| During the month of May, the city of | | | | Carpet, Vincent Vincent and the Villain and Cut a |
| Bournemouth is ablaze with merry-making as | | | | Shine. DJs and other live musical performances |
| people celebrate the Fire Festival. The Fire | | | | are also expected to add spice to the party |
| Festival, held annually on the 12th of May at | | | | scene. |
| Meyrick Park, is a celebration of art and music, | | | | Although the event revolves around the medium |
| showcasing fire-themed exhibits and live | | | | of fire, there are also other main attractions that |
| performances featuring a diverse mix of music. | | | | it will offer. Among them is the World Food Village |
| Performances will be seen at two innovative | | | | and the market stalls. The World Food Village is |
| stages that the organizers have constructed | | | | where people can go from stall to stall to sample |
| especially for the event. | | | | cuisines from around the globe. The stalls are |
| Fire is the central theme of this festival and | | | | located in a themed dining area complete with |
| activities include artwork inspired by this element, | | | | bands performing acoustic, skiffle and street |
| ranging from photography to installation art. People | | | | music. |
| can view these at a huge fire art arena. There | | | | The market stalls sell all sorts of souvenir items |
| are also fire performance groups and circus-type | | | | like uniquely designed jewelry and fun circus toys. |
| performers displaying their juggling acts, fire hula | | | | People can also visit Eco-Arcadia, a biodiesel-fueled |
| hoops, fire eating and other similar performances. | | | | pinball arcade. |
| The festival promises to be a thrilling event with | | | | For those eager to explore new things, the |
| different fire performance groups delivering brilliant | | | | festival also offers a number of workshops for |
| presentations. Among the groups slated to | | | | those wanting to learn performance art, circus |
| perform are FenFire UK, Combust, Brite Sparx, | | | | skills - featuring poi and staff, hula hoop skills, |
| Trickswop, Emilia and the local group F.LA.M.E. The | | | | workshops on developing a positive outlook and |
| best in visual fire art will also be showcased by | | | | self-care, dance, poetry, cooking and even unusual |
| Katie Hawker for installation art and sculpture, RJ | | | | workshops like African Drumming and Didgeridoo. |
| Fernandez, Nadja Oberdoerfer , Marcus Voss for | | | | Being a fire-themed celebration the festival also |
| photography, Richard Maddalena for performance | | | | offers a fire safety demonstration in cooperation |
| art, Katja Gless, as costume artist, Eleanor Reed | | | | with the city's fire brigade that will educate |
| for installation art, Ben Dix, whose work covers | | | | attendees about fire safety issues. |
| photography, animation and film, Eamon al Nawa | | | | The festival promotes climate change and its |
| for mixed media art and many others. | | | | proceeds go to charities that likewise promote |
| The musical shows are a truly diversified mix of | | | | this. The event aims to be the first completely |
| entertainment covering the genres of rock and | | | | carbon neutral event in Dorset in keeping with its |
| roll, gypsy, hoedown, blues, ska, swing, jive, hillbilly | | | | advocacy of environmental development and |
| and psychobilly to name a few. Bands performing | | | | thereby offers spectators information on how to |
| at the festival include the Glitzy Bag Hags, Kid | | | | reduce carbon emissions. |