Festival of Thrift - Come & Celebrate Sustainable Living

The National Celebration of Sustainable Living!

21-22 September 2024

Discuss, learn, try out & enjoy every aspect of sustainability

This year we're heading to Billingham!

Let's thrift again at Billingham Town Centre & John Whitehead Park

Join us and swap your clothes, eat in the open air, fix your bike or toaster and grab some ethical shopping.

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Festival of Thrift 2024: Volunteer for us

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Festival of Thrift 2024: Workshop Open Call

Festival of Thrift is looking for artists, creatives, makers, organisations and sustainability champions to submit workshop proposals for our 2024

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Warm Grain : Call out for hosts

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Thrifty Content Creation Challenge By Festival of Thrift and Positively Green

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Second day of Festival of Thrift 2023 cancelled due to forecast of high winds

Following local weather warnings of high winds on Sunday 24 September the organisers of the Festival of Thrift event

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8 Sep

Let's make some movie magic at the Blockbuster Factory by Cat & Mouse Theatre!

📅 21 & 22 September
🕰️ 11.30am, 1.30pm
📍Billingham

📷 Louise Roberts

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8 Sep

Work with the BOXVILLE engineers to 'craft-a-long' with the story & build your own way through the tasks & trials of BOXVILLE this Festival of Thrift!

📅 21 & 22 Sept
🕰️ 12pm, 2pm, 4pm
📍 Billingham

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8 Sep

Join us in the palace gardens where proud peacocks strut, cheeky gazelles play, princesses dance in the monsoon rains at Festival of Thrift with Mughal Miniatures: Animal Paradise by Sonia Sabri Company.

📅 21 Sept
🕰️ 11.30am, 2.30pm
📍 Billingham

📷 Simon Richardson

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7 Sep

We are overjoyed to have Ramshacklicious & Hijinx at Festival of Thirft with: TRUTH! A unique roving outdoor performance by a 5 strong ensemble of playful troublemakers!

📅 21 & 22 Sept
🕰️ 12.30pm, 3pm
📍 John Whitehead Park, Billingham

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