Last month, Festive Road invited the community to help them celebrate #MK50 at their free, Festival of Giants, in Campbell Park, Milton Keynes.
Despite winds in excess of 14mph, more than 4,500 visitors, including the Mayor and Mayoress of Milton Keynes, attended the event; where they enjoyed incredible displays of giant puppetry, dancing and music; and relished the opportunity to get involved in exciting workshops throughout the day.
On arrival, visitors received maps from volunteers, which detailed the four main puppetry zones, of ‘The Garden,’ ‘The Aviary’, ‘The Land of Myths’, and ‘The Creatures’.
People of all ages explored these zones in wonder, marvelling at the creativity and impressive feats of giant engineering, including Harminder the cycle-powered elephant who was offering rides.
Shanti, the beautiful Garuda bird of peace, the latest addition to Festive Road’s growing menagerie, was particularly popular with visitors; one attendee said, “Stunning! The work gone into her is beyond amazing”.
As well as admiring the work and talent of over 40 professional artists and performers, visitors were encouraged to actively get involved and exercise their creativity through workshops.
With so much to see and do, many visitors needed to refuel during the day, and a variety of food vendors to suit all tastes and dietary requirements were on hand to ensure that all tummies ceased to rumble.
Penelope’s Vintage Ice Cream, served up 447 indulgent ice creams and lollies, which several people ate whilst enjoying the unique and original art installations by local artists Alice Boland-Rhodes, and Ewan Hutcheson with his ‘Paint Jam’ crew.
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