GLASGOW’S Merchant City Festival has returned to the city for a long weekend of entertainment.
The event, delivered by charity Glasgow Life, started yesterday and runs until Sunday.
It will showcase outdoor arts, circus, dance and more – with events happening in and around the streets and venues of the Merchant City area of Glasgow.
The Carnival Party kicked off the festival yesterday with stilt walkers and dancers celebrating Baroque Venetian traditions. Walkabout in Merchant City will have acts around Merchant Square and the surrounding streets across the weekend with performers dressed as limestone creatures, turtles and aliens. Surge’s In the City Still – Feathers Ensemble will use music, movement and projections tomorrow and Sunday.
The festival will take over the centre of the city, lighting up George Square with dance and circus performances like Swings (All or Nothing Aerial), an MCF commission, where aerialists will take to giant swings with an interactive soundscape. Motionhouse bring their breath-taking show Wild – a dance-circus performance exploring our relationship with the natural environment.
Councillor David McDonald, chair of Glasgow Life and depute leader of Glasgow City Council, said: “We’re looking forward to welcoming people from Glasgow and beyond to enjoy the long weekend of festivities.”
All events will be free to attend, with the exception of the Walking Tour but tickets will need to be pre-booked at merchantcityfestival.com
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