Keeping you in the loop about the creative opportunities available to you in Halton. Halton MakeFest is a free festival that hosts different creative workshops providing a number of experiences and opportunities for people to learn a new skill or take part in creative activities. Some of the workshops from the 2021 MakeFest included, creative writing, a Songwriting Masterclass, Bubble and Fabric Painting and Origami – there is literally something for everyone! During the COVID-19 Lockdown this year, the festival was moved online but this didn’t stop the creative juices from flowing. I spoke to Sean O’Hare, the host of Halton MakeFest, to hear all about the background of the festival, the difficulties that were faced by moving online and the opportunities that will be available for the people of Halton in the future of the festival.
What do you personally think that the best thing about MakeFest is? That’s a hard question. Personally I think the best thing about Halton MakeFest is it celebrates creativity in Halton and gives people of all ages and ability the opportunity to try creative activities for free. What was the inspiration for the line up that you chose? Each year we send out a request for Makers and anyone can apply who would like to be part of the festival. We had originally asked for Makers who could deliver their sessions in person (like last year) but unfortunately due to COVID we had to make the decision to move the festival online in January. Moving the festival online meant that we could only have 8 makers, so when it came to choosing the Makers we wanted to make sure that we had a wide range of creative activities that are suitable for people to join in at home.
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