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Winter Light Parades With Picto Facto
Get ready to immerse yourself in this unique experience as the parades light up various locations across the borough!
Join us for a vibrant celebration at the Creative Barking & Dagenham Winter Light Parades. Led by the internationally acclaimed street theatre company, Picto Facto from Toulouse, France. Expect to see giant inflatable puppets, hear lively music, and experience the lively streets of Barking and Dagenham.
The Winter Light parades will take place in various locations across Barking and Dagenham. Check to find the one that works best for you:
Tuesday, 19th November - Becontree Estate, Dagenham
Wednesday, 20th November - Barking Riverside
Thursday, 21st November - Marks Gate
Sunday, 24th November - Barking Town Centre
⏰ All parades start at 6:30 pm - Find your map here.
Picto Facto are presented in partnership with Global Streets with funding from Arts Council England. Creative Barking and Dagenham is an Arts Council Creative People and Places National Portfolio Project.
Artwork by Picto Facto, photo by Thierry Michel.
If you would like to learn more about what will happen, you can view our social story. You can also download the enrichment pack ahead of the parades here.
FREE Creative Workshops For
Winter Light Parades
Join one of our workshops to make vibrant, colourful light boxes for the Winter Light Parades happening in November 2024.
Between the19th and 24th of November, Creative Barking and Dagenham are hosting the international street-performance company Picto Facto from Toulouse, France. The company will lead a series of moving light parades in the borough. These special outdoor light events will be filled with music, dancing and huge inflatable puppets.
Ahead of the parades we would like to invite you to join us in making bright and colourful light boxes for the community. This is a creative making workshop suitable for all ages and taking place in community venues across the borough.
If you would like to learn more about what will happen in the workshop, or to prepare a friend of family member about what to expect on the day, you can view our social story.
Got a question about the sessions? Email izzy@creativebd.org.uk
Funding News
We are excited to tell you that we have been awarded additional funding from Arts Council England.
This funding will allow us to continue our work up-to March 2026. We are incredibly pleased to be able to bring even more incredible creative opportunities to residents.
We are part of the Creative People and Places programme, supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Thanks to National Lottery players, Creative People and Places is about more people taking the lead in choosing, creating and taking part in creative and cultural experiences where they live.
Our Summer Events
Huge thanks to everyone who came along to experience Pram People, Morphosis and Luminarium this summer.
It was incredible to see so many people come along and get involved; to take part in a live performance, a family workshop, an interactive event and to step inside the colourful maze of the Luminarium by Architects of Air.
We’re running reflection sessions soon for anyone who came along to any of these creative events to hear your thoughts on the experiences.
More information above Or read more about these events here.
What we’ve done
Working with local residents, artists and creative practitioners, we’ve produced exciting and dynamic projects in the borough.
From laser light shows to interactive dance productions and poetry to creative workshops for adults and children.
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