Month long campaign to encourage people into Basingstoke town centre
Love Basingstoke highlights events including outdoor performances and a free arts festival
Last updated 6th Sep 2021
A month of town centre events in Basingstoke starts today including outdoor performances and life-sized arcade games.
It's part of the Love Basingstoke campaign to encourage people to visit the town centre.
Love Basingstoke is hosting a series of activities and events with something for everyone during each weekend throughout September. Kicking off the month this Saturday (4 September), shoppers in the Top of the Town will be able to do some star spotting with a familiar face on a piano making an appearance from 11.30am to coincide with the Legends Festival which is taking place in the War Memorial Park.
On 11 September, join Fluid Motion Theatre Company at its All in The Mind Festival in Glebe Gardens – a free arts festival featuring a host of dance, theatre, music and visual arts aimed at opening up conversations around mental health.
Celebrating the magic of the movies, come and help create a new blockbuster movie in the Top of the Town with a comical film crew on Saturday 18 September.
The popular Borough Basket Street Market returns to the Top of the Town on Friday 24 September between 11am and 5.30pm.
The final weekend of activities sees the return of the Exit 6 Film Festival on Saturday 25 September. There'll be an interactive game zone Actual Reality Arcade for all the family in Eastrop Park, from life size Kong and Tetris to Invaders and Pac-Man.
The programme of activities is supported by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, the government’s Welcome Back Fund, Arts Council England, Without Walls, Hampshire Cultural Trust and Proteus Theatre Company.
Cabinet Member for Communities, Planning and Infrastructure Cllr Simon Bound said:
“Following the success of Basingstoke Festival this summer, we are pleased to bring some much-needed entertainment to the Top of the Town this September as part of our work to encourage more people to support businesses in the town centre.
“There really is something for everyone and I would like to thank the local artists and organisations helping to host such a fantastic range of events which we hope everyone will enjoy.”
For the most up-to-date information on times and activities, visit www.lovebasingstoke.co.uk