Lord Mayor's Celebration

Arts and circus skill workshops will be beamed online in place of this year’s Norwich’s Lord Mayor’s Celebration.

The annual event – originally planned for this Saturday, July 4 – usually consists of a weekend of street performance, family events, and a carnival procession, but has been forced online by Covid-19.

Instead, organisers Norwich City Council are hosting a day of workshop on their Facebook page, featuring Norwich Puppet Theatre and circus group Lost In Translation.

The day will be rounded off with a remote Pirate Party broadcast on Future Radio, a reference to a pirate-themed float that has been part of the parade for a decade.

The full schedule is:

Midday- 1pm

  • Welcome
  • Lord Mayor and Sheriff Q&A session
  • Headdress making with Art at Work
  • Family acrobatics with Lost in Translation

1pm-2pm

  • Headdress making with Art at Work
  • BBC Voices
  • Puppet making with Norwich Puppet Theatre
  • Kitchen Samba with NORCA

2pm-3pm

  • Juggling with Lost in Translation
  • Puppet making with Norwich Puppet Theatre
  • Headdress making with Art at Work

3pm-4pm

  • Headdress making with Art at Work
  • Circus skills with Lost in Translation
  • BBC Voices

4pm-5pm

  • Glitter and face painting workshop

5pm-6.30pm

  • Pass it on Poem
  • Puppet making with Norwich Puppet Theatre
  • Carnival dance with The Garage
  • BBC Voices

7pm-9pm