Saturday Market Cross

  

10am Ulverston Town Band

11am Blast Furness

12pm Ulverston Town Band

1pm Danielle De La Wonk

1.45pm Deat Beats

2.30pm Dalton Town Band

3.45pm Ulverston Victoria High School Swing Band including Christmas lights switch on at 4pm

  

Saturday Theatre Street

  

10.30am Boom Dang

11.15am The Great Mandavi

12.15pm Tin Type Tricycle

1.00pm Blast Furness

2pm Roger Blighty

2.45pm Tin Type Tricycle

3.20pm Grand Costume Parade arrives followed by costume judging

3.50pm Darby and The Jets

4.30pm Deat Beats

  

Saturday Lloyds Corner

  

10.30am Diana Denney

11.15am Danielle de la Wonk

12pm Boom Dang

12.45pm The Great Mandavi

1.30pm Diana Denney

2.15pm Miss Dobbins Hobby Horse Academy

3.05pm Costume Parade passes

3.30pm Deat Beats

  

Saturday Theatre Royal

  

11am Alexander Pushkin Presents: The 37 Club (or How to make a Haggis)

1pm Alexander Pushkin Presents: The 37 Club (or How to make a Haggis)

2pm “Great Christmas Carol Expectations” presented by Ulverston Amateur Operatic Society

3.30pm The Hope and Anchor Choir

  

Saturday Tank Square

  

10.30am Listen to the sounds of the Dutch street organ

11.30am Miss Dobbin’s Hobby Horse Academy

12.30pm Roger Blighty

1.30pm Dutch street organ

2.30pm Ulverston Town Band ensemble

3.30pm Dutch street organ

  

Sunday Market Cross

  

10.30 am U3A Ukulele troupe

11.30am Boom Dang

12.15pm Just In Time Dance Band

1.15pm Dalton Town Band

2.15pm Tin Type Tricycle

3.15pm Danielle de la Wonk

4.00pm Delicate Little Flowers accompanied by fire performers Astral Circus, Danielle De La Wonk, The Great Mandavi, Sally Salamander, and Alastair Fleming

  

Sunday Theatre Street

  

10.30am Drum Nation

11.15am Tin Type Tricycle

12.15pm Roger Blighty

1.15pm Sir John Barrow School Choir

2.15pm The Great Mandavi

3.20pm Grand Costume Parade arrives followed by costume judging

4.00pm Community carol singing led by Ulverston Town Band

  

Sunday Lloyds Corner

  

10.30am Diana Denney

11.15am Danielle de la Wonk

12.00pm Miss Dobbins Hobby Horse Academy

12.45pm Boom Dang

1.30pm Ragazza saxophone quartet

2.30pm Inner State

3.00/3.15pm Costume Parade passes

3.30pm The Hope and Anchor Choir

  

Sunday Theatre Royal

  

12pm Alexander Pushkin Presents: The 37 Club (or How to make a Haggis)

1pm Diana Denney

2pm “Great Christmas Carol Expectations” presented by Ulverston Amateur Operatic Society

3pm Alexander Pushkin Presents: The 37 Club (or How to make a Haggis)

  

Sunday Tank Square

  

10.30am Music from the Dutch Street organ

11am Roger Blighty

12pm The Great Mandavi

1.30pm Drum Nation

2.15pm Miss Dobbin’s Hobby Horse Academy

3pm Music from the Dutch street organ

  

Winter Wonderland

  

Once again, we have our special Winter Wonderland area at the top of Brogden Street, outside the Roxy Cinema and Laurel and Hardy Museum. Santa will be in his grotto in the Laurel and Hardy Museum.  We all know he is a very busy man and his time is precious, so we ask you to pre book to see him. You can book siblings together in each 10 minute slot. The cost is £5 per child, and can be booked by following this link​: Visit Santa

  

Along with Santa you'll find our snow globe with our mystical Snow Queen, as well as a chance to enjoy some family fun on the ice rink. Perhaps we'll even get some snow!!

  

Street Performers

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Alastair Fleming

Andy Jester

Astral Circus

Danielle de la Wonk

Garry Gifford (Bread and Butter Theatre Company)

Inner State Theatre

Roger Blighty

The Great Mandavi

The Rhubarbs

Tin Type Tricycle
Ulverston Amateur Operatic Society

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Lily the Street Organ will be outside The Coro on both days

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More about the Performers

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At random and in their own words, mostly...

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Alastair Fleming. Alastair is a multi-skilled circus performer, specialising in juggling, stilt walking, and fire performances. He's now living and working in the South of England, but grew up in the South Lakes and is very excited to be back and performing again at the Ulverston Dickensian Festival!

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Danielle de la Wonk presents 'The Strangest Show on Earth!'. Come be amazed by the many skills pulled from around the world in a true Dickensian style, woven together gloriously reflecting the life and times of a Victorian Britain.

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Boom Dang is an internationally acclaimed side-ways drumming street-band. Performing with phatt rhythms, choreography and tuned percussion, Boom Dang play their original mix of Drum & Bass, Bhangra, Hip-Hop, Afro-Beat, Merengue, Moroccan Trance and Maracatu.

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Diana Denney, the Itinerant Songstress. A free spirit who sings her songs from the heart hoping to bring some musical magic into peoples lives. With a love of various genres, her repertoire is a mix of well known and forgotten ballads, folk songs and hits. Accompanied by her guitar, mandolin, and two collies, she is not easily missed as she travels by tricycle.

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The Great Mandavi. Risking his life for your entertainment once again, this fool will astound you with his amazing skills and quick witted responses!! Fun for all of the family!! There will be biscuits, balloons and flames!!

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Drum Nation is a samba drumming collective with bands in Kendal, Ulverston, Penrith and Cockermouth. Drum Nation are an absolute powerhouse of excellence when it comes to bringing carnival vibes to festivals and events. 

Our performances are beautiful and lively; our drummers are accompanied by dancers and flag wavers, layering Brazilian rhythms with African beats to get people stamping on the cobbles! Full on drum beats, by the people; for the people.

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Clear the runway, folks - Roger Blighty is preparing for takeoff! His penny farthing bicycle has had a "biplane upgrade", and now the sky's the limit for this wannabe pilot. His head might be up in the clouds, but that's as close as he'll get to flying!

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Sally Salamander returns to Ulverston Dickensian Festival as the magical Snow Queen. She is looking forward to meeting you all. Make sure you stop her for an icy chat! ❄️☃️❄️

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Thank You​

 

Thank you to all of our performers and their supporters for their unstinting enthusiasm for Ulverston's Dickensian Festival. Every year the performances seem to get better and better.

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Thank you to all the volunteers and other individuals and organisations that help to make the festival happen. It is a massive collaborative endeavour.

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Last and definitely not least, huge thanks to Alex Linney, who provides the sound systems for the main stages. He is truly a sound wizard, who copes uncomplainingly with whatever the festival and the weather throw at him.