All day on Saturday the Engineering Heritage Pavilion is open. There are also activities for children, the produce tent and walk-about attractions.
The produce tent is open between 11am and 4.30pm on Saturday. Please click here to see how you can enter the competition.
The main stage welcomes Luke Doherty, Sophia Rees-Newman, Redlands Palomino Co, Jon Langford solo set, Najma Aktar, the Steel Threads Choir and Jeb Loy Nicholls. Appearing in the community tent include Big Mac's Soul Band, Gethin Pearson and the Scenery and Carl Butcher.
The evening programme is headlined by Mr Scruff on the main stage supported by Kila and The Three Johns . The community tent show includes Urban Circle DJ Workshops followed by a film showing of 'City of Light'
Firework finale
Sunday starts with a community hymn singing between 12.30 and 13.30. We also host cycling events and the same selection of attractions in the Engineering Heritage Tent and more.
Main stage includes Cutie the Bomb, Mr Maggs and Newport Top Ten on the main stage with community dance and Wonderbrass in the community tent.
Radio 1 DJ Huw Williams is compere for the evening programme on the main stage with Urban Circle, Roni Size feauring MC Sweatpea and GLC to headline.
For more on the line ups for each day please click on:
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04 Sept 2006
From the semi-natural ancient woodlands of Coed Wen and Plas Machen to the meadows at Llanmartin and the wet pastures and reen systems of the Levels, Newport has a wealth of habitats and wildlife. You can find out more by meetingNewport's Countryside Team at Crow Point Festival.
One thing you shouldn't miss if you come to the festival by bike is the Newport Wetlands Reserve. The Reserve was created as compensation for the loss of habitat caused by the building of the barrage in Cardiff Bay. Reedbeds, lowland wet grassland, saline lagoons, and saltmarsh have been created over 438.6 ha between Uskmouth and Goldcliff.
04 Sept 2006
After a hearing on Monday 4th September Crow Point Festival has a full licence for the 16th and 17th September. Crow Point is the first large scale event of its sort to get a licence in Newport since the new licensing act was introduced.
The festival organisers are delighted to have received this piece of good news. We would like to remind the public that no cars are allowed on site and that last entrance on both days will be at 7.30pm. For more information on opening times and admission requirements please click here. Enjoy the free festival!!
18 Sept 2006
Over the weekend of Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September close to 14,000 attended the free attractions in Coronation Park. After a delayed start we saw 5,300 on Saturday and a further 8,500 on Sunday. More information will appear on the website over the next weekend. In the meantime Crow Point organisers would like to thank our team of workers, our sponsors and supporters, our traders and the public of Newport for making this such a great event.
04 Sept 2006
On Saturday 16th September the festival programme includes a late-season produce show. This the first horticultural and produce show in the centre of Newport for many years.
The produce show marks and supports the renewed interest in gardening and healthy eating in the City. The schedule of competition classes, which are aimed at both novice and expert growers, is now available to download by clicking here . For further information contact Sara Walsh on 01633 665989 (evenings) or at saras.garden@ntlworld.com .
31st July 2006
Crow Point will be one of the fundraising events to support Mayor Miqdad Al-Nuaimi's two chosen charities: Growing Space and the Campaign to Restore St Woolos Cathedral.
Crow Point will help these two causes by giving them the excluive rights to collect money at the festival. Please click here for more.
