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| | Wednesday 23 April 2008 | | St George's Day Parade | | 10am | Gravesend | | | This multicultural event will be a celebration of 'Britishness' based on the theme of St George. | | | Partners: | North West Kent Racial Equality Council | |
| | Saturday 3 May 2008 | | Brighton Festival Children's Parade | | 10.30am | Parading from North Laine to Madeira Drive | | | One of Same Sky's flagship events in Brighton, this carnival parade brings together over 4000 children from nurseries, primary and secondary schools across the city in a vibrant explosion of colour and sound. This year's theme is Children's Games, so look out for all your old favourites.... | | | Partners: | Brighton Festival | | Sponsors: | Southern Water | |
| | Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May 2008 | | Big Splash | | 1-6pm each day | Brighton Marina | | | We will be providing an exciting selection of drop-in arts workshops for the public based on a Celtic theme. The workshops will be suitable for all ages and abilities and everyone is welcome. | | | Partners: | Brighton Marina, Brighton Festival | |
| | Saturday 21 June 2008 | | Dhamaka Fun Day | | 1pm | Crawley | | | A childrens multi-faith parade resulting from an artist residency programme in local schools will leave Memorial Garden going to West Green Playing Fields. The parade will be followed by a programme of activities in the field, including martial arts demonstrations, volleyball, wandering entertainers, food and music. | | | Partners: | Crawley International Mela Association, The Hawth, Crawley | |
| | Saturday 28 June 2008 | | Harmonic Convergence | | 9pm to be confirmed | Chichester City Centre | | | This opening event of Chichester Festivities consists of two lantern parades that meet at the Market Cross for a musical finale. The theme this year is China. | | | Partners: | Chichester Festivities, Scaramoosh | |
| | Saturday 5 July 2008 | | Paddles and Picnics | | 1pm | Whatman Park, Maidstone | | | A children's parade will open the fun day in the park. There will be an activity trail, free drop-in workshops and music. The theme of the day will be celebrating the heritage of the river Medway. | | | Partners: | Medway Valley Countryside Partnership | |
| | Saturday 12 July 2008 | | Uckfield Festival | | 1.30pm | Uckfield | | | The opening parade of the festival leading to the Big Day Out on Luxford Field, it will be a colourful carnival of school students. The theme this year is locomotion. | | | Partners: | Uckfield Festival, Spiritus | |
| | July 2008 | | James and the Giant Peach | | time to be confirmed | Heathfield Community College | | | Same Sky has supported the college arts department in creating costumes, props and scenery for the school summer production of James and the Giant Peach. Tickets will be available to see the production direct from the college. | | | Phone Contact: | 01435 866 066 | | Partners: | Heathfield Community College | |
| | 2 August 2008 | | Pride in Brighton and Hove Parade | | 10.30am | Parading from Madeira Drive to Preston Park | | | We have been supporting local individuals, groups and businesses to create a variety of fabulous carnival costumes, floats and walking tableaux for the parade. This year the theme is Pride Around the World so expect colourful creations from all your favourite destinations. | | | Partners: | Pride in Brighton and Hove | |
| | September 2008 | | Foundation Degree in Street Arts Performance | | University of Brighton in partnership with City College, Brighton and Hove | | | As part of this new degree course, Same Sky will be delivering two modules: Developing design and making skills for street arts performance, and Community and outreach work. The design and making module takes place in the first term of the first year and students will create a piece of work to participate in the Burning the Clocks event. Students interested in signing up for this two year course should contact University of Brighton for more information. | | | Partners: | University of Brighton, City College, Brighton and Hove | |
| | Sunday 7 September 2008 to be confirmed | | Maidstone Mela | | 2pm to be confirmed | Mote Park, Maidstone | | | A childrens parade resulting from an artist residency programme in local schools will parade around Mote Park to open the event. The parade will be followed by a programme of activities in the field, including martial arts demonstrations, volleyball, wandering entertainers, food and music. | | | Partners: | North West Racial Equality Council, Maidstone Borough Council | |
| | Sunday 14 September 2008 | | Legend of the Giant - Equinox | | 7pm | Hickstead | | For the fourth year, Same Sky will be working across Mid Sussex as part of the Arts Gigantic Festival. We will be hosting artist residencies at Wakehurst Place and Nymans from Friday 1 to Sunday 17 August - you can see the artist at work creating a giant Summer Queen and Autumn King from 11am-5pm each day (except Mondays and Tuesdays). If you would like to participate, there will be drop-in workshops at each garden from 2-4pm each day (except Mondays and Tuesdays).
The Summer Queen and Autumn King will be coming together for their wedding celebrations at Hickstead as the closing show of the Sussex Games. This free event will include a participants parade, followed by the ceremony and fireworks. | | | Partners: | Mid Sussex District Council, Sussex Games, Hickstead | |
| | Sunday 12 October 2008 | | Brighton Festival of World Sacred Music | | 4pm | St Bartholomews Church, Brighton to be confirmed | | | Children from six local primary schools will be parading around the park in front of the church with items based on a theme of 'East'. The parade items will then be walked into the church and become decor for the Schools Concert of World Sacred Music. | | | Partners: | Brighton Festival of World Sacred Music, Sing Up | |
| | November 2008 | | Nesting In, Branching Out | | time to be confirmed | The Chalk Hill Site, Haywards Heath | | | The new hospital for children and adolescent mental health services will be hosting and open day that will highlight their new facilities. Same Sky will be working with service users to create a variety of sculptures, artworks and celebratory activities. We will also be creating a light box installation for the new hospital. During the open day, there will drop-in workshops for the public as well as the opportunity to see the new premises. | | | Partners: | Sussex Partnership NHS Trust | |
| | Sunday 21 December 2008 | | Burning the Clocks | | 6:30pm | Parading through Brighton city centre to Madeira Drive finale site | | Burning the Clocks acts as an antidote to the excesses of a commercial Christmas - people gather together to make paper and willow lanterns to carry through their city and burn on the beach as a token for the end of the year. No lantern is better for its purpose than any other, all are unique to the maker and precious but all are given up to be burnt to greet the lengthening days.
This year the event will be the culmination of our 21st birthday year, and we will be creating the major clocks of Brighton and Hove to celebrate our time in the city. Find out more about the event from 1 October at the Burning the Clocks website below..... | | | Email Contact: | info@burningtheclocks.co.uk | | Website: | www.burningtheclocks.co.uk | | Partners: | Pioneer Productions | | Sponsors: | Juice 107.2 FM, Care Home Insurance Service, University of Brighton, Tyler Accounting Services | | Supporters: | Brighton and Hove City Council, H2 Organisation, Select Security and Stewarding, ACA Scaffolding | |
| | February 2009 | | Chinese New Year | | time to be confirmed | Parading from Pavilion Gardens to Jubilee Square, Brighton | | | Local schools will undertake workshops to create traditional Chinese lanterns for the parade. Community groups will create new year banners inspired by Chinese arts and culture (from calligraphy to tai chi) to decorate the parade route. Chinese and British artists will collaborate to make a centrepiece lantern celebrating the year of the Bull. There will be drop-in workshops in the Corn Exchange for families to make lanterns and join the parade. The parade will culminate in a performance of traditional dragon and lion dancers with firecrackers. | | | Partners: | Brighton and Hove City Council, Chinese Education Department, Chinese Centre (Brighton) | |
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