Buckinghamshire Culture Open Weekend – a first view of ‘what’s on’!

We are excited about the amazing projects that are planned for Open Weekend.

Everyone is invited to enjoy creative projects, performances, workshops, exhibitions and much more taking place across the county over a long weekend.

Confirmed activities for this year include – but are not limited to – a special opera performance of ‘Revolting Rhymes’ at the Roald Dahl Museum in Great Missenden, giant bug hotels building at Langley Country Park, a creative workshops organised by Chesham Library resulting in joint 'One World' through 'Many Stories' display, a festival of Marlow's colourful history at Marlow Museum, an inclusive workshops organised by ‘Sing Your Pain Away’(online and in person), a workshop for a giant sculpture out of recycled material at Chiltern Open Air Museum, an online writing workshop and a session of musical forest bathing.

Other activities include craft workshops, dance performances and classes, textile workshops, exhibitions, free theatre performances, concerts, choir sessions for families – but there is so much more!

The theme this year is ‘One World’. The events centre around sustainability and climate change as well as engaging communities in Buckinghamshire and beyond. Our organisers have run with the theme and interpreted it in very creative and surprising ways. Institutions, groups and individual artists will be putting on events as part of our collective celebration, Open Weekend.

Julius Weinberg, Buckinghamshire Culture Co-Chair said: “We are delighted that the theme has inspired such a great range of projects, particularly as many of them are based upon collaboration between different creatives and bring together more than one art form or venue. Thanks to everyone who is getting involved. This shows again that being part of something bigger than the sum of its parts is something that the cultural sector here in Buckinghamshire really values!“

Clive Harriss, Buckinghamshire Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure, added: “We invite residents across Buckinghamshire and beyond to embark on a creative adventure and discover the cultural riches within our county during Open Weekend. There is something for everyone to enjoy in this wonderful celebration of sustainability, community and the arts.”

The idea behind Open Weekend is to showcase the range and breadth of creative activities and projects taking place in Buckinghamshire throughout the year by shining a light on the options and providers at a specific point in time. Open Weekend is organised by Buckinghamshire Culture and supported by Buckinghamshire Council and the Rothschild Foundation.

Buckinghamshire Culture acts as an umbrella organisation for independently planned events by partner organisations. You can find out more about the idea behind Open Weekend at www.buckinghamshireculture.org, on Twitter @BucksCulture, Instagram @Bucks_Culture

This programme is supported through funding from Buckinghamshire Council and Rothschild Foundation.