SPARK Ipswich festival attractions, music, comedy entertainment on during the weekend
The festival’s inaugural event has kicked into full swing and is gearing up for an entertainment-packed weekend.
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Tickets are already selling out for the most sought-after SPARK Ipswich festival attractions.
Comedy, live music, art and circus are just a small slice of the festival pie up for grabs across Saturday and Sunday.
After launching on Thursday night with a comedic circus show, the inaugural SPARK Ipswich is gearing up for an action-packed weekend.
Saturday night will bring live music to four different stages in the heart of Ipswich on Brisbane Street between Waghorn and West streets.
Four-piece self-proclaimed “trash pop” band FeelsClub is among 16 artists and bands playing at Waghorn to West.
Tom Thum, Clea, Block 13 Productions, No Money Enterprise, Wild Eyed Wonder, Pink Matter, Paulina, FELIVAND, Annie at the Helm, Greatest Hits, WIGZ, DVNA, Shag Rock, Brooke Austen and Sahara Beck will perform sets.
Tickets to the No Money Enterprise and Block 13 Productions have already been snapped up.
Two artists will perform per 1.45-hour session allowing audience members to build their own line-up.
Music will begin from 6.30pm and wrap up around 11pm.
READ MORE: SPARK Ipswich 2021: Brisbane band FeelsClub to play at Waghorn to West in Central Hotel
Comedian Jimeoin will take to the Ipswich Civic Centre stage at 8pm on Saturday night, with tickets still available.
His comedy show Ramble On! was initially set to take place in 2020 but was postponed twice due to Covid.
Tickets are quickly selling to slapstick circus show Chores, a performance touring between halls across Ipswich.
Anyone eager to watch the tale of two brothers who try their best to avoid chores will have to catch it at Rosewood, after Brassall, Peak Crossing and Goodna sessions sold out.
Tickets to two Sunday sessions – at 10am and 12pm – at the Rosewood Cultural Centre are still available.
A free circus workshop is open to primary school-aged children who hold a ticket to the show.
SPARK Ipswich organisers said the festival had been designed with Covid safety in mind.
Several attractions can be enjoyed while social distancing outside.
SPARK After Dark offers festival-goers three light-based installations, including Refraction, Pixel and DeLight.
Liquid light artist Glenn Turner created a 15-minute sequence using water, lights and the relationship between the two.
Consisting of a series of kaleidoscopic scenes, Refraction reaches its climax when jets of water peak to 50 metres high, creating a huge wall of water and light.
Audiences can watch the spectacle between 6.30pm and 10.30pm on any night during the festival (July 8-18).
Refraction is visible from the Riverheart Boardwalk, Riverlink Shopping Centre, David Trumpy Bridge or Bradfield Bridge.
READ MORE: Artist Kylie Hill’s Community Connections painting will be projected in SPARK Ipswich Festival
Meanwhile, art lovers can see the work of 11 artists projected onto the side of St Mary’s Church.
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