Etwall Well Dressing Association

ETWALL FESTIVAL 2024

The next Etwall Well Dressing Festival will be held between 18th to 20th May 2024

How to get there

Etwall is close to the A38 and A50 in between Burton-on-Trent and Derby.  For those of you that have SatNavs, the postcode you need to use is DE65 6LU
 

WHAT’S ON AT THE 2024 ETWALL WELL DRESSING

  • 8 WELL DRESSINGS
  • A BLESSING OF THE WELLS SERVICE
  • THEMED FLORAL DECORATION OF CHURCHES
  • SPITFIRE AND HURRICANE FLYPAST
  • ENTERTAINMENT / ACTIVITIES
  • FOOD / CRAFTS FAIR / DISPLAYS / EXHIBITIONS
     

Entertainment

Music:

  • Belper Boom Parade
  • John Port Spencer Academy Band
  • The Invisible Friends Choir

Traditional dancing by:

  • Ryknild Rabble Morris Dancers
  • Etwall Primary School Maypole Dancing
  • Makeney Morris Dancers
  • Leap Dance Midlands

Children’s entertainment:

  • Pinxton Puppets
  • Inflate and Paint
  • Children’s fairground rides
  • Duck Trail Competition
  • Climbing wall
  • Football Penalty Shoot-out
  • Rugby Challenge - tbc
  • The Aviary – Birds of prey

Other:    Open Mic

Displays and Exhibitions

  • Art exhibition by local artists
  • Display of Etwall’s Well Dressing archive
  • Classic vehicles display

Other things going on at the Well Dressings

  • Have-a-Go at well dressing (visitors can try their hand at making a well dressing)
  • Art, Crafts and Produce stalls
  • Fire engine – tbc.
  • Target Bowls Competition.
  • Etwall Cricket Club league match plus bar.
  • Grand Prize Draw – tickets sold at Information Caravan on village green and Ashbourne Hall.

Hot/cold homemade and street food will be available at various sites around the village

Beneficiaries

This year’s chosen beneficiaries are:

  • The Invisible Friends
  • 1st Hilton Guides
  • Etwall Welfare Trust
  • Etwall Rainbows

 

Would you like to watch one of this year's well dressings being made?

To watch one of this year’s well dressings being made between 13th - 16th May 2024, please phone: 07989 127013 for an appointment
 

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