The Whitworth Gallery is to host a free two-day outdoor music and arts festival in August. Black Gold Arts will celebrate the work of local and national black artists across everything from music and dance to fashion.
The festival takes place on August 6 and 7, and will take over the gallery’s sculpture terrace with its main stage, and also the Art Garden. There will be everything from live music, DJs, catwalk shows and vogue balls.
Among those performing will be the House Of Blaque Queer Carnival, a family catwalk extravaganza, Slay Cabaret, House Of Noir, Veba, DJ Stacy Bee, Qweenz Of Everything, a DJ set and live PA from Mix-Stress, the House of Fire Strollers and Ghetto Fabulous.