workshop Archives - Festival 8

Magic Stones

Here at Festival8, we like to expand our senses. So this year we are offering an unique opportunity to use sight. Starting on Friday painted stones will be hidden around the site. If you look you will see. They may be in the toilet block, on the stage, in the woods, in the restaurant area, in the playhouses, balancing on a post. However, they will not be in any restricted area, or under something, or in a dangerous to get to position. On Saturday we are throwing this open just to the young ones. That's right a giant hide

By Sean Atkinson|2018-03-13T00:59:07+00:00March 13th, 2018|Categories: Arts, Children, Festival 8 2018, Festival Activities|Tags: kids, Sight, workshop|0 Comments

Richard Tucker – Yoga Practitioner

Festival 8 are thrilled to welcome Richard to the Wellbeing Area, Richard will be delivering two yoga workshops over the weekend including a Hatha Flow Yoga Class and Yoga Nidra guided relaxation. Pranayama is Yogic breathing techniques, the breath of air being life. Yoga is the union of movement with breath. We might survive a few weeks without food, days maybe without water, but just moments without air! Each breath is unique. Every out breath an opportunity to release that which no longer serves you. And every intake of air is a chance to breathe in opportunity and new

By Jam Ward|2017-07-25T22:29:42+00:00July 12th, 2017|Categories: Festival 8 2017, Festival Activities, Health & Wellbeing, workshop|Tags: 2017, festival 8, workshop, yoga|0 Comments

Eye Pillow Workshop

With a popular take up from last year the creative twosome, Kerry & Louise, are offering Eye Pillow workshops over the weekend - totally free to you the festival goer, they are a lovely festival keepsake and a great way to help littleies and biggies to block out the lights of the festival and morning sun through the tent canvas. A great bed time gimic too if your kids are determined they want to keep going even when they getting over tired!

By Andy Watson|2017-07-25T22:30:15+00:00July 9th, 2017|Categories: Festival 8 2017, Festival Activities, workshop|Tags: 2017, festival 8, workshop|0 Comments

Kerry and Louise’s Family Yoga

Kerry and Louise are back by popular demand! These wonderful kids yoga sessions are great for all the family, Kerry and Louise are running a 45 minute workshop each morning in the Earthbound Misfits Dome in the Main Arena before all the fun and frolics of the Festival kids area begins - it's a lovely, healthful and energising way to stretch into the day especially if your kids are early risers.

By Andy Watson|2017-07-25T22:29:42+00:00July 9th, 2017|Categories: Festival 8 2017, Festival Activities, Health & Wellbeing, workshop|Tags: 2017, festival 8, workshop, yoga|0 Comments

Acroyoga Workshop

Here at Base Acro we are passionate about helping to get people moving in unusual and interesting ways, particularly through the medium of acroyoga. Acroyoga combines physical and mental challenge, incorporating elements of acrobatics with yoga and is a sociable and fun way of getting fit and healthy, building strength, flexibility and confidence. We are extremely excited to be bringing our love of movement to Festival 8 this summer in the form of our 'Beginners Acroyoga Workshop'. This workshop will introduce you to the basics of acroyoga. You will learn the fundamentals of flying, basing and spotting - no

By Andy Watson|2017-07-25T22:29:42+00:00July 8th, 2017|Categories: Festival 8 2017, Festival Activities, Health & Wellbeing|Tags: 2017, festival 8, fitness, wellbeing, workshop, yoga|0 Comments

Untamed voices – harmony singing workshop

Untamed voices - harmony singing workshop Flex your vocal muscles, or rediscover and free your voice with a fun harmony workshop. Returning to Festival 8 this year, fresh from Hull UK City of Culture, Clare Drury brings us a vocal harmony workshop bespoke for Festival 8. The aim of this 1.5 hour workshop, is to have fun while exploring natural voices and singing in harmony. The workshop will be run by inspirational leader Clare Drury whose heart centered approach to voice will lead you on a journey of vocal discovery, linking in with the Festival 8 theme celebrating the element

By Sean Atkinson|2018-06-04T18:16:24+00:00July 4th, 2017|Categories: Arts, Festival 8 2017, Festival 8 2018, Music, Spoken Word, workshop|Tags: 2017, festival 8, workshop|0 Comments

Vinyl Saturday… on a Sunday!

Have you ever wanted to be a Dj at a festival? Now's your chance. Vinyl Saturday will be hosting the barn on Sunday afternoon. So we introduce to you Festival 8's very own Vinyl Sunday. All you need are some records that will fill 25 mins. 25 mins isn't a long time so pick wisely. It doesn't have to be the latest tracks by any means, this is not genre specific it's up to you what you choose to play. You will need to write down your records in the order you intend to play them so there's no

By Jam Ward|2017-07-25T22:29:43+00:00June 29th, 2017|Categories: Festival 8 2017|Tags: 2017, festival 8, music, workshop|0 Comments

Off The Grid Kids

Off the Grid Kids Back for a 4th year Off The Grid Kids take kids back to nature. They can be found in the woodland and run some great family activities. All workshops are parent & child workshops and children are the sole responsibility of the parents. There full list of FREE weekend workshops are as follows. Friday Evening: Storytelling around the bonfire 6pm until late evening... 'The Fox and the House Dog' And other Lincolnshire Folk Tales... Bring your own spooky stories to share! Saturday All Day Create a willow Dragon Sculpture for the Final Parade Make some

By Jam Ward|2018-05-23T18:08:15+00:00June 4th, 2017|Categories: Children, Festival 8 2018, Festival Activities, workshop|Tags: 2017, festival 8, workshop|0 Comments