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Home > FEATURED-STORIES > Giant puppet parade heads through Hebden Bridge

Giant puppet parade heads through Hebden Bridge

By Caroline King - June 18, 2017Posted in : FEATURED-STORIES, Festival, Food & Drink, Music

Handmade Parade - Snail - Photo: Craig Shaw

Expect all manner of strange and wonderful creatures in the parade (Photo: Craig Shaw).

When: 25th June 2017, 12pm – 4pm

Where: Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

£: Free

What is it?

The 10th annual Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade will be bringing celebration and spectacle to the streets on Sunday 25th June.

Workshops are held in the weeks prior to the parade, when the community gets busy making weird and wonderful giant puppets. These creations are the main spectacle in the Handmade Parade. The parade will also feature around 1,000 participants, including a Samba band.

If you fancy watching this year’s parade, then make sure you head along to Hebden Bridge for 12pm.  The parade will be making its way from Victoria Road, down Valley Road, through St George’s Square and Bridge Gate, to finish in Calder Holmes Park.

At the park there will be a mini festival of live music, dance, street theatre and food stalls.  The event will continue until around 4pm.

More info: handmadeparade.co.uk/hebden-bridge-parade and www.facebook.com/HmadeParade

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