Doncaster Festival of Making

Date and Time
Friday May 30, 2025
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM BST
Location
Doncaster Corn Exchange and Market Square
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
Right Up Our Street
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Description
Doncaster !!
Right Up Our Street needs YOU to help build a life-size replica of the Corn Exchange façade, completely out of Cardboard!
When? 26th May – 1st June 2025
Where? Doncaster Corn Exchange and Market Square
Who? Right Up Our Street’s Doncaster Festival of Making, ‘Monumental Constructions’ by Olivier Grossetête
FREE!
Sign up for as little or as much you want to be involved in to make this unique artwork come to life!
JOIN THE BUILD!
Monday 26th to Friday 30th May. A choice of morning, afternoon or evening sessions every day. Anyone aged 9 years and over can take part and all under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Book a time slot and join the first stage of the build inside the Corn Exchange.
CONSTRUCT THE CORN EXCHANGE!
Saturday 31st May 10am-5pm. All hands-on deck! ALL AGES are welcome to join us in the Market Square to build the final cardboard structure. Register your interest to join the Construction.
CELEBRATE AND DECONSTRUCT!
Sunday 1st June 9am-5pm. ALL AGES. Come and view our monumental construction in Market Square. Karen Hall and Sarup Singh will be hosting crown making workshops with cardboard and dried flowers. Enjoy theatre performances and workshops from Boxville before the Deconstruction fun and games begin, perfect for ages 4+. We need you to climb, jump and tear the structure down, ready to be loaded into recycling bins. Register your interest to join the celebration.
Find out more about the project by visiting Right Up Our Streets Website Here.
See you there!