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#Hedfest22 – Hedon Festival Programme
#Hedfest22 – Hedon Festival – Friday 3 June 2022 (as part of #HM70 and #PlatinumJubilee FREE Celebrations in Hedon)
1.00pm Carnival Parade. Assemble at top of Ivy Lane/Market Hill in Hedon. (From 11am on Market Hill join the Carnival Arts Pop-up Parade station to try on costumes and get kitted out for the parade. Children need to be supervised by adults).
THEME FOR PARADE: Royals and Rulers – Real & Mythical
Dress to the theme! Enjoy the atmosphere, mood and sounds of the carnival as the parade snakes its way around Hedon. A touch of Rio de Janeiro comes to our ancient town!
Parade Route: Church Lane, New Road, St Augustine’s Gate, right into Magdalen Gate, right onto Baxtergate, right at Fletchergate. Along New Road. Left onto Drapers Lane and Far Bank.

1.45pm Far Bank – Inter-Pubs Tug of War Competition!
2.00pm Far Bank – Bands, Entertainment, Children’s Rides, Stalls, Food & Beer Tents.
2.00pm Stage at Far Bank opens. Runs until close at 10pm
Line-up – (Note: Subject to change):
- 2.00pm – 2.25 The Humble Bard
- 2.30pm – 2.50 Nicole Fewster
- 3.00pm – 3.40 Ramble Gamble
- 4.00pm – 4.40 The Listening Club
- 5.00pm – 5.35 The Finest Hour
- 6.00pm – 6.45 Soul Patrol
- 7.15pm – 7.45 Cuba Drive
- 8.30pm – 10.00 From Gold to Rio
FROM GOLD TO RIO – THE GREATEST HITS OF SPANDAU BALLET & DURAN DURAN
Two of the UK’s most iconic bands will be brought to life in one power-packed show!
With over 20 top 10 hits the show will feature non-stop classics including Gold, Rio, True, The Reflex, to name a few, guaranteed to leave the audience shouting for more!
So, if you’re a Duranie, a Spandie, a Wild Boy or a Soul Boy, then this is something you don’t want to miss!

Stage managed by Africa Studios (Hull).
2.00pm Stage at St. Augustine’s Church opens. Runs until close at 9.30pm
Line-up – (Note: Subject to change):
- 2.00pm Beth Pilling
- 2.30pm Katrina Rae
- 3.00pm Pete Clarkson
- 3.30pm Rob Bywater
- 4.15pm Kobe Allenby
- 5.00pm Ed James
- 6.00pm American Daughters
- 7.00pm Brodie Milner
- 8.00pm Tom Gorringe
- 9.00pm Sam Connolly
Stage managed by Africa Studios (Hull).
3.00pm and 5.00pm The Spoken Word at Haven Arms
3pm – 4pm
Open Mic – 30 minutes for any budding street poets to take to the stage.
Peter Knaggs – is a Hull writer/editor and workshop leader, the author of five poetry books, and has taken prizes in many competitions, including the National and Forward Prize. He is currently working on a novel to follow up the million-selling “Every Day is a Hawaiian Shirt Day”
Jimmy Andrex – co-founded Red Shed Readings, makes radio for ELFM and has been on the BBC 6 music. Last summer he performed “Stupidity is Not The Problem” and “Billy Baggins There and Back” a modern adaptation of The Hobbitt. Recently he wrote and performed Tree Talk for Wakefield Word Fest. He is currently promoting a book/album “9 Displacement Activities”.
5pm – 6pm
Helen Rice – A Sheffield poet, her work is funny, touching, honest, reflective, sensitive and holds up a mirror to our changing world.
Stan Skinny – A Sheffield power box of lyrical absurdity served with musical whimsy in a hat of heart warming originality, energy and a fox paw of glamour. A must see!
Ian Winter – Winner of numerous slams, he throws words at you like a madman throwing eggs at Cathedrals, in a rollercoaster of emotion of a beautifully observed world tinged with love and the comedic.
Five, different, very entertaining performers that will make you laugh, cry, think, and ask for more.
DOWNLOAD your Hedfest Handy Guide – print the guide text, then print the map on the reverse. Fold twice, and you have your guide ready to use on the day.
#Hedfest22 is supported by:
#Hedfest18 Updates to the Printed Programme
For #Hedfest18 updates to the advertised printed Programme visit our page:
Updates to Programme Sat 7 July 2018
Get your Hedfest programmes (£2)
Not long to Hedfest! Plan your day more effectively by getting a copy of the Programme which includes complete listings of entertainment and a map of key locations and venues.
Get your programmes from Hedon Town Hall and local participating pubs in Hedon:
The Station
King’s Head
Shakespeare Inn
Queen’s Head
Haven Arms
and local shops:
Dennis Estate Agents
Frames of Hedon
Scott’s Barbershop
Beckett’s
Rings ‘n’ Things
Hedon Co-op
Johnson’s of Hedon
Other shops will be selling soon too!
Also look out for the Hedfest stalls in the Hedon Market Place selling Programmes, held every Saturday and Wednesday morning – right up to the Festival Day.
Programmes cost £2 and sales of them are one of the ways that Hedon Town Council seeks to recuperate the costs of staging the festival.