West Leeds: Bramley's Mill Fest returns for second year
“The aim for this year is the same day people loved, just a bit bigger”
An independent festival which provides a full day of live music, street food, flash tattoos, market stalls and cold pints in the sun for a west Leeds community is to return this summer.
More than 600 people turned out at Swinnow Grange Mills to enjoy the first ever Mill Fest last year.
Organisers have now confirmed the return of the event on Sunday, August 2, from noon until 10pm which promises to be bigger and better than last time around.
The event is the brainchild of three Bramley businesses - Against the Grain, Gray's Salon and Rose & Thorn - who “fancied putting on a proper day out for the area”
The team is hoping for another sell-out day in the sun. There will be a full day of live music, the return of the flash tattoo day, more independent traders, street food and local beer.Organisers plan to bring in more businesses and faces from around the area, with a full line-up and programme to be announced over the coming weeks.
Owen Wilson from Against the Grain Bar said: “We started this because we wanted to put something on for Bramley, run by the people who actually work here. Last year went better than any of us expected. The place was full, the sun came out, and it felt like the whole area showed up. We can’t wait to do it again.”
Danae Miller from Gray’s Salon said: “The aim for this year is the same day people loved, just a bit bigger. We’d love to get more local businesses and artists involved, and to see even more familiar faces down at the mill. If we get the weather, it’ll be another one to remember.”
* Tickets are now on sale. For more details visit: tickettailor.com/events/millfestleeds