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COMMUNITY LIFE

Blink and you’ll miss it – a new

7-day cultural festival is coming

The Rising is a brand-new seven-day cultural festival dedicated to
tattooing, gaming and fashion.

HEARING THE RISING
VOICE
The Arches Festivals
team are co-creating
the festival with The
Rising Voice, a group
of local young adults
The Rising will be held in venues are getting Worcester, the festival is whose interests and
Worcester, 10-16 October involved too, with Pizza unlike anything the city experiences of living in
2022, bringing new Freakz designing and has seen before. Set on Worcester has helped
opportunities for young creating a new pizza a ‘blink-and-you’ll-miss- shape the direction of
adults to explore art and called ‘Rising High’ and it’ premise, The Rising the festival.
culture in unexpected The Oil Basin brewing encourages participation
ways. their own event-specific in an exclusive club, using The Rising Voice will
beer. unusual locations and
The festival, part of The cryptic clues to challenge be hosting an evening
hangout space all week
Arches Worcester Festivals The Arches Festivals team perceptions of space and during The Rising,
programme, will be made are co-creating the festival culture in Worcester. offering festival goers
up of a number of smaller with The Rising Voice, the opportunity to
events taking place in a group of local young David Edmunds, Festivals socialise with music and
locations across the city adults whose interests Director, Severn Arts food.
centre. and experiences of living said: “I love that The
in Worcester have helped Rising brings together
From a tattoo exhibition to a shape the direction of such diverse areas as One of the members
of The Rising Voice
fashion show and from panel the festival. The Rising tattooing, gaming and said: “It’s great to be
discussions to virtual reality Voice will be hosting an fashion. We’re not limiting involved in bringing
(VR) experiences, The Rising evening hangout space all ourselves to what has something so new and
promises a mix of unique week during The Rising, traditionally been thought different to Worcester.
events to satisfy a range offering festival goers the of as culture and that I’ve always said there
of interests. Attendees opportunity to socialise has led to some really is nothing in the city
can expect interactive and with music and food. interesting avenues to for my age group so to
immersive experiences, explore with The Rising be part of creating an
industry discussions, and Produced for, by, and Voice as we bring this event specifically for
exciting performances from with young adults in festival to Worcester.” us and to see how our
local musicians. ideas have influenced
 For more information: the festival is so
Worcester-based W: thearchesworcesterfestivals.co.uk/the-rising exciting.”
independent hospitality Instagram: @therisingfestivalworcester

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