm for 3.15 pm - Lantern procession from Beacon Bingo, via Cricklewood Lane / Yew Grove, to the Crown Moran Hotel.

4 - 6 pm - Poi Show performances on Yew Grove and outside the Crown

4.05 pm - Mora Road School Choir singing outside the Crown Moran Hotel by the Christmas Tree

4.15 pm - Monooka Romanian Band

4.45 pm - Poi fire show outside the Crown

5.00 pm - Laser Light Show

5.30 pm - Switch on of Christmas lights in Cricklewood

5.40 pm - Laser Light Show

6.00 pm - End