Save the date for Saturday 14th June 2025 as GO Festival is back in Gainsborough Town Centre with it’s “Go with the Flow theme”.
From 11am until 7pm, this FREE event will showcase talented performers from Gainsborough and beyond.
The community stage will return with international acts also performing in the Market Place that you won’t want to miss.
Working in collaboration with SO Festival in Skegness, the event is delivering a programme of international artists that showcase amazing theatre, dance and arts.
Food, drinks and much more will be available for the public to purchase throughout the day.
Get ready to GO with the Flow!
2025 Festival Line Up
Encounters – Stalker Teatro
Encounters is an interactive, visually stunning performance inspired by ancient text. It explores human connections through simple props, inviting the audience to collaborate and create beautiful, unexpected images together.
Don’t miss out on the chance to be part of this artistic ‘happening’, right in our historic market place.
Stalker Teatro, founded in 1986, emerged from the Political Collective at the Turin Academy of Fine Arts. Influenced by Jerzy Grotowski and Andrei Tarkovsky, they focus on artistic experimentation in socially sensitive contexts. They create site-specific performances and collaborate with prominent artists, performing across Europe and beyond.
Fish Boy – 2Faced Dance 
A tale of our times, this poignant yet joyful adventure will captivate audiences of all ages.
Follow young Tommy Minton on an unforgettable adventure as he goes on a hunt to discover where his best friend ‘fish’ has gone. With touches of humour, surprise and participation, this dance adventure celebrates friendship, uncovers what’s polluting our rivers and demonstrates the power of never giving up!
Let your imagination soar as this visual feast of incredible dance, circus and theatre will have you cheering Tommy all the way. Full of fun, excitement, humour and adventure, Fish Boy is a delightful spectacle for children aged 6-600.
The Whale – Talking Birds
A giant metal Whale which swallows audiences whole, to enjoy a charming, playful and submersive theatre experience inside. Step into the Whale to meet a nautical character who tells you a story, sings a song and hands you a message (or map) to take away.
Performed by a solo actor, for one person at a time, or small family groups, the Whale has been travelling up and down the country, swallowing audiences since 2006.
Colour Burst Dance
Colour Burst will be performed by G Town Dance, with choreography by BCSD Move and costume by Curiosity Creators. This specially commissioned movement will feature a murmuration of birds created by the community in craft workshops before the event. So, get ready for a flowing performance and a highlight of the day!
Community Stage
The community stage is back for 2025! Celebrating our area’s amazing local talent, our packed line up includes: Rhythm in Movement; Queen Elizabeth’s High School; The Gainsborough Academy; Echo Theatre; Men’s Shed Band; G-Town Dance Crew; The Skip Murden Band; and Wright Way – Performing Arts!
Activities and workshops
This year, we’re delighted to bring you so much to join in with throughout the day! Alongside roaming street performers, there will be family yoga, craft workshops and Urban Chalk pavement art to get stuck into! In partnership with Gainsborough Rotary Club, the day will also feature both pedal car racing and a duck trail around town.
Plus, craft and charity stalls in the town centre and the Shelf Life exhibition, part of the national Nature Calling programme which celebrates our National Landscapes. Of course, there will be plenty of food options and a face painter on hand!
Gainsborough will be decorated for the day with art created in community and schools workshops in the run up to the event. This will be a celebration of movement, colour and creativity!
Even More Arts!
Taylor Made Arts will be performing their 1940’s, historically inspired, Wash Day at Gainsborough Heritage Centre and joining the festival to walk around town!
At 5pm, there will also be a special outdoor performance of classic children’s tale The Wind in the Willows at Richmond Park! This musical extravaganza is brought to you by Trinity on Tour and Emersion Theatre. Secure your tickets on the Trinity Arts Centre website.
For a recap on last year’s amazing event and an idea of what to expect this year, check out the video of highlights from GO Festival 2024.
This arts and culture event is made possible by funding from West Lindsey District Council , Arts Council England and Gainsborough Town Council.
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