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Retford Make Music Day 2025
A FREE celebration of song, music and dance in Retford for all ages. In conjunction with Retford Big Market Day.
Cast off your worldly cares for a while and let us bring a smile to your face! A wide range of music groups will be singing and playing to entertain you. Throughout the day in the Market Square, Grove Street Methodist Church, Museum, Library and other spaces followed by an evening pub session in the Ship Inn.
EVENTS TIMETABLE
Market Square / The Vault DN22 6DQ (spaces.lives.slurs)
9.30 – 10.00 Two Hands One Voice (signing choir)
10.30 – 11.15 Hathersage Brass Band
11.45 – 12.15 Hathersage Brass Band
12.30 – 1.00 Retford Community Choir
1.15 – 1.45 Retford Ukulele Group
2.00 – 2.30 Borrowed Light
Rondo Café (Market Square) DN22 6DQ (river.shiny.safety)
1.00 – 3.00 John Kelly
Carolgate Market Square (assemble outside Boyes at 10.15am – children welcome to join in) (tunes.oval.arts)
10.30 – 11.00 Rattlejag Grymblewyrm ( Retford’s own “Dragon”)
Beer Under The Clock / Buttermarket (tiger.handy.bland)
10.15 – 10.45 Borrowed Light
11.00 – 11.30 Retford Community Choir
11.45 – 12.15 Alistair Pearson
12.30 – 1.00 Retford Ukulele Group
Grove St. Methodist Church DN22 6LB (statue.value.sobs)
9.30 – 10.30 Retford U3A Recorder Ensemble
12.00 – 1.00 Worksop U3A “Simply Swing” Band
Bassetlaw Museum Garden (plenty.broke.plenty)
10.30 – 11.15 The Mob (preview of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory)
11.30 – 12.00 Retford U3A Recorder Ensemble
Retford Library (Churchgate) DN22 6PE (hills.twin.caged)
10.00 – 10.30 Rattle, Rhyme & Roll
11.45 – 12.15 The Edwardians
12.30 – 1.00 Borrowed Light
1.15 – 1.45 Slurs & Trills
2.00 – 2.30 The Zoomers
2.45 – 3.15 Susan and Pam
BUSKING in town
Cast off your worldly cares for a while and let us bring a smile to your face! A wide range of music groups will be singing and playing to entertain you. Throughout the day in the Market Square, Grove Street Methodist Church, Museum, Library and other spaces followed by an evening pub session in the Ship Inn.
EVENTS TIMETABLE
Market Square / The Vault DN22 6DQ (spaces.lives.slurs)
9.30 – 10.00 Two Hands One Voice (signing choir)
10.30 – 11.15 Hathersage Brass Band
11.45 – 12.15 Hathersage Brass Band
12.30 – 1.00 Retford Community Choir
1.15 – 1.45 Retford Ukulele Group
2.00 – 2.30 Borrowed Light
Rondo Café (Market Square) DN22 6DQ (river.shiny.safety)
1.00 – 3.00 John Kelly
Carolgate Market Square (assemble outside Boyes at 10.15am – children welcome to join in) (tunes.oval.arts)
10.30 – 11.00 Rattlejag Grymblewyrm ( Retford’s own “Dragon”)
Beer Under The Clock / Buttermarket (tiger.handy.bland)
10.15 – 10.45 Borrowed Light
11.00 – 11.30 Retford Community Choir
11.45 – 12.15 Alistair Pearson
12.30 – 1.00 Retford Ukulele Group
Grove St. Methodist Church DN22 6LB (statue.value.sobs)
9.30 – 10.30 Retford U3A Recorder Ensemble
12.00 – 1.00 Worksop U3A “Simply Swing” Band
Bassetlaw Museum Garden (plenty.broke.plenty)
10.30 – 11.15 The Mob (preview of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory)
11.30 – 12.00 Retford U3A Recorder Ensemble
Retford Library (Churchgate) DN22 6PE (hills.twin.caged)
10.00 – 10.30 Rattle, Rhyme & Roll
11.45 – 12.15 The Edwardians
12.30 – 1.00 Borrowed Light
1.15 – 1.45 Slurs & Trills
2.00 – 2.30 The Zoomers
2.45 – 3.15 Susan and Pam
BUSKING in town
Saturday 21 June
Retford Town Centre Nottinghamshire DN22 6DQ
All events FREE.9.30 - 3.30 around town (see timetable)
7.30 - late The Ship Inn, Wharf Road DN22 6EN
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