Fri 5th September 2014 - Sun 7th September 2014

Freedom Festival

at Social, Hull

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Freedom Festival celebrates, through artistic and cultural expression, Hull's independent spirit and historic contribution to the cause of freedom. The weekend-long festival returns to Hull's historic Fruit Market this September with an eclectic line-up of music, dance, street theatre, poetry, workshops and visual arts.

Freedom Festival is a family-friendly and largely FREE outdoor festival. Launched in 2008, its origins lie in the bicentenary celebrations of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire - the passing of the Act of Parliament was led by Hull's own William Wilberforce.

Artists performing this year include Kate Tempest, NoFit State Circus, outdoor spectacular Spellbound, Keelan Phillips, Ruby Turner, Roland Gift, Naturally 7, a community-led parade featuring a fun, paint-splattered finale - plus a very special opening ceremony which underlines the origins of the festival, bringing Hull's Old Town to life with a stunning trail of light and music.

NoFit State Circus

NoFit State was founded in 1986 by five friends. During a politically charged time, in a recession, and as a creative reaction to the world around…

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Kae Tempest

Kae Tempest is a published playwright, poet and recording artist. Their playwriting credits include Wasted (Paines Plough) Brand New Ancients (BAC)…

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Naturally7

Growing out of the a cappella tradition of groups such as Take 6, Naturally 7 take the classic close-harmony style to stratospheric new highs. Mixing…

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Dominic Berry

Former agoraphobic Dominic Berry is champion of New York's Nuyorican Poetry Cafe slam and Manchester Literature Festival's Superheroes of Slam. He is…

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