Manchester Day is looking for community groups, volunteers and organisations to be planet protectors and agents for change to take on this year’s theme: Our Planet. Our City.
Last year, the city announced a Climate Emergency that means sustainability and climate issues are central to all decision making in the city.
This year’s Manchester Day – on Sunday 21 June, 1pm until 6pm – is also rising to the challenge and is looking for groups to be part of this year’s event – the eleventh celebration of everything Manchester – and the event will begin a programme of car-free activities throughout the summer until the World Car Free Day in September.
More than 2,000 people from local communities work with around 30 artists each year to meet the mammoth task of creating the parade, produced once again by award-winning arts organisation, Walk the Plank.
As always, music, colour, dance and outdoor theatre will also spill over into the city centre for a full afternoon of family entertainment, food and drink – all of which will be revealed in the coming weeks.
Sustainability has always been a key part of the day, breaking new ground with a no combustion engine rule in the parade when it started eleven years ago.
The floats, artworks and props must be walked, pushed, pulled and danced through the city centre. The costumes are all handmade for the event and many of the large structures are reused each year to limit waste.
Manchester Day 2020 will celebrate our communities, galvanise our neighbourhoods and animate our streets as we rise to the challenge of using less, now to protect it for the future and living more sustainably.
Central to Manchester Day is Mancunians and we want as many creative groups to come forward and give their ideas for the incredible artworks and floats that parade through the city, along with the performances that takeover the city’s squares.
If you want to apply to be part of Manchester Day 2020 please apply online at: www.manchesterday.co.uk/participate-perform
The deadline to apply is Monday 10 February
