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Wealden District Council > News Articles > Free dance festival returns with performances in Uckfield, Newhaven and Bexhill

Free dance festival returns with performances in Uckfield, Newhaven and Bexhill

Publish Date: 5 September 2024

This September Journeys Festival of Dance will be returning to visit towns in Sussex.

image of people dancing in the street

Uckfield, Newhaven and Bexhill will be visited by the Journeys Festival of dance, a free outdoor festival which will move across Sussex giving performances and workshops for all ages over a three-day festival.

The festival kickstarts in Newhaven on Friday 27th September from 6pm with Folk Dance Remixed at the Sidings.

On Saturday 28th September, Folk Dance Remixed will reappear with performances at 12.30pm & 2.30pm on Luxford Field in Uckfield, sharing a fresh, quirky, colourful and magical collision of traditional and Hip-Hop dance and music. A high-energy, unique remix of Maypole, Clogging, Street, House and Breakdance with a hint of African & Bollywood to a live soundtrack of fiddle & beat boxing – this is Folk and Street Dance like you’ve never seen before.

Attendees are also welcome to get involved in a free dance workshop delivered by Folk Dance Remixed in between the day’s performances.

The festival ends on Sunday 29 September with the Black Victorians in Bexhill on the De La War Pavilion Terrace. Exploring a complex, but often forgotten Black presence in pre-Windrush Britain, this performance calls attention to previously hidden figures and challenges historical and contemporary perceptions.

Councillor Paul Coleshill, Alliance for Wealden (Liberal Democrat), and lead councillor for Climate Change and Economy, said, “This festival will bring communities together again to enjoy performances, live music, and dance workshops. This was very popular with other towns in Sussex and so we have decided to host again and spread the fun.  I hope that families and friends come together to attend the free event.”

For more information on the event visit our website:   www.explorewealden.co.uk/experience-our-culture/journeys-festival-of-dance-2024-by-18-hours-p2218051

Journeys Festival of Dance produced by 18 Hours, is completely free with no need to book. The festival is supported by Arts Council England, Wealden District Council, Newhaven Enterprise Zone, Rother District Council, and East Sussex Arts Partnership.