about the event

Celebration will be a colourful festival of Watford's diverse cultures and faiths, showcasing and sharing each other's music, dance, drama, costume and food.

There will be the opportunity to taste a range of foods from
different cultures who have kindly offered to cook their
specialities. There will also be a variety of interesting stalls
and a sacred space, for those who would like to explore
each other's beliefs and values.

The venue has been kindly sponsored by our principle
sponsor St. Michael's Catholic High School and Specialist
College and by the Elected Mayor Dorothy Thornhill.

This year Celebration has applied for charitable status, has a
constitution and elected officers. Click here to see our
agenda of aims and objectives.

The first Celebration event was held at the Multi Cultural Community Centre in Watford on 24th September 2005.

It brought together people from Watford’s diverse cultures and faiths, who contributed and shared each other’s music, dance, recitations and food.

It was so successful that we were encouraged to scale up next time to a larger venue, such as the Colosseum. This we did and last year's wholly inclusive event at the Watford Colosseum also included arts, business, education, charitable and voluntary groups.

A follow-on programme, run by the FREdome Visionary Trust, was instigated to ensure that real change followed, implementing the positive values shared by the community as a whole.

Click here to see some images from that first event and here to see images from the 2007 event.

 
The Doors will open to the general public at 10:30, opening at 11 am with an address from our celebrity / organisers. There will be stage performances and floor-shows throughout the day, with regular intervals to allow you to visit and concentrate on the variety of stalls and activities.

An area in the side wing, which we are calling the sacred space, will be reserved for different faith communities to share their beliefs and values. Child-friendly activities will also be going on, to keep youngsters amused.

There will be a quiet area for those who would like to socialise with others in the community. Food from multiple nations will be served in this area between noon and 2pm, and on-going refreshments will be available all day. The day will finish with a grand finale, drawing in the whole community and ending on a high note.

Thank you for your support



Principle Sponsor
St. Michael's Catholic High School and Specialist College