It was great to be part of the Holmfirth Arts Festival! What a fantastic parade, well done and many thanks to all the participants, staff and volunteers involved. Brilliant work!
Category Archives: Parades
Handmade Parade’s long-waited return to Hebden Bridge (after a Covid hiatus of three years) was again postponed but only slightly this time … due to the death of the Queen. The parade took place on Sunday, September 25th 2022. Although due to funding limitations the event was scaled back, the parade was smaller than normal […]
As part of Knowsley’s year as Borough of Culture where ‘Every Town and Village Tells Their Story’ Knowsley Village enjoyed a colourful street parade on Saturday 4th June 2022 inspired by the area’s cultural heritage. The ‘Kings Queens and Mr. Lear’ parade took place on the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend, it was produced by us […]
The Todmorden Lamplighter Festival has been sorely missed over the last few years but it finally returned on February 12th 2022. It was such a joy to see you all out dancing, laughing and just being a bit playful with giant puppets again. It’s been way too long! As well as donations, profits from sales […]
Thank you to everyone who came to or participated in Northern Lights – Tameside Winter Celebration! We were overwhelmed with the support of the people in Hyde who braved the cold to line the route, be part of the parade and watch as Father Christmas turned on the town’s Christmas lights. We’d like to offer […]
The 2019 annual Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade had the theme ‘Once upon a time’. The parade was based on European myth, legends and design, and told the story of a journey through the ancient forests of Europe.
As part of the celebrations to commemorate David Hockney’s 80th birthday, a fabulous bespectacled parade took place at Lister Park to also help celebrate the opening of the David Hockney Gallery at Cartwright Hall. Photos by Ian Hodgson.
In 2016 we went global with a month-long residency in South Korea. Handmade Parade artists Andrew Kim and Sue Walpole as creative directors worked closely with South Korean Artists Eum Jeong Ae and Kim Jiwoong along with a wonderful team of assistant artists and volunteers. Special thanks to everyone who helped to make a fantastic celebration.
In celebration of the Tour de France in Yorkshire, the Fantastical Cycle Parade was a glorious ride through the streets of Todmorden with bicycles, tricycles, scooters, prams and wheelchairs transformed into all manner of strange and wonderful creatures, bugs and beasts. Street performers and some surprising pedal-powered contraptions popped up throughout Todmorden town centre including art, performance and music by Skiband, Handmade Samba Band, Thingumajig Theatre, Spacecadets and Granny Turismo! We’ve had […]
We taught puppet-making workshops and helped to co-ordinate this puppet parade for the Skipton International Puppet Festival.