Saturnalia
Date/Time
Date(s) - 19/12/2022
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location
Silloth Green
Category(ies)
The Saturnalia Tour is a brand-new touring installation, made up of music, creative lighting, fire, interactive projection, storytelling and performance. It will visit the communities of Hadrian’s Wall over ten nights in December, drawing a close to the Hadrian’s Wall 1900 Festival.
Monday 19 December
4:30pm until last entry at 7pm
Silloth Green (access via Lawn Terrace and Criffel Street), Silloth, CA7 4DA
Visit at any time within the stated opening hours
Saturnalia; it’s a night of mischief, magic and misrule.
Every 100 years a hardy band of mischief makers arrive to make merry
They’re here to throw a party
The original pop-up party
A celebration along the wall, its ancient stones bursting with stories
A celebration of Saturn, god of time, growth, abundance and peace
Most importantly, a celebration of all of us, right now
A chance to capture the moment, to carpe the diem
These mischief makers, these noise-makers, these light-bearers, these fire-lighters
They are your guides, your fellow revellers
They’ve got stories to tell you
Songs to sing you
Hot apple to brew
A dance move or two
This is a party at your place, your bit of wall, your slice of history.
A party made by those who turn up
What do you bring? Just yourselves, we’ll take care of the rest.
KEY DETAILS
- Saturnalia will go ahead in most weathers. If you are concerned or unsure, please check our Facebook page in the first instance.
Visit our FAQs page for more information about the events.
Saturnalia has been commissioned by Northumberland County Council on behalf of the Hadrian’s Wall Partnership for the Hadrian’s Wall 1900 Festival.
It is being delivered by the Hadrian’s Wall 1900 Festival team.
It is funded by Arts Council England, National Lottery Heritage Fund and the North of Tyne Combined Authority and delivered in partnership with Carlisle City Council and Northumberland County Council.