FEATURED | Ross-on-Wye Town Council’s free annual Equinox Festival is gearing up for a lively weekend of music, wellbeing, arts, crafts and world class performances by the riverside
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Posted On September 19, 2023
Ross-on-Wye Town Council’s free annual Equinox Festival is gearing up for a lively weekend of music, wellbeing, arts, crafts and world class performances by the riverside including Friday headliner, DJ Andy Kershaw, N’famady Kouyaté, Faith I Branko and Saturday night headliners, The Turbans.
The legendary DJ Andy Kershaw will be bringing his African, Caribbean & Latin dance night to the Bandstand at the pre-festival warm up on Friday night and again on Saturday.
Also on the billing on Friday evening at 7pm will be the multi-talented rising star, N’famady Kouyaté, winner of this year’s Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition who was awarded a slot on the festival’s Avalon stage. Local singer and ukelele player, Ed Brooking, will also be performing, kicking off proceedings at 5pm.
Saturday’s Arts & Crafts market and the Jitterbug Circus for kids will open from midday and local wellbeing choir, the Border Belles, will perform at 1.30pm.
Forest Thump, local samba band, will take over and run a drumming workshop after 2pm before Wye Valley River Festival’s relaxing mandala dance workshop under the stretch tent during the afternoon.
Street food and drink will be available onsite including Fabioni’s Pizzas, The Crab Shack, Bunto Street Kitchen, Doughnutz, Kelsmor Dairy plus real ale from local microbrewery, The Tap House, wine & beer from Vintage Mobile Bars and gin cocktails from Fizz Origin.
The evening programme will start at 6pm with a second set from DJ Andy Kershaw followed by the incredible Serbian gypsy jazz trio, Faith I Branko, who will get you in the mood for international legends, The Turbans.
The stellar headliners will bring their vibrant and unique sound to Ross-on-Wye with band members originating from countries including Turkey, Bulgaria, Israel, Iran, Greece and the UK.
Evening performances will be live streamed on the town council’s Facebook page for those unable to attend in person.
The Equinox Festival will be held on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 September this year thanks to support from Ross-on-Wye Town Council, Fibre Heroes, Rehau and a grant received from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The festival is completely free to attend, making it accessible to all, and will have local charities and organisations attending with signposting information.
Visit the Equinox Festival Facebook page @equinoxfestivalross or register on Eventbrite (www.eventbrite.co.uk) to be entered into the Winter Wellbeing Giveaway worth £300.
