This month, the whole of Manchester is invited to Sadler’s Yard to get stuck into a good old-fashioned Late Summer Fête. Hosted on Sunday the 31st of August, think sponge stocks, bunting, baking, folk music, and your favourite childhood traditions – all blended together in this city centre spot.
This isn’t just any fête, it’s also a celebration of 10 years of Sadler’s Yard, the beating heart of the NOMA neighbourhood. As of 2015, the yard was the city’s first public square built in a hundred years, named by public vote after James Sadler, balloonist, chemist, pastry chef, and first man (with a cat) to launch into the skies from this very neighbourhood.
In honour of this strange yet brilliant legacy, NOMA’s Late Summer Fête will feature a cornucopia of vibrant activities, including; live folk music, plant sales, bake sales, a vegetable competition judged (with absolutely no authority), cookery demos (with pastry, of course), cat portraiture by Mr Gordo, the first official public gathering of people named James – bring your James to claim a commemorative badge - and much more!
Throw in some Morris dancing, a tombola, and whatever local honey is going, and you’ve got yourself a proper day out.
To get involved, walk, tram, drive, or cycle your way over to Sadler’s Yard, NOMA on Sunday the 31st of August, anytime from 11am to 4pm.
Find out more here.