Freedom Festival

View article The Awakening draws in more than 100,000 visitors to Hull city centre

The Awakening draws in more than 100,000 visitors to Hull city centre

More than 100,000 people turned out to experience an evening of magic, celebrating Hull’s rich maritime history. The Awakening, Hull’s first major event of the year, drew in thousands of people over two nights to celebrate the city’s identity, heritage, folklore and mythology and our relationship to the environment as we navigate the changes of […]

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View article Hull City Council and Freedom Festival Arts Trust partner on a new event for Hull city centre – The Awakening

Hull City Council and Freedom Festival Arts Trust partner on a new event for Hull city centre – The Awakening

Freedom Festival Arts Trust, creators of one of the UK’s leading international arts festival, Freedom Festival, with support from the Welcome Back Fund, England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020, the Arts Council and the Global Streets network are delighted to be working in partnership […]

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View article Freedom Festival is back!

Freedom Festival is back!

Freedom Festival returns this weekend with an extended 16-day programme. The Festival, back for its 14th year, will take place in galleries, museums, theatres, empty shops and public spaces across Hull, presenting an exciting programme of music, performance, visual arts and talks including a number of special commissions and events. This year’s festival, which will […]

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View article Freedom Festival to bring two internationally renowned performances to Hull

Freedom Festival to bring two internationally renowned performances to Hull

The 2021 Freedom Festival will present two internationally renowned performances prior to its annual September festival, with an uplifting spring programme starting in March. The festival will bring the UK premiere of The Vigil, a 365-day monumental performance beginning on the spring equinox, to the city on Saturday 20 March. And Luke Jerram’s celebrated Gaia […]

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View article 5 things not to miss at Freedom Festival 2020

5 things not to miss at Freedom Festival 2020

Freedom Festival returns this weekend with a special online programme that will be broadcast via the BBC. Bringing together internationally renowned artists and local talent, this year’s festival features robot selfies, bikes singing lullabies and artists performing from unique and iconic locations throughout the city. Download the Freedom Festival app or visit the festival’s website […]

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View article Residents invited to help create new Humber Mouth project

Residents invited to help create new Humber Mouth project

Humber Mouth literature festival has launched a new project in conjunction with the Freedom Festival for 2020. The Hull Story Map is inviting contributions from the city’s residents to create a new digital map complete with their words about Hull. Writer and artist Joanna Walsh was commissioned as Humber Mouth’s Digital Writer-in-Residence and has created […]

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View article Freedom Festival From Home 2020 programme announced

Freedom Festival From Home 2020 programme announced

Hull’s annual Freedom Festival will bring a flavour of its international arts festival direct to homes this September, with a programme broadcast digitally and via the BBC. Freedom Festival From Home’s diverse programme will feature selfies being drawn by robots, sound installations delivered straight into the city’s streets and performances from artists in familiar Hull […]

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View article Search on for young presenters for online Freedom Festival

Search on for young presenters for online Freedom Festival

The Big Malarkey Festival is on the hunt for young people to be the faces of an exciting online programme as part of this year’s Freedom Festival. The Reset Lab will be broadcast live from the Makerspace at Hull Central Library and will include workshops with award-winning illustrators and authors, as well as discussions and […]

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View article Freedom Festival in Hull goes online in 2020

Freedom Festival in Hull goes online in 2020

Freedom Festival Arts Trust has announced that the city’s annual Freedom Festival will not take place outdoors in September as planned, but will instead go online. This year’s festival will include a wide-ranging broadcast and online programme that can be enjoyed at home. Mikey Martins, artistic director and joint chief executive of Freedom Festival Arts […]

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View article Hull names win big at White Rose Awards

Hull names win big at White Rose Awards

Some of the city’s most popular names and businesses are celebrating today after winning big at the UK’s largest tourism awards – the White Rose Awards 2019. The Deep, Hull Truck Theatre and Hotham’s Gin School and Distillery were all winners at the glittering event that celebrates the region’s best businesses, organisations and venues. The results […]

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