We Invented the Weekend

Salford’s newest festival will celebrate the joy of free time.

The weekend was invented in Greater Manchester in 1843, when campaigners won workers the right to leisure time on Saturday afternoons.

The free festival at Salford Quays on Saturday 10 September and Sunday 11 September will feature music, gardening, theatre, dance, workshops, sports, talks, food, wellness, crafts and giving back to the community.

The BBC Philharmonic will lead the Weekend Orchestra in a community performance while The Lowry brings circus and Indian dance performances to the streets. There will be live bands and music, street food traders, art and craft market. Salford’s Seven Bro7hers brewery is creating a special festival beer.

Fashion fans can enjoy shows, styling challenges, charity shop finds, workshops and exhibitions and visitors can join discussions on the history of the weekend and how free time is changing, food in communities, sustainable travel and climate change.

There will be classic street games, workshops, stories and a chance to design future cities for children alongside the UK’s first ever e-sports festival. The festival, which finishes with The Free Time Parade, is also encouraging donations to Salford Foodbank and to Salford CVS’s community fund for local good causes.

Please visit www.weinventedtheweekend.com for full details.