A FAMILY friendly festival featuring top comedians, children’s entertainers, DJs, live music and Disney favourites starts this weekend.
Rainton Arena, at Houghton-le-Spring, will host Rainton Festival with socially distanced entertainment every weekend through the rest of August.
It starts on Friday, August 7 with a DJ set and live performance featuring television favourites Dick and Dom, from 6pm.
The next day, Saturday, August 8, there will be a Bounce and Bingo event which includes a performance from an Abba tribute and a DJ set for Dario G. A beer tent will open at 1pm.
On Sunday afternoon the arena will be reuniting the four main characters from the film Frozen in a special event for children, along with live music performances and dancing from the Rugrat Ravers on the outdoor music stage.
The first weekend of entertainment will end on Sunday night with a comedy spectacular, featuring Gavin Webster, Matthew Reed and Britain’s Got Talent finalist, Mickey P Kerr.
The line-ups for the following weekends include live music from Drifters, a Little Mix tribute and more family fun days and comedy shows.
The arena will also offer food and drink stalls, bar facilities, a funfair and a range of other performances on the outdoor stage.
Visitors can book their private socially distanced seating area for up to six people, with prices at £60 for Bounce N Bingo and £20 for all other events.
Jay Johal, who owns the arena, believes the festival will bring some much needed fun.
He said: “It’s been a very hard year for everyone and lots of people have been disappointed because their favourite events and even their holidays have been cancelled.
“We thought it would be great to put on an event which can take place in safe and friendly environment which really will have something for everyone to enjoy.
“We are going to have a really packed programme every weekend this month, catering for all ages and all tastes, which we really believe is just what everyone needs at the moment.”
For details or to book visit raintonarena.co.uk
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