This community celebration will be held in the delightful walled garden of Discover Bucks Museum, so come along and join in. We promise a colourful blend of music, dance, craft activities finishing with a light parade within the museum walled gardens. The light parade will feature sustainable willow lanterns made by the community earlier in the month 1st October, and will be showcased in the community gallery during October.
The Festival of Lights is a community event, established by Holy Cow Community Events. This year the festival is brought to you in partnership with Bucks Heroes with grants from Aylesbury Town Council, The William Harding’s Charity, The Anson Charitable Trust and support from Photohello and Holy Cow Home. It is inspired by Diwali, a Hindu festival and everyone is welcome
The first Festival of Lights community event was held in 2017 and we built on its success in 2018 and 2019. Lockdown didn’t knock us back, but it did make us think creatively and technically! We overcame the restrictions with a wonderful digital festival which attracted an amazing 9,500 views. In 2021 with everyone’s wellbeing in mind, things were scaled back. We were blessed with good weather and had a full afternoon of activities including music and dance workshops, Rangoli art and Madhubani art on Diya’s by local artist Harsha Basu, mindfulness and wellbeing activities, dance workshops and performances by local community and professional artists and mouthwatering food,
You can view highlights of these events on the Holy Cow Community YouTube channel.
We are delighted to return with two events in 2022 – please follow our social media for updates and join our mailing list to stay connected
We need you!
The event is only possible because of the enthusiasm of committed trustees, community volunteers and talented performers. They have prepared and delivered a varied and inclusive programme that appeals to all people of all ages, cultures, spirituality and abilities.
If you have time and skills to share, we would love for you to help us with the final preparations or activities on the day. We are looking for:
Committee Members
Can you attend virtual weekly meetings? We need committee members with good contacts, fresh ideas and a willingness to take on actions.
Event Volunteers
Can you lead activities or make everyone feel welcome on the day? We need team players with plenty of enthusiasm and a hands-on approach!
Please take the time to complete this volunteer interest form
Community Champions
Help us get the word out. Are you a social media whizz or do you work in a community setting? Please share our posts and encourage participation.
DONATE
Charity number: CIO Registration number: 1194665
If you would like to support the event, please contact the Holy Cow Community team:
via our contact us page. We’d love to hear from you.
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