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Coronation weekend

Special Event
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RHS Garden Bridgewater, M28 2LJ

RHS Garden Bridgewater, M28 2LJ

Venue

RHS Garden Bridgewater

Booking

  • Member

    Free garden entry

  • Non-member

    Normal garden admission applies

  • No booking is required for this event. 

    This event takes place in the garden. To enter the garden, please pre-book a time slot ahead of your visit.

Overview

  • Event times

    10am–6pm

  • Subject

    Special Event

Join us at RHS Garden Bridgewater over the May Bank Holiday weekend to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. As part of the 'Coronation weekend', we will have live music performances in the garden and are excited to announce that 'The Untold Orchestra' performance will wrap up the festivities on Monday 8 May. 
 
Alongside this, we will prepare the garden for a royal-themed garden party fit for a King with bunting-making workshops on Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning. Come along to the Middlewood event space marquee to create your bunting triangle, inspired by the Coronation, Royal Family or Bridgewater. This bunting will be used to decorate our gardens in royal fashion over the weekend.

Highlights include:

Saturday 6 May

  • Bunting-making workshop, Middlewood Event Space, 10.30am–12.30pm
  • Blackley Brass Band, Wellbeing Garden, (times tbc): The Blackley band was formed during the Second World War by local defence volunteers. In 2000 they performed at the national finals at the Royal Albert Hall

Sunday 7 May 

  • Bunting-making workshop, Middlewood Event Space, 10.30am–12.30pm
  • Cacophany Arkestra, Various locations around the garden, 1pm–3pm: The Cacophany Arkestra are a North West parading carnival arts collective formed in 2013. They perform a mixture of Jazz-tinged Soca, Morricone-ism and Afro Beats

Monday 8 May 

  • Bunting-making workshop, Middlewood Event Space, 10.30am–12.30pm
  • The Untold Orchestra. Wellbeing Garden, (times tbc): The Untold Orchestra are a collaborative ensemble, redefining orchestral music for audiences and communities in Manchester through memorable performances, creative workshops, and refreshing collaborations, all focused on positive social change


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