Free family festival – Last Days of Summer – will take place at the end of August on Liverpool waterfront as organiser Liverpool BID Company unveils full programme. Tony McDonough reports
Liverpool BID Company has revealed the full details of its Last Days of Summer free family festival taking place on the last day of summer.
Last Days of Summer will take place on Saturday, August 31 offering food and drink, music, activities, performances and wellbeing hub. It is being organised by Liverpool BID Company, Culture Liverpool, Royal Albert Dock Liverpool and Peel Waters.
Spread across four key zones, from Princes Dock at Liverpool Waters to Pier Head, to Mann Island to Royal Albert Dock, the free festival is designed to offer something for everyone. It starts at 11am and finishes at 5pm.
For those who want to get the blood pumping, or learn a new skill there is a programme throughout the day of watersports and activity.
In the Mann Island Basin there will be canoe taster sessions from Canal and River Trust with outdoor swims further along at Princes Dock and Mega Paddle Boarding at Salthouse Dock.
Bike sessions will take place at the Pier Head and a Yoga class will take place at Princes Dock alongside mindfulness sessions and sound bath workshops. Four Swan pedalos will be available at Royal Albert Dock to use for free of charge.
Creative craft activity will take place all day including family friendly Parentfolk activity at Mann Island, including Lush bath fizz workshops, circus skills, craft and code workshops, postcard making and much more.
Tote Bag painting will take place at Royal Albert Dock, and a dot-art landscape drawing session. And a doodle wall at Princes Dock.
Performances will take place in the public realm throughout the day. The latin zone at Martin Luther King building at Royal Albert Dock will see a DJ, dancers and games. Parentfolk’s ‘Gulls’ will host walkabouts.
Silent Adventures will host tours starting at Pier Head with all day silent disco tours. The Mermaids street performers will make special appearances as will Lollipop Ladies.
Samba Livre will perform at the MLK Plateau and Dizzee Brascals will be live at Royal Albert Dock. Batala Mersey will perform from 3.30 pm at the Pier Head.
A number of the above activities will need to be pre-booked. Click here for more information and to book.
BID chief executive Bill Addy said: “This is a free, family friendly festival to bring our community together. This is an iconic location in our city and one that belongs to all of us as part of our Liverpool culture.
“Our waterfront is a focal point and it’s a place for all of us. We want this day to be a celebration of our city and the people within it.
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“Free activity really does make people feel a sense of ownership and community in the city, as the summer comes to a close, we want to celebrate that with everyone.
“We were unable to go ahead with Celebrating Bold Street and Castle Street but we are working with businesses along both streets to develop a way to share their stories and celebrate the spirit of both streets in some form in the autumn.”