Festival Community Stage - Day 1

 

Join us for free concerts and events on the two Saturdays of the Festival – 24 and 31 May - in venues around the city as we celebrate our Community Stages showcasing local talent and local venues.

PROGRAMME FOR SAT 24 MAY

Perthshire Brass

11:00 | St Paul’s Church Plaza | Free

An upbeat hour-long concert with Perthshire Brass in the outdoor plaza. Enjoy popular and traditional brass band classics, music from movies and musicals and music you wouldn’t normally expect to hear from a brass band!

Performers from Perthshire Brass  


A Café Cabaret

12:00 | Perth Theatre Cafés | Free

Pop into Perth Theatre for a coffee and a cake or a spot of lunch and enjoy a free Cafe Cabaret concert. The talented David Thomson sings popular songs from the world of the 20th Century and musicals, accompanied by Edna Auld, keyboard and Alan Laing, compère. (40 minutes show approx).

David Thomson


Adventure Circus

13:00 | St Paul's Plaza | Free

Join Perth's award-winning circus school Adventure Circus at St Paul's plaza and have a try at circus skills! Their expert performers will be on hand for you to try different skills such as hula hoop, juggling and lollipop. (Session runs from 1pm to 2.30pm - come along any time!).

Adventure Circus


Jambouree Choir

14:30 | St John's Kirk | Free

Starring singers of all ages and a variety of nationalities, Perth's very own Jambouree Choir presents a spectrum of songs from musicals, popular songs and from the world of opera in this free afternoon concert in the stunning surroundings of St John's Kirk. 


Rhythm Wave

15:00 | St Paul's Plaza | Free

Join Perth's very own drum and percussion group Rhythm Wave for a fabulous pop-up concert at Perth Festival of the Arts. Formed as an extra-curricular group in 1993! at UHI Perth by educator Dr Ronnie Goodman, Rhythm Wave is nowadays a community drum and percussion group that meets every two weeks at Findo Gask Church Hall, Perthshire. They perform at festivals, street events and stage shows and run community percussion workshops, having a very successful track record of performances including Glastonbury, T in the Park and Belladrum festivals.

 

24th

MAY 2025

FREE