Saturday 6TH JULY 2:30pm – 11:00pm Garforth Academy, Leeds, LS25 1LJ

The Playground Party 2013 is fast approaching, featuring a whole day of fantastic live music, dance, entertainment & fun for all the family. It is the culmination of the two-week long Garforth Arts Festival which is now firmly established as a part of the annual cultural calendar in the city of Leeds. This year sees our biggest line-up ever.

Headlining will be the critically-acclaimed BELLOWHEAD, taking to the stage after KATE RUSBY, RUBY TURNER and LAU. The strong line-up continues with Love Society, Hope & Social and the Garforth Jazz Rock Band with more to be confirmed.

The indoor 300-seater auditorium will host Zulu Tradition, bringing you South African song and dance through the culmination of a region-wide project with over 500 young people. Phoenix Dance Theatre will showcase their work with over 15 schools from across Yorkshire. The Garforth Anthem composed by James Hamilton in collaboration with young orchestral musicians from the local community will be also performed for the first time.

East Leeds FM will be hosting the ELFM Stage,featuring some of the best local artists. Broadcasting live from the festival, you may bump into their correspondents around the site.

Magic, face painting, juggling, stilt walking and a whole host of other vibrant and exciting activities will be going on throughout the day.

At the peak of the Playground Party, a huge procession of musicians & dancers in themed costumes will circle the site to the sound of percussion, brass and song. All in all, the Playground Party is a cultural extravaganza not to be missed, and at only £22 for a full day of entertainment, it might just be the best value festival day in the entire UK!

Further information and tickets for the Playground Party will be available online at http://www.garforthartsfestival.co.uk • Jumbo Records 5-6 St John’s Centre, Leeds • Cielo Bookshop, 41 Main Street, Garforth LS25 1DS (purchases may be subject to an administration fee).

Tickets: Single £22 (£18 concession – under 16 or over 60), Family £54 (2 adults & 2 children under 16 OR 1 adult & 3 children under 16) Under 5s go free when accompanied by a paying adult