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Two week festival designed to celebrate surfer culture
by Howard Swanwick
15/08/2007:// A massive two-week festival designed to celebrate surfer culture is set to make waves in the south Wales seaside town of Porthcawl later this month.
Between 30 August and 14 September 2007, Porthcawl will play host to Surfcult, a festival that features championship surf competitions, live rock, hip-hop, break-beat and dance music from some of Wales’ best new acts, the launch of new films and literature, surfer fashion shows and ethnic craft stalls, multi-sensory arts and culture exhibitions and the return of the famous Surfer’s Ball.
The first week of the festival will focus on outdoor entertainment as events such as the Line Up rock night and Blue Cathedral dance, DJ, hip hop, break-beat and African percussion party take over the Salt Lake car park (next to the funfair). The charitable Tsunami Cup surf competition will also be held in Rest Bay.
The second week will see the entertainment moving indoors as the Grand Pavilion and local schools host a range of events linked to surf culture. These include Seascape, a mind-blowing multi-sensory walk-through experience, and Off The Lip, a surf film and literature event. The festival will also feature the return of the Surfer’s Ball, an 80s-themed party night featuring live music from some of the best, most entertaining bands in Wales.
Says organiser and arts development officer Andre Van Wyk: “Porthcawl has long been known as one of south Wales’ premier surfing locations. Surfcult will celebrate that relationship and promote the area to people throughout the UK and beyond.”
Find out more by visiting www.surf-cult.co.uk
The full line up of events is as follows:
Thursday 30 August – Sunday 2 September: Outdoor Market at the Salt Lake Car park
Friday 31 August: Line Up rock music event at the Salt Lake Car Park featuring As Silence Falls, Said Mike, Dr Faustus and more. Tickets cost £4/£5, call (01656) 815995.
Saturday 1 – Sunday 2 September: Tsunami Cup charitable surf competition, FREE at Rest Bay.
Saturday 1 September: Blue Cathedral, a DJ, hip hop, break-beat, fashion and African percussion event at the Salt Lake Car Park, 2pm – 11pm. Book your FREE tickets by calling (01656) 815995.
Monday 3 – Monday 7 September: Sea Scape: Grand Opening of the FREE Surf Art and History Exhibition at the Grand Pavilion.
Wednesday 5 September: Off The Lip: FREE surfing film and literary event, Grand Pavilion.
Friday 7 September: Knight’s Arms Reunion Party at Grand Pavilion, Tickets £5 from (01656) 815995.
Saturday 8 September: Santa Cruz Shoot Out, professional surf competition at the Grand Pavilion.
Saturday 8 September: Surfer’s Ball at the Grand Pavilion, tickets £10 from (01656) 815995.
Sunday 9 September: FREE Chill Out with DJs at the Grand Pavilion’s Café Bar.
Monday 10 – Friday 14 September: Seascape, a FREE multi-media art exhibition at St. John’s School.
The Surfcult festival has been organised and co-ordinated by Bridgend County Borough Council’s Arts and Culture Service in partnership with the Bridgend Festivals Committee and the Welsh Coast Surf Club.
The Blue Cathedral event will raise funds for Surf Relief UK. It is funded by Bridgend County Borough Council’s Strategic Tourism Events Grant Scheme with sponsorship from Santa Cruz, the Realm, Independent Truck Company and Celtica Radio.
The Seascape arts exhibition is funded by the Arts Council of Wales and Bridgend County Borough Council’s Arts and Culture Service with sponsorship from SONY UK.
The Line Up rock event is in partnership with Complete Control Music and will raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
The Surfer’s Ball will raise funds for the Welsh Coast Surf Club
The Knight’s Arms Reunion will raise funds for the Life Guards.
All events in the Porthcawl Grand Pavilion celebrate the 75th anniversary of the pavilion this year.
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