When: 8th September 2018
Time: 12pm-5pm
Where: Hastings town centre, outside Debenhams
Free event
Step into the unforgettable magic of Fantabulosa! A fantastical pop-up world of imagination, storytelling and glitter where boundaries are forgotten and everyone and anyone can be whoever they want to be.
Join some of the UK’s leading drag artists for an unmissable performance of interactive storytime sessions and songs, learn some lip-sync choreography, get glammed up by professional drag make-up artists, and create your own dress-up looks to transform into your fabulous self.
Fantabulosa! is open to anyone, young and old, who wants to experience the joys and freedom of self-expression. Performances run throughout the day.
Free event, no booking required
AGE GUIDELINES: 3-8 but everyone welcome!
Fantabulosa! is devised and produced by Tickertape Productions with support from Arts Council England; Commissioned by Birmingham Hippodrome & Appetite Stoke and supported using funding provided by the OffSite affiliate partners – Déda, Derby Féste, So Festival and Appetite Stoke.
This event is supported by and part of Coastal Currents Festival in Hastings and St Leonards
Image credit: Nick Hynan.
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