Small festival for Grote Vrede

In the mood for a warm, connecting afternoon full of music and atmosphere? ✨ Come celebrate for peace on the town hall square!  🥁 Met Barabanda (drum band), Cheikou’ba (West Africa), Murga Agrum (Heist-op-den-Berg), and Westelfolk (Westerlo) 💥 Free mini-festival with music, entertainment, and space for socializing; picnics are welcome! Program To listen and watch Westelfolk has been successfully cherishing Kempian music for years and wants to revive it Barabanda is a drum and percussion band from Diest that provides an unforgettable ambiance Murga Agrum from Heist-op-den-Berg shakes things up with their street brass band Cheikhou’Ba lives in Westerlo and was born in West-Afrikaanse Mauritani. Grew up in a musical family with traditional Peul music. He conveys his message of peace and mutual respect through music and rhythm. Akelei-folk is flag-waving and music. Where folk comes to life! To do yourself Anyone who wants to can get their face painted. Do circus activities yourself: diabolo, rolla bolla, juggling, slackline, unicycle, plates… Fairtrade Escapebox at 14:30 Kamishibai: stories with mini-theater for everyone aged 4 and up: at 14:30 and 16:00. Making bags from 'old' banners. From 14:30. About 30 minutes to make one yourself. Picaflores: Living Together as Art 60 artists from different cultures show their work in the town hall. Through art, they give shape to peace and respect for people and nature. Continuous exhibition. To eat and drink Pancakes, ice cream, spring rolls, cookies, wine, beer, soft drinks,... In collaboration with De Dreef and Wereldwinkel Westerlo You are allowed to bring your own picnic. There is free tap water. Background Last year, a number of people from Westerlo and the surrounding area made their indignation about the genocide in Gaza visible by crocheting a symbolic red line. More than 11 km of crocheted red lines were hung in the villages, which triggered many positive reactions. On December 10, Internationale Dag of Human Rights, that action reached a climax with a respectful event at the town hall, with poetry, music, and testimonies.  But because the violence against the Palestinians continues and the threat of war in the Middle East increased, the crocheted red lines were processed by dozens of residents of Westerlo into dreamcatchers called 'peace catchers'. These creative works can be seen in the library, among other places. Het Klein Festival for Grote Vrede is a new highlight with which the call for peace is celebrated with a mix of music and entertainment, with local talent and artistic power from other corners of the world.