Come and join us for our Annual Festival of Fun on Sunday 21st April.
Brought to you in association with Love Whitton and (enter main sponsor here)
The event runs from 11am to 6pm, with the main parade starting at midday.
Whitton High Street - TW2 7LS
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The parade will enter the High Street at midday and lasts for approximately 1 hour.
Our parade is the highlight of the days event and marks the official opening of the Festivities. With over 1000 participants the parade showcases shools, youth groups, sports clubs, dance groups, marching bands, drummers, classic cars, Harleys & Scooters, military vehicles..... and so much more.
Every year the parade grow bigger and more and more people take part.
The annual parade is headed up by St George, the town crier and the Mayor of Richmond upon Thames.
The parade contains over 1000 participants from local youth and sports groups, schools, scouts, guides, as well as marching bands, Indian Drummers, Storm Troopers, Stilt Walkers, Cartoon Characters and mascots. The parade finishes with the Harleys, Scooters, Classic Cars and Military Vehicles.
The highlight of our parade is definitely the motor vehicle section. Made up of Harleys, Classic Scooters, Military Vehicles and Classic Cars (of which at least one has to be pushed part of the way)
The sight and sound spectacular is not to me missed, and many of the participants hang around for several hours so that you can can see their machines and chat to the owners about them.
All the local schools in the area take part in the parade bringing a festival of noise and colour.
Along with schools and nurseries we have dance groups, drama groups and sports clubs showing just how much Whitton has to offer the youth of the borough.
This picture shows what it is all about - this young girl has the best day of her life as Mickey and Minnie escorted her at the head of the parade as a special birthday treat.
The Main Stage is brought to you this year by
A Sparks Electrical
The Jazz Stage is curated by The Roger Perrin Jazz Collective.
Who doesn't like a good boogie? Well Abracadabra have been in the business of keeping dancefloors full for over 35 years now and vertainly know a thing or two about throwing a good party.
Join one of their DJ's who will be spinning the tunes and getting those feet tapping throughout the day - you can even ask for requests!
With over 50 stalls our Market Place has something for everyone.
Those who like a tipple can enjoy a selection of Twickenham Ales, Prosecco, Pimms and other tasty refreshments from one of our 3 bars, and when you get hungry you can sample the delights of our 13 food stalls bringing you food and sweet treats from around the world.
Our shopping area brings you 25 gift stalls, and for the community minded we have 15 local interest and charity groups happy to talk to you about their causes.
There is still so much more going on throught the day!!
Childrens fairground rides, Punch & Judy Shows and the legendary Human Fruit Machine.
The Love Whitton Raffle with over £2000 worth of prizes to be won.
Come and join the biggest Festival of Fun in the Borough!
We are delighted to welcome Professor James and his amazing Punch and Judy show. He will performing throughout the day, and maybe he will do a little magic for you between shows!
If you come for one thing only then it has to be the amazing Human Fruit Machine. It is an experience you will never forget.
You can't have a festival without a face painter, and to avoide disappointment we are bringing you 2!
What says St George's Day more than Knights in shining armour. Witness the thrills of full contact medieval combat in our main stage arena throught the day!
We are pleased to be able to bring you the amazing singers and dancers from the Ukrainian Social Club CIC who will be performing traditional dances and singing traditional songs throughout the day.
After the parade a selection of classic cars, military vehicles, scooters and Harleys will park up outside the Nelson Pub so that you can admire the machines and talk to the owners.
Bringing a spectacle of sound and colour, the London School of Dhol will be performing in the parade and at three seperate locations during the day.
Something to keep the little ones amused. We have a selection of very child friendly rides situated at either end of the event space.
