With the 21st Prescot Festival fast approaching (20-29 June), organisers are eager to get even more local talent involved in the town’s annual celebration of arts and music.
Sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses of all experience levels are invited to join the 100-strong Prescot Festival Chorus for a ‘Come & Sing’ performance of Mozart’s Requiem on Saturday 28 June. The Liverpool-based professional vocal group ‘Hope Street Consort’ will go on to sing a programme of choral classics in the second half of this spectacular concert.
Dancers of all ages are welcome to join the fun of the Festival Barn Dance on Thursday 26 June at St. Paul’s Church, Prescot. Live music will be provided by aptly-named local folk group ‘Two Left Feet!’
Entry to the 2025 Short Story Competition is still open. Unpublished writers living in any of the Liverpool City Region’s six boroughs are asked to pen up to 1,000 words inspired by the phrase ‘Coming of Age’, reflecting the Festival reaching its 21st anniversary year. The competition deadline is Saturday 31 May, and a £100 prize is on offer for the best story.
As ever, there are opportunities to help behind the scenes too. ‘Friends of the Festival’ are always needed to prepare venues—including Knowsley borough’s only Grade I listed building, Prescot Parish Church—welcome visitors and ensure that the 10-day programme of arts, music, culture and entertainment flows as smoothly as possible.
Visit prescotfestival.co.uk for details of all opportunities, as well as the full programme of events, which this year includes a return visit from Lancastrian brass ensemble Wingates Band, Lymm-based big band & vocalists Dr Jazz and the Cheshire Cats, local baroque ensemble Liverpool Bach Collective, Phoenix Concert Orchestra in their 25th birthday concert, and other special guests.
The 21st Annual Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts runs from Friday 20 to Sunday 29 June 2025 in the historic Lancashire town of Prescot, Merseyside.
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Photo: Prescot Festival Chorus at the 2024 Prescot Festival (credit: Colin Edwards)
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