Walsall’s very first outdoor aerial dance and community arts festival is set to take place later this month.

Created by Autin Dance Theatre, WOW! Fest 2025, will be taking place on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 July at Walsall’s Arboretum Park, bringing together artists, communities, and audiences of all ages for a weekend of inspiring, high-quality performances in the open air. 

In addition to performances, the festival will offer wraparound activities, engaging children, young people, and families in creative movement, physical play, and participatory experiences.

Audiences will be invited to explore different performance spaces, from pop-up stages to interactive community areas, making the entire park a playground for imagination and movement. 

Regional companies including Ascension Dance, Mercurial Dance, Feet Off the Ground, and Linden Dance will be presenting high-energy, thought-provoking performances.

Whilst youth dance groups and local talent take centre stage, performing original pieces inspired by themes of wonder and movement. Featuring groups from schools, colleges, and local community organisations. 

Autin Dance Theatre's Up in the Sky will be performed as the headline show - a breathtaking new aerial production performed on a giant 7-metre circular rig. Watch as 6 performers soar, spin and fly in a poetic tale of siblings, belonging, and imagination – created with young people across Walsall. 

You can book your free ticket to WOW! Fest 2025 at eventbrite.co.uk.