The Gentleman Magazine Issue 14 | April 2019 | Page 69

Sculpture artists Brendon Hesmondhalgh and Laura Jane
Wylder will also be providing major works that will be placed
around the festival site in addition to a plethora of galleries
taking part in this year’s festival.
display and Hogmany in Edinburgh, as well as pyrotechnics
for some of the biggest names in music including Adele, Will
Smith, Coldplay and Take That. Henley Festival is currently the
only music Festival which Titanium work with.
FAMILY SUNDAY
And while the festival is an adult only event, Sunday daytime
sees the festival turned into a huge playground for families and
kids of all ages, with activities and entertainers, who captivate
and enchant. 2019’s Family Sunday offers balloon making,
glitter tattoos, music lessons, comedy for kids, toddler disco,
choir performances. Comedian Murray Lachlan-Young will
also be bringing his special performance of Modern Cautionary
Tales for Children to Henley and Turn Around Theatre will be
presenting the tale of The Thief, Fox and The Phoenix at the
festival.
FIREWORKS Henley Festival is topped off each night by a
jaw dropping overhead firework display. In 2019 the fireworks
display will be designed by Titanium Fireworks, the team who
have put on some of the UK’s biggest firework shows in the
last decade including the 2012 London Olympics, the Glasgow
Commonwealth Games, the London New Year’s Eve Fireworks
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