Lyth Arts Centre's free Summer Sessions returns to Wick

Caithness arts organisation Lyth Arts Centre (LAC) has announced its successful Summer Sessions will return to Wick this July.

Taking place at the Rosebank Playing Fields from Friday, July 14, the event will see performances from bands and musicians like The Chair, Mike Vass, Isla Ratcliff. Thurso band Forgetting the Future are also set to play as well as the North Coast Ceilidh Trail with Carol-Anne Mackay.

A series of workshops for children and young people will also run across the 10-day event.

Varying from drama workshops to drumming and DJing, all events are free to attend. There is also a pop-up family theatre show ‘Special Delivery’ and a chance for embarrassing dad-dancing at the family dance party.

The Rosebank is set to be transformed into a fun festival site, with interactive installations from local artists Shelagh Swanson and Amanda Coghill. The LAC stretch tent will be out providing cover from the elements and a new bell tent will host storytelling and offer a relaxed chill out space. The fully licensed bar will be complemented by visits from Taco East – offering fresh Tex Mex – and the return for one weekend only of the hugely popular Caithness Pizza.

Director Charlotte Mountford said: "The team are so excited to be back in Wick for Summer Sessions. There really is something for everyone and we hope the events will complement a busy summer for the town with it being County Show and Gala Week. We can’t thank our partners at Wick Youth Club enough for hosting us again and, as ever, the support from the community is brilliant to see."

Summer Sessions opens on Friday, July 14 and will run until Sunday, July 23. All events are free but some workshops require pre-booking.

To find out more and view the full programme of events visit lytharts.org.uk/summer-sessions-2023/

The programme is supported by Caithness Beatrice Community Fund, Creative Scotland and Young Start.

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