The teams at Kendal Arts International and Manchester International Arts (who present the spectacular Lakes Alive programme) have been chomping at the bit to announce Masquepony, the UK’s first street arts festival with camping in the Lakeland village of Cartmel from Friday 17 to Sunday 19 August 2012.

Masquepony promises to be a festival with a difference, with over 60 shows including street theatre, comedy, music, circus and fireworks. There will be world and folk music and workshops that the whole family can enjoy, including a digital funfair.
 
There will also be an array of marquees, tents, big tops and yurts to explore across the beautiful Lakeland venue.
 
It’s the first street arts festival in the UK that will include the opportunity to camp on site (or at least we think it is!).  During the course of the three-day event, visitors will be able to pitch their tents at Cartmel Racecourse, where the event is being held, with views of the stunning Lakeland fells.
 
Festival-goers will also be able to explore the medieval village of Cartmel which has a reputation as a foodie heaven. The village’s cobbled streets feature a Michelin-starred restaurant, a popular Artisan market and Cartmel Village Shop, home of the legendary sticky toffee pudding.
 
It’s an opportunity for you and your family and friends to immerse yourselves in the extraordinary, inspiring and sometimes a little crazy world of street art in a truly breathtaking setting.

Entertainment begins from early evening on Friday and concludes on Sunday evening, although campers can arrive from Thursday at 4pm and stay until we close the site at 12 noon on Monday.

Tickets for the festival will be on sale this spring and full details will be posted in February on the new Masquepony website so click here to access the site or sign up to the mailing list (top right of this page) to have full details about this and the rest of our programme sent to your inbox.

 

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