May Day Spectacle (Beltane)

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#1 BEST BELTANE IN THE BUSINESS

Celebrate our drop-dead-gorgeous Green Earth and the coming of the May. 

Create a participatory pageant with us to welcome in the Summer!! 

This celebration is for  singers, dancers and performers of every level to be part of a 40-strong May Day Spectacle on top of Haytor, Dartmoor.

SING, DANCE and MAKE  at this beautiful celebration high up on magnificent Dartmoor.

On May morning, dressed to the nines in elaborate and colourful lo-fi costumes , the spectacle will begin with a procession of flags and animal heads to a hundred twinkling bells, we‘ll trot out a stick-dance high up on the moor, and bawl our choral folksongs out over the good people at Haytor. 

Once it’s all over we’ll have a giant vegetable relay race.

The night before… we’ll learn folksongs round the fire (the good ones that are older than time), gallop through the stick dance, EAT, camp overnight (if you’re feeling wild), then wake to the sound of the cuckoo.

WHEN: Wednesday 30th April - Thursday 1st May 2025.

COST: Sliding scale

WHO CAN APPLY: Anyone and Everyone who likes home-made costumes, folksongs, giant cardboard vegetables, and wants to celebrate this gorgeous time of year. 

SCHEDULE: 

30 April

3pm: Arrive, settle in 

5pm: Beltane flag making and costume fitting - (details of what to wear to follow)

6:30pm: Song- practice 

7:30pm: Spectacle - Full Rehearsal 

8.30pm: Dinner served (bring a bowl)

1 May

4:45am: Wake Up

5:15 AM : the Spectacle begins

8am: Nice warm brekkie ! 

 

Sink Your Feet in Happy Dew 

Fresh leaves are sweet but SO ARE YOU

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Spectacle for all! £15

If this would bring you merriment and joy but cost feels a barrier then come along for this reduced rate

Standard ticket £28

If you have a steady income, need to be responsible about your spending but with care are able to plan ahead and budget or save please pay this price.

Full Price £45

Use your abundance to make this spectacle more magical and help to pay for running costs! Thankyou for you for your generosity

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