The feva festival in Knaresborough is going ahead online this weekend, with 10 days of performances posted online for audiences to enjoy.
Coronavirus restrictions have forced the festival to become virtual this year, beginning on Friday, August 14.
The itinerary includes a brand-new play, ‘Shake The City’, about the lives of female clothworkers in 1970, as well as music and poetry.
The festival has proved popular with people in Knaresborough and this year the committee is hoping for an even wider audience to view the acts online via the website.
Lucy Barrow, chair of the feva organising committee, said:
“Obviously, we haven’t been able to pay the acts as there is no prospect of money coming in. Despite this, many have been still willing to record something which they have sent in for the online version of feva.
“It means that our loyal audiences in and around Knaresborough who usually come to the festival will still get to enjoy a little of what the live 10-day event would have had to offer, with top-of-the bill attractions like Simon Armitage and Snake Davis. As word has started to spread, there has been a wonderful reaction from the public for the effort that we are making.”
Previous years have seen theatre companies perform at the festival. This year it has relied on acts filming themselves.
Local businesses will also continue to be involved with art shows available to visit in a number of locations. The venues include McQueen’s Café and The Atkinson Pet Store on the high street, Floral Decor and Tanacetum on Kirkgate, Cave and Castle on Castlegate, Ruebury Flowers in the Market Place and Briggate Art.
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The event is also hosting a Knaresborough’s Got Talent competition. Residents are being encouraged to send in videos of their act for shortlisting by the committee.
They will then be posted on the Facebook page and a public vote at the end of the 10 days will choose the winner.
For more information visit the feva festival Facebook page or visit feva.info.
