Horsham English Festival - 7th May 2011

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.