Explore Milton Keynes in a whole new way this month, with heritage tours, an alternative visitors guide, redways parade, bicycle ballet and more.
14 – 16 September
Groundwork Weekender is a free celebration of MK’s heritage, landscape, people and sounds, curated by Tracing the Pathway. The three-day programme, interlaces performances, walks, exhibitions, talks, films and, the premier of 11 unique artist projects.
Find out more here: http://www.groundworkmk.com/page/4/groundwork-weekender.html
14 September
Come along for the book launch and reading tour of ‘The MK Myth’ by Phil Smith. An alternative visitor guide with a story that takes the reader on a walk through Milton Keynes as it follows ‘K’, the main character, on her journey through the city, discovering its heritage and hidden wonders.
Find out more here: http://www.groundworkmk.com/index.php?page_id=8&event=170
15 September
The Festival of curves, detours and slopes celebrates the launch of the new Redway A-B guide by Hayley Newman, with a special performative tour of MK’s redways. In this alternative tour, which starts and ends at Willen Lake, learn how to read the redways, experience the ups and downs of winding around roads and take part in a parade.
Find out more here: http://www.sharingculturemk.com/whats-on/september-2018/festival-of-curves-detours-and-slopes-launch-of-the-redway-guide-a-b-in-mk
16 September
The highly anticipated Blazing Saddles is an outdoor performance celebrating women, cycling and fashion, looking at how in the 1890s, when bicycles first became widely available, this marked a step forward for women.
Find out more here: http://www.pedallingculture.com/events/all/blazing-saddles
21 – 24 September
Following the success of last year, the MK Lit Fest is back. Meet famous authors, with the likes of Mark Haddon, Lemn Sissay, Stella Duffy, Hollie McNish and Sarfraz Manzoor, new authors, and take part in writing workshops. There will also be free tickets to selected events for 16 – 25 year olds thanks to an MK Community Foundation grant.
Find out more here: www.mklitfest.org
