DBCP has helped make this year’s Chesterfield Children’s Festival a possibility after making a donation to Junction Arts, a local charity which organises the free family event.
The funding will go towards an arts commission that will see musicians and storytellers work with local young people to create a new piece of music that will be performed at the festival.
The festival, which is taking place from Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July in Queen’s Park, Chesterfield, is funded by Arts Council England and was launched in 2023, attracting over 8,000 visitors. The two-day event celebrates the joy of childhood, imagination and play and features free cultural activities and entertainment for children of all ages to enjoy.
Junction Arts Coordinator Jemma Burton said: “We’d like to say a massive thank you to DBCP and welcome them as sponsors of this year’s Children’s Festival. Junction Arts is a charity, we rely on corporate donations and sponsorship to ensure that our events and festivals are free and accessible to as many people as possible, this generous support from DBCP helps us to widen our reach and allows the festival to have much more impact in the community. “
Looking forward to the event David Pratt, DBCP’s Building Control Manager, said: “We are delighted to sponsor Chesterfield Children’s Festival this year. Many of the DBCP team and their families live in and around the area, so for us to be involved with this fantastic event in our community gives us all a real feeling of pride.”
New acts for 2024 include an immersive live movie set experience, an interactive family catwalk show, virtual reality swings, an aerial workshop for babies and family life drawing! There’ll also be art workshops, circus skills, storytelling, live music, face painting, theatre, and dance.
We hope you can make it along to the festival!
For more information about the Chesterfield Children’s Festival visit here