ROCKAWAY EVENTS
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• Sunday Sessions Our popular monthly community gatherings are the perfect introduction to Rockaway. They feature delicious vegan roasts, live music or open mic sessions, a bustling arts market, open artist studios, and accessible wellbeing services.
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We actively collaborate with performers who align with our ethos to create events that are special and memorable. Our gigs are not just another date on a tour; they are unique experiences, from our "Unrest - DIY Punk All Dayer" to intimate folk performances.
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• Rockaway Arts Weekend (RAW) As our biggest event of the year, RAW is a vibrant, multi-day festival that transforms the entire site with a stunning mix of art installations, exhibitions, hands-on workshops, live music, performances, and film screenings.
EXHIBITION - RIGHT TO PROTEST
“THE RIGHT TO PROTEST EXHIBITION IS A CALL TO ARMS TO ALL ARTISTS, DESIGNERS, AND CITIZENS.
IT’S TIME TO GIVE A SHIT ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD.
IT’S TIME TO USE WHATEVER TOOLS YOU POSSESS IN DEFENCE OF CARE AND FREEDOM.”
Featuring iconic posters from two of the largest private collections in the UK, and new works by influential designers and artists, the exhibition reveals how the visual arts have supported and inspired protest.
“With a collection dating back to the 1960s, the Museum of UnRest is displaying it’s archive of iconic screen-printed posters, marking the struggle against climate breakdown, the cost of living crisis, housing shortage, and more.” Sudi Jama, It’s Nice That
Break toys, make noise #2 - an introduction to circuit bending
🔨BREAK TOYS MAKE NOISE🔊: Circuit Bending Workshop
Turn a plastic toy into a unique electronic noise/glitch instrument then jam with it! Join us at Rockaway Park on Saturday 28th March for a full-day practical session in electronic experimentation.
This playshop focuses on the subversive art of circuit bending - identifying components, making them misbehave, and jamming together with our creations to push them beyond their intended limits.
Introduction: Learn about components, safe practices and glitch probing.
Break Toys: Find hidden "bent" sounds safely on a live circuit board then plan, solder, swap, bridge, and bypass circuit parts of your own project.
Make Noise: Mount an output socket and join the orchestra!
Take Home:
Circuit-Bending printed hand-outs.
The ‘Break Toys Make Noise’ hand-made fanzine.
A custom sample pack of the day’s recordings will be edited and emailed to participants after the event.
If you bring your own battery-powered toy, you’ll be leaving with a uniquely modified instrument.
Lunch: The Rockaway Park Café will be serving delicious lunches (~£10).
Tickets: £35. Bring a toy (AA/AAA only) and let’s make some noise!
For more info and tickets click here
Catalyst Club
Founded in 2004, The Catalyst Club is a monthly event inspired by French salons, old debating societies and the wonderfully odd traditions of gentlemen’s clubs. Over the years it has hosted more than 700 talks on everything from zombie films and Marmite to suffragettes, Spartans, bum-reading and slime mould. The only rule: three speakers, each delivering a 15-minute talk on something they’re truly passionate about – the more unusual or niche, the better. After it's first visit to Rockaway in December 2025, Catalyst Club is back monthly for 2026.
Speakers to be announced.
The evening will be hosted by Dr David Bramwell – not actually a doctor, but very much enjoying the title. Bramwell is a true multi-talent: creator of BBC Radio 3 & 4 programmes, author of The No9 Bus to Utopia and The Haunted Moustache, a Sony Award winner for The Haunted Moustache, and a performer with Oddfellow’s Casino. His events are warm, eccentric and always memorable.
About Rockaway Park
Set in the old quarry at Temple Cloud, Rockaway Park is unlike anywhere else. It’s a thriving arts space filled with studios, sculptures, music, workshops, a vegan café and a community that mixes creativity with a touch of rebellion. Their famous Sunday vegan roasts have become a ritual for locals and visitors alike, and the whole site hums with that “only at Rockaway” atmosphere.
Tickets
Spaces are limited. Come for an evening of ideas, stories, surprises and community in one of the most extraordinary venues in the South West.
Food
Rockaway will be open from 12midday and serving their famous vegan roasts, not to be missed! You can add these to your booking for a 3pm seating ahead of the talk. For more information see
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
EXHIBITION - MIGRATION AND MUTATION
An exhibition of prints by printmakers from in and around Bristol Rockaway Park Eastcourt Road, Temple Cloud, Somerset, BS39 5BU Opening party Friday 29th of May, 6pm Exhibition is open daily from 10am to 5pm until 9th of June 2026
Sunday Session
Our monthly event with an arts market, open mic, drop in kids mental health, vegan roasts and our alternative arts market
Roasts must be booked in advance here
Free entry, £5 parking, family friendly, well behaved dogs on leads welcome
WORKSHOP - NOISE CLUB
Noise Club presents: BACK 2 BACK. 1st Saturday of every month.
All-ages, £ donation-based workshops £ @ Rockaway Park Studios.
Whether you’re an oldskool head with a legendary record collection, a youngster who is keen to mix, or simply curious about DJing, come share the decks in rotation. "Back 2 Back" is a spirit of DJ culture, with skill + etiquette guidance at its core, we are inviting parents and young people to hit the decks together, playing, learning and encouraging.
Vinyl, headphones and equipment provided. Feel free to bring your own records. Drop-in, all ages, all skill levels.
**future digital USB/MP3 sessions planned, stay informed, join the newsletter.
WORKSHOP - GREEN GAMER WITH TIDAL TALES
Green Gamers - help us design and create a brand new digital game that educates around rewilding and how to bring nature to urban areas. Our workshops have a practical element (planting lavender seeds) but we’ll also be drawing and story creating and singing too! Recommended for ages 5+
Just turn up and join in!
EXHIBITION - IMPERFECT MULTIPLES
IMPERFECT MULTIPLES
New silkscreen paintings by Mat Consume
11–26 June 2026 | Rockaway Park, Temple Cloud, Bristol
Bristol-based artist Mat Consume presents Imperfect Multiples, a new body of silkscreen paintings examining the relationship between oil imperialism, the arms trade, and the military-industrial complex that underpins both.
The show takes its name from the nature of the silkscreen process itself — each print a near-identical iteration, slightly off, accumulating variance through repetition. The form mirrors its subject: the recurring logic of resource seizure, regime change, and weapons proliferation that has defined Western foreign policy for over a century.
At the centre of the work is the story of the Seven Sisters — the cartel of oil companies that carved up Middle Eastern resources in the mid-twentieth century — and the apparatus of coups, client states, and contracted violence that protected their interests. Works including Arabian Nightmare, In the Beginning Was the Oil, and I’d Like to Buy the World trace this lineage directly, mapping the collusion of corporate capital and state military power across decades and continents.
Other works in the exhibition turn to the cultural machinery that normalises perpetual war: the advertising language of military contractors, the gamified aesthetics of targeting systems, the bureaucratic distance that separates decision from consequence. Almost Midnight references the Doomsday Clock; Incoming (Shall We Play a Game?) borrows its title from the cold-war computer that couldn’t tell the difference between a game and the end of the world.
Consume works in the tradition of political printmaking — a medium historically associated with mass communication, accessibility, and dissent. The silkscreen, cheap to reproduce and impossible to make perfectly, is inherently resistant to the kind of pristine commodity fetishism that neutralises art as critique.
Imperfect Multiples opens with a complimentary drinks evening on 11 June 2026. The exhibition runs daily until 26 June. A free tabloid newspaper, produced in collaboration with contributors including CND and stanley donwood will be available throughout.
Rockaway Park, Temple Cloud, Bristol
11–26 June 2026
Free entry
Catalyst Club
Founded in 2004, The Catalyst Club is a monthly event inspired by French salons, old debating societies and the wonderfully odd traditions of gentlemen’s clubs. Over the years it has hosted more than 700 talks on everything from zombie films and Marmite to suffragettes, Spartans, bum-reading and slime mould. The only rule: three speakers, each delivering a 15-minute talk on something they’re truly passionate about – the more unusual or niche, the better. After it's first visit to Rockaway in December 2025, Catalyst Club is back monthly for 2026.
Speakers to be announced.
The evening will be hosted by Dr David Bramwell – not actually a doctor, but very much enjoying the title. Bramwell is a true multi-talent: creator of BBC Radio 3 & 4 programmes, author of The No9 Bus to Utopia and The Haunted Moustache, a Sony Award winner for The Haunted Moustache, and a performer with Oddfellow’s Casino. His events are warm, eccentric and always memorable.
About Rockaway Park
Set in the old quarry at Temple Cloud, Rockaway Park is unlike anywhere else. It’s a thriving arts space filled with studios, sculptures, music, workshops, a vegan café and a community that mixes creativity with a touch of rebellion. Their famous Sunday vegan roasts have become a ritual for locals and visitors alike, and the whole site hums with that “only at Rockaway” atmosphere.
Tickets
Spaces are limited. Come for an evening of ideas, stories, surprises and community in one of the most extraordinary venues in the South West.
Food
Rockaway will be open from 12midday and serving their famous vegan roasts, not to be missed! You can add these to your booking for a 3pm seating ahead of the talk. For more information see
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
Do It Yourself - featuring Commoners Choir
A three day event full of workshops, singing and more - details to be announced.
Sunday Session
Our monthly event with an arts market, open mic, drop in kids mental health, vegan roasts and our alternative arts market
Roasts must be booked in advance here
Free entry, £5 parking, family friendly, well behaved dogs on leads welcome
WORKSHOP - NOISE CLUB
Noise Club presents: BACK 2 BACK. 1st Saturday of every month.
All-ages, £ donation-based workshops £ @ Rockaway Park Studios.
Whether you’re an oldskool head with a legendary record collection, a youngster who is keen to mix, or simply curious about DJing, come share the decks in rotation. "Back 2 Back" is a spirit of DJ culture, with skill + etiquette guidance at its core, we are inviting parents and young people to hit the decks together, playing, learning and encouraging.
Vinyl, headphones and equipment provided. Feel free to bring your own records. Drop-in, all ages, all skill levels.
**future digital USB/MP3 sessions planned, stay informed, join the newsletter.
Catalyst Club
Founded in 2004, The Catalyst Club is a monthly event inspired by French salons, old debating societies and the wonderfully odd traditions of gentlemen’s clubs. Over the years it has hosted more than 700 talks on everything from zombie films and Marmite to suffragettes, Spartans, bum-reading and slime mould. The only rule: three speakers, each delivering a 15-minute talk on something they’re truly passionate about – the more unusual or niche, the better. After it's first visit to Rockaway in December 2025, Catalyst Club is back monthly for 2026.
Tickets
Spaces are limited. Come for an evening of ideas, stories, surprises and community in one of the most extraordinary venues in the South West.
Food
Rockaway will be open from 12midday and serving their famous vegan roasts, not to be missed! You can add these to your booking for a 3pm seating ahead of the talk. For more information see
https://catalystclub.co.uk/
Sunday Session
Our monthly event with an arts market, open mic, drop in kids mental health, vegan roasts and our alternative arts market
Roasts must be booked in advance here
Free entry, £5 parking, family friendly, well behaved dogs on leads welcome
Catalyst Club
Founded in 2004, The Catalyst Club is a monthly event inspired by French salons, old debating societies and the wonderfully odd traditions of gentlemen’s clubs. Over the years it has hosted more than 700 talks on everything from zombie films and Marmite to suffragettes, Spartans, bum-reading and slime mould. The only rule: three speakers, each delivering a 15-minute talk on something they’re truly passionate about – the more unusual or niche, the better. After it's first visit to Rockaway in December 2025, Catalyst Club is back monthly for 2026.
Tickets
Spaces are limited. Come for an evening of ideas, stories, surprises and community in one of the most extraordinary venues in the South West.
Food
Rockaway will be open from 12midday and serving their famous vegan roasts, not to be missed! You can add these to your booking for a 3pm seating ahead of the talk. For more information see
https://catalystclub.co.uk/
Sunday Session
Our monthly event with an arts market, open mic, drop in kids mental health, vegan roasts and our alternative arts market
Roasts must be booked in advance here
Free entry, £5 parking, family friendly, well behaved dogs on leads welcome
Catalyst Club
Founded in 2004, The Catalyst Club is a monthly event inspired by French salons, old debating societies and the wonderfully odd traditions of gentlemen’s clubs. Over the years it has hosted more than 700 talks on everything from zombie films and Marmite to suffragettes, Spartans, bum-reading and slime mould. The only rule: three speakers, each delivering a 15-minute talk on something they’re truly passionate about – the more unusual or niche, the better. After it's first visit to Rockaway in December 2025, Catalyst Club is back monthly for 2026.
Tickets
Spaces are limited. Come for an evening of ideas, stories, surprises and community in one of the most extraordinary venues in the South West.
Food
Rockaway will be open from 12midday and serving their famous vegan roasts, not to be missed! You can add these to your booking for a 3pm seating ahead of the talk. For more information see
https://catalystclub.co.uk/
Tidal Tales - Adventures in Hidden History
Welcome to Adventures In Hidden History!—a joyfully interactive show celebrating the lives, stories, and imaginations of Global Majority trailblazers across time. Blending oral history, live music, and imaginative storytelling, the show invites audiences of all ages to explore hidden histories and dream forward into the dazzling realms of Afrofuturism. A tribute to our past, celebration of our present, and an invitation to let hidden history inspire our future.
Nate has something bubbling up inside but they don't know what or why. When they come across a mysterious artefact, they find themselves pulled into a journey of discovery, encountering time traveling Cosmologists and their sound craft, Netumba, whose harmonic engine needs the right vibes to thrive (and the vibes are off in 2026). To restore balance and help Nate reach a utopic future, the trio must journey through time uncovering world histories and legendary figures. Finally they are left with a choice between power over or power with. Harmony or discord.
Sunday Session
Our monthly event with an arts market, open mic, drop in kids mental health, vegan roasts and our alternative arts market
Roasts must be booked in advance here
Free entry, £5 parking, family friendly, well behaved dogs on leads welcome
Mayday Bookfair
We’re excited to share more details about our first Somerset Anarchist Bookfair on Saturday 2nd May.
TALKS / WORKSHOPS / STALLS / EXHIBITION / PERFORMANCE / SOLIDARITY
TALK: Join Tom Fowler and Chris Brian to hear the latest from the #spycops inquiry which is entering it’s 11th year - followed by discussion and Q&A
Boff Whalley of Chumbawamba and Commoners Choir brings his book launch for “But: Life Isn’t Like That, Is it?” Part reading, part gig and part conversation.
WORKSHOPS: Drop in Zine making workshop by donation with punk scholar Dr Laura Way 11am till 2pm.
Drop in badge making workshop by donation with resident printmaking artist House of jO 11am till 1pm
No sew folded bookforms workshop 2.30pm till 4pm - for more info and limited places booked in advance click here
PERFORMANCE: Performances all day from The RIOT ACT Experience
With over 15 bookish, anarchist or solidarity related stalls including; No Sweat, Frank Riot, Left Cultures, 51 Personae, Seditionist Distro, Active Distribution with more to be announced - follow our social media for more info.
Catalyst Club
Founded in 2004, The Catalyst Club is a monthly event inspired by French salons, old debating societies and the wonderfully odd traditions of gentlemen’s clubs. Over the years it has hosted more than 700 talks on everything from zombie films and Marmite to suffragettes, Spartans, bum-reading and slime mould. The only rule: three speakers, each delivering a 15-minute talk on something they’re truly passionate about – the more unusual or niche, the better. After it's first visit to Rockaway in December 2025, Catalyst Club is back monthly for 2026.
Speakers
Gary Kingsman - Barn Owl Conservation
Kate Bernstein - The Art of Artists’ Books - Creating Eve’s Dinner
Stefan Hinches - My Life In The Circus
Tickets
Spaces are limited. Come for an evening of ideas, stories, surprises and community in one of the most extraordinary venues in the South West.
Spaces are limited. Come for an evening of ideas, stories, surprises and community in one of the most extraordinary venues in the South West.
Food
Rockaway will be open from 12midday and serving their famous vegan roasts, not to be missed! You can add these to your booking for a 3pm seating ahead of the talk. For more information see
https://catalystclub.co.uk/
WORKSHOP - NOISE CLUB
Noise Club presents: BACK 2 BACK.
USUALLY this is the 1st Saturday of every month. This Noise Club is a week early ;)
All-ages, £ donation-based workshops @ Rockaway Park either in the studio or on the indoor shed stage.
Whether you’re an oldskool head with a legendary record collection, a youngster who is keen to mix, or simply curious about DJing, come share the decks in rotation. "Back 2 Back" is a spirit of DJ culture, with skill + etiquette guidance at its core, we are inviting parents and young people to hit the decks together, playing, learning and encouraging.
Vinyl, headphones and equipment provided. Feel free to bring your own USB tunes or vinyl records. Drop-in, all ages, all skill levels.
WORKSHOP - Introduction to electrics for shows and events
This 1 day workshop starts at 10am till 5pm with a break for lunch. These courses normally sell out quickly so grab a ticket while you can.
TICKETS Here
Get an insight into the fascinating world of Electrics for Shows and Events with our old school technician Stefan Hintsches.
This course is for everybody who uses electricity as part of their work and wants to get a better understanding of it - no previous experience required.
It was originally designed for crew members of a travelling circus and is aiming to bridge the gap between the consumers and providers of electricity and to enable people from all different backgrounds to:
- Understand basic electrical terminology.
- Make calculations for power consumption.
- Identify commonly used connectors and understand their qualities and limitations.
- Spot frequently occurring faults on them.
- Identify circuit breakers and understand their function.
- Understand the correct rigging and installation of cables and connectors.
- Use basic diagnostic tools.
- Work safely around electricity.
"The course is great for absolute beginners, to those with a level of site electric knowledge. I really enjoyed the structure of the course and the use of analogies to break down difficult subject material."
Sorelle, Production Manager, Revel Puck Circus
NB: If you select the unwaged/benefits option for payment, be aware that you will be asked to show proof that you qualify for a concession when you visit us. So, please bring relevant identification or appropriate documents with you. Thank you.
WORKSHOP - CORN DOLLIE MAKING WITH TWO CROOKED LADIES
Join us for a beginners’ workshop in the ancient craft of corn dolly making. At 11am make a poppet from corn husk and decorate with herbs and wild flowers. Or at 2pm make a traditional harvest token by weaving an ancient wheat strain and decorate with charms and ribbon. Or join us for both!
We are Kitty and Rebecca, or Two Crooked Ladies. We are a queer disabled couple who love rural crafts, traditions and folklore. We began a corn dolly apprenticeship with the wonderful Corn Dollies by Sally in 2024 and with the help of her teaching we have now begun to share and teach this red listed craft, to help ensure that it is kept alive. We’re very passionate about folk traditions and learning from them we have begun to create original designs and wearable pieces in the hopes to bring this once popular craft to a wider audience.
Sunday Session
Our monthly event with an arts market, open mic, drop in kids mental health vegan roasts, yoga & roast club and our alternative arts market
Roasts must be booked in advance link
Free entry, £5 parking, family friendly, well behaved dogs on leads welcome
WORKSHOP - YOGA & ROAST CLUB
Yoga and Roast club with the wonderful Maddie is back, starting with your hour yoga session in Rockaway House at 11:15 followed by a vegan roast dinner at 12:45
Catalyst Club
Sunday 29th March - 4pm running till 7pm..ish. Tickets available here.
Roast dinner optional at 3pm ahead of speakers at 4 and must be booked in advance here
Catalyst Club is a simple idea: passionate people sharing the things they love. Each speaker gets 15 minutes to dive into a topic that lights them up, inspired by the spirit of old French salons, debating societies and gentleman’s clubs. Niche, quirky, surprising… the subject doesn’t matter. The courage to share it does. You bring the passion, we give you the stage.
Speakers:
Dave Panit – Journeyman - Small Says, Sketches and Tall Tales (elaboration not fabrication).
Dave’s skills were honed in the horse drawn, fairground, circus, tattoo and festival scenes since the 70’s.
Dave’s prolific art can be seen in the UK, Ireland and wider world - including much of it at Rockaway.
Sue Gent – Artist - Swallows on the Moon (and other wonderful mistakes)
Sadly, swallows don’t really fly to the moon, hares don’t have horns, and moles don’t have eyes on the soles of their feet (as far as we know). Yet these theories were once put forward by the foremost thinkers of their day.
Sue celebrates fascinating natural-history errors and explores what they reveal about the interwoven paths of magic, folklore and science. Could revisiting them help us find a little more enchantment in our lives?
Gemunu De Silva – Undercover Investigator - Sonic Art Undercover: Sound from Animal Industries
For more than three decades, Gemunu has worked undercover investigating animal industries around the world. In this talk he explores how covert field recordings gathered during those investigations were transformed into a powerful sonic art project.
Do you fancy getting involved? Email us at getinvolved@rockawaypark.co.uk
SOLD OUT WORKSHOP - Break toys, make noise - an introduction to circuit bending
🔨BREAK TOYS MAKE NOISE🔊: Circuit Bending Workshop
Turn a plastic toy into a unique electronic noise/glitch instrument then jam with it! Join us at Rockaway Park on Saturday 28th March for a full-day practical session in electronic experimentation.
This playshop focuses on the subversive art of circuit bending - identifying components, making them misbehave, and jamming together with our creations to push them beyond their intended limits.
Introduction: Learn about components, safe practices and glitch probing.
Break Toys: Find hidden "bent" sounds safely on a live circuit board then plan, solder, swap, bridge, and bypass circuit parts of your own project.
Make Noise: Mount an output socket and join the orchestra!
Take Home:
Circuit-Bending printed hand-outs.
The ‘Break Toys Make Noise’ hand-made fanzine.
A custom sample pack of the day’s recordings will be edited and emailed to participants after the event.
If you bring your own battery-powered toy, you’ll be leaving with a uniquely modified instrument.
Lunch: The Rockaway Park Café will be serving delicious lunches (~£10).
Tickets: £35. Bring a toy (AA/AAA only) and let’s make some noise!
For more info and tickets click here
WORKSHOP - SEITAN MAKING WORKSHOP WITH MYK
Join us for a hands-on, in-depth introduction to the craft of seitan — the ancient wheat-based protein with deep roots in Buddhist cuisine and plant-based food culture.
This workshop blends history, practical skills, and live demonstrations, guiding you through the origins of seitan before rolling up our sleeves and getting to work. Over the course of the workshop, you’ll learn how to make three distinct styles of seitan, each with its own flavour profile, preparation method, and culinary use.
You’ll leave with recipe cards, freshly made seitan to take home, and the confidence to recreate everything in your own kitchen straight away. Whether you’re new to plant-based cooking or looking to deepen your skills, this workshop is designed to be accessible, informative, and deeply satisfying.
Please note: This workshop is not suitable for those with gluten allergy or sensitivity.
📅 21.03.26
⏰ 11:00 – 16:00 (with a 1-hour lunch break)
💷 £50 per person
🌱 Open to all, especially those interested in plant-based diets
🌾 Contains gluten
🔗 Booking: HERE
WORKSHOP - Introduction to electrics for shows and events
This 1 day workshop starts at 10am till 5pm with a break for lunch. These courses normally sell out quickly so grab a ticket while you can.
TICKETS Here
Get an insight into the fascinating world of Electrics for Shows and Events with our old school technician Stefan Hintsches.
This course is for everybody who uses electricity as part of their work and wants to get a better understanding of it - no previous experience required.
It was originally designed for crew members of a travelling circus and is aiming to bridge the gap between the consumers and providers of electricity and to enable people from all different backgrounds to:
- Understand basic electrical terminology.
- Make calculations for power consumption.
- Identify commonly used connectors and understand their qualities and limitations.
- Spot frequently occurring faults on them.
- Identify circuit breakers and understand their function.
- Understand the correct rigging and installation of cables and connectors.
- Use basic diagnostic tools.
- Work safely around electricity.
"The course is great for absolute beginners, to those with a level of site electric knowledge. I really enjoyed the structure of the course and the use of analogies to break down difficult subject material."
Sorelle, Production Manager, Revel Puck Circus
NB: If you select the unwaged/benefits option for payment, be aware that you will be asked to show proof that you qualify for a concession when you visit us. So, please bring relevant identification or appropriate documents with you. Thank you.
Sunday Session
Our monthly event with an arts market, open mic, drop in kids mental health vegan roasts, yoga & roast club and our alternative arts market
Roasts must be booked in advance link
Free entry, £5 parking, family friendly, well behaved dogs on leads welcome
WORKSHOP - YOGA & ROAST CLUB
Yoga and Roast club with the wonderful Maddie is back, starting with your hour yoga session in Rockaway House at 11:15 followed by a vegan roast dinner at 12:45
WORKSHOP - NOISE CLUB
Noise Club presents: BACK 2 BACK. 1st Saturday of every month.
All-ages, £ donation-based workshops £ @ Rockaway Park Studios.
March 7th: Bring vinyl, bring kids! 3 mixes, pass it on!
IMPORTANT: While our flyer says 11-3, our launch session on Saturday 7th March finishes at 1:00 PM sharp.
Whether you’re an oldskool head with a legendary record collection, a youngster who is keen to mix, or simply curious about DJing, come share the decks in rotation. "Back 2 Back" is a spirit of DJ culture, with skill + etiquette guidance at its core, we are inviting parents and young people to hit the decks together, playing, learning and encouraging.
Vinyl, headphones and equipment provided. Feel free to bring your own records. Drop-in, all ages, all skill levels.
**future digital USB/MP3 sessions planned, stay informed, join the newsletter.
Catalyst Club
Founded in 2004, The Catalyst Club is a monthly event inspired by French salons, old debating societies and the wonderfully odd traditions of gentlemen’s clubs. Over the years it has hosted more than 700 talks on everything from zombie films and Marmite to suffragettes, Spartans, bum-reading and slime mould. The only rule: three speakers, each delivering a 15-minute talk on something they’re truly passionate about – the more unusual or niche, the better. After it's first visit to Rockaway in December 2025, Catalyst Club is back monthly for 2026.
Speakers to be announced.
The evening will be hosted by Dr David Bramwell – not actually a doctor, but very much enjoying the title. Bramwell is a true multi-talent: creator of BBC Radio 3 & 4 programmes, author of The No9 Bus to Utopia and The Haunted Moustache, a Sony Award winner for The Haunted Moustache, and a performer with Oddfellow’s Casino. His events are warm, eccentric and always memorable.
About Rockaway Park
Set in the old quarry at Temple Cloud, Rockaway Park is unlike anywhere else. It’s a thriving arts space filled with studios, sculptures, music, workshops, a vegan café and a community that mixes creativity with a touch of rebellion. Their famous Sunday vegan roasts have become a ritual for locals and visitors alike, and the whole site hums with that “only at Rockaway” atmosphere.
Tickets
LINK
Spaces are limited. Come for an evening of ideas, stories, surprises and community in one of the most extraordinary venues in the South West.
Food
Rockaway will be open from 12midday and serving their famous vegan roasts, not to be missed! You can add these to your booking for a 3pm seating ahead of the talk. For more information see
https://www.rockawaypark.co.uk/rockaway-cafe
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
EXHIBITION - Before & After - Gladys Chav Harvey
Gladys Chav Harvey is a south-west based artist whose work blends social engagement, storytelling, and community collaboration. Over the past decade she has been deeply involved in creative projects supporting displaced young people in Calais, where she developed participatory works that amplify refugee voices and challenge public narratives around migration. Her ongoing project, Paper People – Hung Out To Dry, brings together UK schoolchildren, refugee communities, and the wider public in a shared act of creative solidarity.
Working across drawing, installation, and collective making, Gladys explores themes of belonging, resilience, and the human impact of political borders. Her exhibition Before & After at Rockaway Park reflects this commitment to art as a catalyst for empathy, connection, and social change
