Arts Fresco will happen on Sunday 12th September because several organisations have said they’ll pay for it. They deserve a round of applause as generous and as unrestrained as any you might give to a daredevil street performer.

Nothing good happens here or anywhere else without a few people (in our case, many people) making it happen. You could be one of them, helping to plan the event or keeping the mayhem flowing on the day. Why not join the team?

Pencil in Sunday 12th September 2010 for the East Midlands’ biggest festival of street theatre. More acts than ever, and taller ones too. This year, everyone catches the fun, even those who are barely tall enough to reach a cone from the ice cream van.

Market Harborough’s Annual street arts festival is back for the 9th year running on Sunday 12th September.  Arts Fresco is the only independent street arts festival in the East Midlands and is widely regarded throughout Europe as the destination for professional street art.  It’s got bigger each year and in 2009 doubled the attendance to [...]

Congratulations to this year’s raffle prize winners:
Raffle prize winners were:
Big Difference Tickets – Jane Davies
Christians Voucher – Elaine Lavender
Saffron Tandoori voucher – J Paget
Bargain Booze Voucher- Stephenson Family
Bates Butchers Voucher - Pyne Family
White Lion – Churchill Family
Country Crafts – Longley Family
Lavender Blue – CA Smith 525134
Enigma (1) Hill Family
Hobbs Fishmonther – Disney Family
Emerson & West – Ware [...]

Looks like Arts Fresco was a great deal bigger this year than we dared hope! Well over 20,000 people attended which means that almost double the number of people came this year than even last years record breaking event.

It’s out today! From today (Friday 11th September) you can buy the official, full colour guide to what’s happening when at Arts Fresco.  We’ve teamed up with WOW Magazine to produce a special edition that will show you everything you need to know about all the acts, when they are appearing anad what to [...]

Hi Just to let you know we have teamed up with WOW Magazine this year to produce a high quality programme with full details of all the acts and times so you can plan your day – let us know if you’d like to reserve a copy! Recommended donation £2.00 – all money raised to [...]

Somnambulists on the loose! These sleepwalkers are a surreal sight, wandering about, arms outstretched, in their bizarre nightwear. They are blissfully unaware of the dangers that await them on the street as they manage to get themselves into the unlikeliest of places. If you spot one of them, give them a hand crossing the road, [...]

Comic Character Creations will be wandering the streets as one of the Walkabout acts. Watching people walk past on the street with their 3D glasses on, these movie buffs can’t believe how real this 3D movie is. It’s so lifelike they can actually interact with the people in the film. These are just the most [...]

Like trying to describe a masterpiece in a few words, it’s impossible to describe this arty act. Words like silly, very silly or very silly indeed don’t do it justice, so put on your best critics head and prepare your self for some street culture with a capital ‘K.’

A family of incredibly lifelike Mountain Gorillas will be leaving their natural habitat accompanied by their intrepid Explorer friend. Full of fun, they are looking forward to meet you and teach you about their lifestyle and habits whilst giving you a big gorilla cuddle.  Encounter them walking around all areas of Arts Fresco.

Let your imagination take over as Trulee transforms you into your favourite creature of choice, with free face painting to leave you looking as though you belong in a zoo. All ages welcome!

Experience a playful, visual celebration of thrillers and murder mysteries. The show begins with the discovery of a body in a restaurant… Everyone is a suspect; no one can leave until the crime is solved. Who had the strongest motive? Who last saw the victim alive? Did he whisper something before dying? A plot unfolds [...]

Like trying to describe a masterpiece in a few words, it’s impossible to describe this act. Words like silly, very silly or very silly indeed don’t do it justice, so put on your best critics head and prepare your self for some street culture with a capital ‘K.