Festival spotlight on Salford

Not Quite Light festival is returning to Salford for its third year, bringing together art, debate, music and architecture.

this year that includes a food event from GRUB, night walks through the city’s streets, and a cocktail making masterclass.

Founded by photographer Simon Buckley, who captures pictures of the city in the half-light of dawn, the festival will be made up of more than 30 events.

the multi-venue event will land right as the clocks go forward between March 28 and 31.

the artists, musicians and speakers who make up the line-up will all be exploring themes of transition and regeneration, based around the half-light of dawn and dusk.

Events will take place across seven Salford venues – Five Four Studios, ordsall Hall, the Kings Arms, the White Hotel, Masonic Hall at the Crescent, the New Adelphi theatre at Salford University, and Lupo Coffee.

this year’s festival highlights include Heart & Soul, a night of live music, video and poetry curated by ex-Hacienda DJ Dave Haslam; Pilgrimage, a dawn walk along the River Irwell with all money raised going to homeless charities; and an event that explores the sleeping habits of the tudors at ordsall Hall.

A brand new play by Josh Val Martin, commissioned especially for the festival, will premier on the Friday night with another performance taking place on the Sunday. the play follows centenarian May, who is suffering from an fictitious disease that acts like reverse dementia – she is literally dying from remembering too much.

Simon said of this year’s festival: “the thing I’m looking forward to most again is seeing new work by people in Salford and seeing Salford being celebrated as a cool place to visit.”

Tickets for Not Quite Light are on sale now. You can view the full line-up and event information at notquitelight.com one of Simon Buckley’s half-light pictures