Playmakers’ Open Day
18th Feb 26 | 11:00 am | Unit 78/90 County Mall Shopping Centre
18th February | 11am – 3.30pm | Unit 79/80, County Mall Shopping Centre
Come find out all about Creative Crawley at a fun-packed day for all ages, featuring live music from African Night Fever, Virtual Reality experience, Indian Classical Dance, delicious food and more.
It is free to attend and take part.
What’s On
- African Night Fever – Live Music with British-Congolese artist Liz Ikamba. 30 minute soulful live music performances. Show times are 11am, 12.45pm and 2.45pm.
- Bharatanatym Dance with Shreya Kallingal. 1 hour performance and practical workshop exploring classical Indian dance. Show times are 11.30am and 1.30pm.
- SURGE VR by Tom Dale Company. 15 minute futuristic VR experience. Running 11am – 3.30pm.
- Drop-In Arts & Crafts with Silvina De Vita. Running 11am – 3.30pm.
- Typewriter Poems with Woodzy. Have a personalised poem written on a typewriter. Running 11am – 3.30pm.
- Crawley Stories Podcast. Produced by Theatre Centre and Creative Crawley. Listen to a podcast made with young people and artists living in Crawley, West Sussex and Surrey. Running 11am – 3.30pm.
Most activities you don’t need to book for, you can just drop in between 11-3.30pm on the day. However, we recommend booking for the following activities to avoid disappointment:
- African Night Fever – Live Music with Liz Ikamba – BOOK HERE.
- Bharatanatym Dance with Shreya Kallingal – BOOK HERE.
What you can expect
- Meet and talk to the Creative Crawley team
- Take part in free, creative activities
- Ask questions about what we do and how you can get involved.
- Join the conversation about the Town Wide Festival we are producing in 2027.
For Crawley residents of all ages.
Playmakers events are part of Creative Playground, a Creative People and Places programme funded by Arts Council England. Managed by Creative Crawley.
All images are by Ian Greenland
