Encounter Festival 2025, 20 September | Event in Preston | AllEvents

Encounter Festival 2025

Encounter Festival

Highlights

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 12:00 pm

9.5 hours

The Flag Market

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Date & Location

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 12:00 pm to 09:30 pm (BST)

The Flag Market

30-31 Cheapside, Preston, PR1 2, United Kingdom

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About the event

Encounter Festival 2025
Ten years since the first Encounter Festival, we have an exciting extravaganza lined up for 2025, bringing music, motion and magic to the streets of Preston!

Birley Street:
12.00 - 2.00pm | Rise and Lead Games
12.30 - 4.30pm | Magical Story Jars
12.30 - 4.30pm | Young Creative Centre

The Guild Lounge:
3.30 - 5.00pm | Rise and Lead Film Screening

Harris Street:
12.50 - 1.20pm | Closer To My Dreams
2.00 - 2.30pm | Rhythm of the Vardo
2.45 - 3.15pm | Closer To My Dreams
4.15 - 4.45pm | Rhythm of the Vardo

The Flag Market:
12.00 - 4.00pm | Let’s Grow Preston
12.00 - 5.30pm | Throne of Pledges
12.20 - 12.50pm | DanceSyndrome
12.55 - 1.15pm | Abhinandana Dance Academy
1.20 - 1.40pm | Hodge Podge
1.45 - 1.55pm | Ancient Giants Finale
2.00 - 2.45pm | Urooj Qawwal
3.05 - 3.35pm | Singing For Creative Health
3.50 - 4.00pm | Ancient Giants Finale
4.00 - 4.50pm | The Nia Reggae Band
4.50 - 5.20pm | Maypole Dancing Workshop
5.20 - 5.30pm | Green Pledge Reactivation
5.30 - 7.30pm | Music from County Pilots, DJ Connie Von D and Buddha

Walkabout:
1.35pm & 3.40pm | Ancient Giants
From 6.30pm | Stilt Walkers

Torchlight Procession:
7.15pm | Starts at Moor Park, finishes at the Flag Market
9pm | Fireworks

Head over to lancsencounter.co.uk to check out the full programme!


Also check out other Festivals in Preston, Entertainment events in Preston, Workshops in Preston.

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Encounter Festival 2025, 20 September | Event in Preston | AllEvents
Encounter Festival 2025
Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 12:00 pm