The Carlisle Collective Fringe

Friday’s nightcap session: @theogresofgogo! The Ogres of Go-go are in the walls and in the trees, they can see you and they can hear you but can they TASTE you? Gentlemen 's country appareliser boogie mixed with foreboding waltz/funk meandering.

The Festival @ The Festival: Highlights include Cosmic Cat, Neon Lung, Las Mitras, Chasing Springtime, Alan Deen, Bobby McDarin, Lamplight Avenue and more. Join us at this beautiful venue 4pm-midnight on Saturday!

Laughter Workshop! You don't need a sense of humour to laugh - Laughter exercise alone can produce the same effects and release the same positive chemicals into our systems as real 'laughter'. Intrigued? Are you ready to embrace the laughter vice and locate your laughter buttons?

Crafted from a hideously uneven workload, in serious need of anger management, in search of the path of least resistance to artistic integrity, always looming, quietly threatening. Ants. Four young men with nothing to say, but a burning desire to open their mouths anyway.

Cringe At The Fringe: The Infamous Yellow Pemberton Ruby is about to go on show at the Fringe when it is stolen and the craziest group of V.I.P.s come under suspicion and with the help of some well known TV 'tecs, the race is on to find the thief and recover the ruby.

GRID began two years ago as a series of site-specific written works created at or concerning, a range of Ordnance Survey map grid-references across Cumbria. GRID uses free-verse poetry, acoustic-based song and anecdote. Fri 23rd 3pm @ofsCarlisle

Adding to our packed schedule is Vicky Bridgewater who will present a series of crafting workshops each day at 2pm. Create your own little crafts you can be proud of! From rag wreath hearts and doorstop mice to pin cushion plant pots, all materials and instructions are provided!

On Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th, we're proud to bring you our lunchtime lectures - a series of talks on issues in the arts, from representation to mental health. Guest speakers include @loukneath , @VictoriaBarbe1 , @gryderw4w , @EssieRose1 and @thedarrenhorne

Rainbow Jelly Productions is a children's entertainment company! They are a team who believe in bringing dreams to life through drama and imaginative play. Their interactive entertainment includes authentic character experiences as well as storytelling and Pop-up Play Areas!

Sean Whytock is a composer, arranger and pianist from Carlisle. Sean works as a freelance composer predominantly for films and media, as well as performing classical piano repertoire across the UK. He'll be performing at St Cuthbert's Church on Friday 23rd Aug at 12.45

As well as performances we're also playing host to art exhibitions and installations. One such installation is Mind Trees of the Urban Forest! Mind Trees includes a live event, this will include performance of poetry, music and readings of testimonials. @OperaPatchwork