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Home > Classes & Workshops > The third annual Afridiziak Gifts and Occasions Winter Fair 2012

The third annual Afridiziak Gifts and Occasions Winter Fair 2012

By Caroline King - November 6, 2012Posted in : Classes & Workshops, Fair, Food & Drink, Music

When: 1st December 2012, 12 – 6pm

Where: The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham B6 4UU

£: 3 on the door (includes £1 charitable donation to the Sickle Cell Society). Free for under 16s & OAPs (ID required).

What is it?

A unique shopping event that brings together exhibitors offering affordable cultural gifts you won’t find on the shelves of local high street shops or department stores.  Why not indulge yourself in some Afridiziak Rum Cake as you browse the various stalls with Blaze It Up Entertainment providing a festive soundtrack to your shopping.  Watch Abigail Kelly the Soprano perform a special solo performance or attend Sister E’s workshop and learn about The Art of Headwrapping.  The first 50 shoppers will receive a complimentary goody bag and there’ll be raffle prizes galore to raise money for the Sickle Cell Society.

More info: www.the-drum.org.uk

Tagged With: Afridiziak Gifts and Occasions Winter Fair, Birmingham events, The Drum, West Midlands

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