A special festival celebrating all things English takes place on Saturday 7 May
in Horsham Town Centre featuring dance and music around the town, plus a special
medieval market with local food, drink and Sussex crafts.
Based around the well-established Day of Dance (now in its fantastic 18th
year) and organised by the local Broadwood Morris Men, the Day of Dance is an invitational
event which regularly attracts 20 or more ‘sides’ which display at locations across
Horsham Town Centre. The dance teams mostly perform traditional English dances such
as Morris (Cotswold, North West and Border), Step Clog and Sword. Also, Scottish
and Appalachian dances are often featured. One of the main features of the day is
the Carfax Ceilidh (Bandstand Barn dance) from 3pm which enables members of the
public to join in the dancing.
The Morris dancers starts at 10.30am with a procession through the town and perform
throughout the town centre until 4.30pm
Ye Olde Local Produce Market
9am - 3.30pm. Saturday’s market goes all medieval with additional stalls featuring
local brewers and cider makers, a hogroast and traditional cockles and whelks. Topping
this all off, there will be many businesses around the town offering free samples
of English fayre and a range of promotions and special offers.
If you would like to contact us regarding this year's event please use the Contact Form or telephone Gary Mortimer-Cook on 01403
215386.