Here’s a round up of some of the events going on around Southampton
over the May Day weekend.
Camp out for the Dawn
Chorus - May 1-2
As part of May Day and the Bank Holiday weekend celebrations
staff
from the Hawthorns Urban Wildlife Centre will be hosting a ‘Dusk to
Dawn’ family event at Woodmill Activity Centre.
Bring your sleeping bag and tent and spend the late evening
discovering night wildlife with trained staff this Saturday, May1.
Experience and meet the creatures that come out at night, grab a few
hours sleep and then rise and shine good and early (4am) to enjoy the
dawn chorus, followed by a bite of breakfast.
Bundle Day Carnival - May 1
The free Bundle Day Carnival is part of the ‘Solent Sunrise’ a
Solent-wide celebration of May Day, co-ordinated by the Carnival
Learning Centre on the Isle of Wight. Events kick off from 4:30am at
Watts Park where you can join in the Dawn Chorus.
See
our earlier article here.
Highlights from the rest of the day include traditional Morris
dancing at 5am, followed at 6am by the Carnival Costume Making Workshop.
Breakfast will be on sale at the Soul Cellar from 6:30 am. Workshops
including face painting and dancing taster sessions will keep the whole
family entertained. At 10am everyone who attends will be offered the
chance to perform in Watts Park opposite the Central Library and the Art
Gallery.
King John`s Morris Men - May Day
Dance
Southampton’s King John`s Morris Men will be at the Bargate
from 5am
6am on Saturday May 1, to celebrate May Day and welcome the new spring
season.
May Festival - May 1
University of Southampton Students Union will be holding its
first
ever Student Festival this Saturday. The fun-packed family day out is
being held at the Highfield Campus which will be transformed into a
festival for the day. Join the students (and the ducks) from 10am - 4pm
as they celebrate the start of the summer.
There will be activities for all the family to enjoy, including a
range of workshops, performances, tours, talks, and sporting activities
to take part in. So plenty to do even if it rains. Local producers, live
music, story-telling and an environmental exhibition will all be there
to get you thinking while having fun. The event will also be raising
money for Water Aid and the Naomi House Children’s Hospice.
For further information on any of the May Day events visit the
What’s On Page at Southampton.gov.uk.
And of course Enviro Rock also takes place at The Hobbit pub in Bevois
Valley on bank holiday Monday (May 3) - see our previous story here.
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