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BOULDERING WORKSHOPS

Join Frome Boulder Rooms for family-friendly bouldering workshops, perfect for beginners or those wanting to improve their skills aged 5 years and up.

CONTACT IMPROVISATION

Contact improvisation is a form of improvised partner dancing that has been developing internationally since 1972.

Join Frome Writers’ Collective at Frome’s acclaimed Small Publishers’ Fair – a day for readers, writers, publishers, artists, illustrators and visitors of all ages – with books and small press publications to interest, excite and buy.

THE RAGGEDY MEN

Kicking off The Sun’s Frome Festival programme The Raggedy Men never disappoint! It’s punk…but not as you know it.

BACH BY CANDLELIGHT

Experience the beautiful, sacred music of J. S. Bach in this half-hour, candlelit performance. Enjoy two of his most famous motets, ‘Komm, Jesu, komm’ and ‘Singet dem Herren’ with cello and chamber organ accompaniment.

BACK WOOD REDEEMERS / DRY WHITE BONES

Tequila-soaked double billing to kick off The Cornerhouse’s Festival programme. An evening of dirty rock ‘n’ roll, dark country, twisted blues, hot chilli sauce and funky garlic mayo from rusty throated Back Wood Redeemers and Dry White Bones.

TWO PLAYS SET ON A COASTAL PATH

On a cliff top path overlooking the sea, weary walkers find a bench with fine views across the water. Over two different plays, Lil Jill and Keep Breathing, four different people encounter each other.

MINIMALIST MARTINIS – STILL LIFE GIN

The Martini is a drink of elegant simplicity. Join Still Life Gin as they explore the possibilities presented by their unique botanical distillates to put a twist on this beloved classic.

ALBERTA CROSS

Alberta Cross’ anthemic Americana-tinged songs possess a vulnerability and earthiness, pushing the boundaries of alternative rock

FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE

Ecstatic dance is a liberating, alcohol-free experience where there are no choreographed steps and no expectations – only pure, unbridled self-expression

THE BIG O’CAJUN FEAT. JOLI BLON

Join The Big O’Cajun on the opening night of the Festival. Joli Blon play traditional dance music from the swamps of Louisiana featuring accordion, fiddle and gutsy, driving guitar.

SOUNDHOUSE SESSIONS AT MAKERS’ YARD

In the intimate and creative setting of Makers’ Yard in Lower Keyford, Soundhouse Sessions launches with three of the most interesting acts from the Frome grassroots scene – Ma Polaine, Lorikeet and Izzy Yardley.

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