

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Haflat al-ward 🌺 حفلة الورود 🌺 and Shema Leaving Party!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 10:30 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: Shema and students from Azayz Academy of Dance are hosting an epic spring hafla!!  🌺 
Doors Open from 3pm until 10.30pm!!! 
Cheddon Fitzpaine Memorial Hall, just outside Taunton (see below for venue info)

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* Audience Ticket Bookings (not performing): https://goldenera.sumupstore.com/product/haflat-al-ward-entrance-ticket-only-not-performances-performance-slot-bookings-include-your-ticket-no-need-to-pay-twice

* FULLY BOOKED Performer Ticket Bookings (includes entrance ticket): https://goldenera.sumupstore.com/product/haflat-al-ward-performance-slot-bookings-only-includes-your-ticket

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3pm: 
Join us for a relaxed afternoon of shopping, sipping and swaying before the full hafla begins! 
* Souq featuring stalls of dance clothing, jewellery, Palestinian goods and much more (details to be announced soon)
* Cafe selling Arabic sweets, Spiced coffee, Arabic Coffee, Helba tea, and Karkedeh tea
* Music playing ALL AFTERNOON for you to dance to
* Second-hand Costume Swap rail
* Golden Era Vintage Bellydance Costumes
* Photography sessions with Philanthropic Photographic (£donations details tbc for charity)
* Live music (tbc)
* Henna with Sophia (£extra details tbc)

6pm
The cafe and photo shoot closes... and we party! 
* Performance slots for students and groups 
* 'Cabaret Carousel': for pro/experienced dancers, 6-8 minute slots of Egyptian music which will be selected at random (from a pre-shared playlist!). 
* Free dancing from 8.30pm-10.30pm

I'm also planning a Charity raffle (or something similar)

I'll update this further once I've confirmed bookings with traders and artists.

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VENUE: 
Cheddon Fitzpaine Memorial Hall, Taunton
Lots of free parking right next to the hall (please let me know if you need accessible space reserved)
Situated in a wood!
Stage with lights
Dedicated changing room for performers with lots of space
Outside patio (if it's dry!)

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TO BOOK A PERFORMANCE SLOT: https://goldenera.sumupstore.com/product/haflat-al-ward-performance-slot-bookings-only-includes-your-ticket 

No 'western' music please, let's keep this connected to the culture as much as possible! Tribal/fusion dancers you always choose wonderful fusion music so are most welcome :) 

There are limited performance slots so please visit my store where you can reserve your performance slot with your ticket. You can pay with a credit or debit card (I do not use PayPal because they charge HUGE fees). 
TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE BUT MAY BE PASSED TO SOMEONE ELSE WITH CONFIRMATION FROM SHEMARAQS@HOTMAIL.COM

TIMINGS AND OPTIONS: 

*Running from 6pm - 7pm*

4 GROUP SLOTS of up to 5 mins - please message or email shemaraqs@hotmail.com to reserve your group slot (but one person MUST book a group performance ticket in the store to confirm the reservation then everyone else in the group just books an audience ticket)

7 SLOTS FOR BEGINNERS/STUDENT &amp; OPEN LEVEL SOLOS/DUETS - up to 5 mins for your performance. Space for all props. 


*Running from 7.30pm - 8.30pm*

7 SLOTS FOR PRO/EXPERIENCED DANCERS: if you are more experienced at improvising then you are invited to join the 'Cabaret Carousel': I will send everyone a select playlist of Egyptian/Arabic music to listen to in advance....but you won't know which track you'll be dancing to until just before you go on stage because it will be selected at random!! All the music will be 6-9 minutes long and the best Egyptian/Arabic tracks possible: from Saidi, to classic Oum Kalthoum arrangements, Wael Kfoury, Khaleegy, Baladi, and maybe even a Drum Solo (I'll be kind don't worry!). There will be a range of props to borrow if you want (saidi assa, khaleegy thobe, veil, sagat, extra hip scarves!)

In the store, select the performance slot you would like - once they're gone, they're gone!! 

TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE BUT MAY BE PASSED TO SOMEONE ELSE WITH CONFIRMATION FROM SHEMARAQS@HOTMAIL.COM

The performance schedule will run to time so if you are late on stage you will miss your slot,sorry! 
If disaster occurs on the way to the event and you know you will be late, please contact 
Shema on 07805354312 BEFORE 5PM and I'll do what I can to fit you in.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/taunton/haflat-al-ward-حفلة-الورود-and-shema-leaving-party/200029478784700
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, parties, performances, music, nonprofit, charities, live-music, dance, art, shopping
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 77

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://goldenera.sumupstore.com/product/haflat-al-ward-entrance-ticket-only-not-performances-performance-slot-bookings-include-your-ticket-no-need-to-pay-twice?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=taunton-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Taunton
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Cheddon Fitzpaine Village Hall
- **lat**: 51.04699141
- **long**: -3.08878809
- **full address**: Cheddon Fitzpaine Village Hall, Taunton, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Shema Raqs (https://allevents.in/org/shema-raqs/20449836)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Cheddon Fitzpaine Village Hall, Taunton, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Shema Raqs
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, parties, performances, music, nonprofit, charities, live-music, dance, art, shopping
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Haflat al-ward 🌺 حفلة الورود 🌺 and Shema Leaving Party! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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