Accessibility

We strive to make our festival as accessible and inclusive as possible. We’ve created this guide to support you in navigating the event, which takes place across 10 indoor and outdoor sites across the town centre.

As well as general guidance on our festival as a whole, below you will also find specific and detailed information about accessing each of our venues and site locations. The site numbers correlate to the locations noted on our festival map.

Simply click on the buttons at the bottom of this page to find them.

There is also event-specific access information on our event pages.

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@culturewarrington.org or call us on 01925 442345.

Festival Overview

Booking Info

• Most of our events are free and unticketed; however, some require booking.
• We offer free essential companion tickets to our shows, upon proof of disability. This service is available by calling 01925 442345, emailing info@culturewarrington.org or visiting our Box Office at Parr Hall.

Parking

• General parking information can be found on Warrington Borough Council’s website and Parkopedia. Culture Warrington does not own or manage any of these car parks.
• Parking information for Blue Badge holders can be found below for each site.

Health and Safety

• The safety of our attendees is a top priority. We will have comprehensive security measures in place.
• You are welcome to wear face coverings and masks, and many of our venues have hand sanitiser stations.

Physical Access

• Most of our festival sites have level access, lifts and automatic doors. Please see below for specific site information.

Communication and Language

• Farm Yard Circus (at Family Garden Party) has integrated BSL (British Sign Language).
• There are no assisted listening systems in any of our venues.
• We are unable to provide captioning during the festival.
• The majority of the events are delivered in spoken English or are non-verbal.
• WILD has closed audio description, which you will need to access using your own device and headphones. See the event page for more details.

Staff

• Our friendly staff and volunteers will be wearing orange T-shirts and/or high-vis and are happy to help!
• Culture Warrington venue staff are trained in disability awareness and access.
• Festival staff recognise the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower.

Animals

• Furry friends are welcome to come to our outdoor events if they remain on a lead. Only service animals are permitted within our venues.

Weather

• We will have a wet weather plan in place for our outdoor events and make changes to the time/location if required. Any changes to our programme will be communicated through our social media channels.

Seating

• Some of our outdoor events will have benches and/or beanbags.
• Across all of the outdoor sites, there are public benches; you are also welcome to bring your own folding chairs and blankets to sit on.

Breast/Chest Feeding

• Warrington Museum and Art Gallery is a breast/chest feeding friendly space and has a designated area for those who prefer more privacy.

Toilets and Baby Change

• Visitors to Culture Warrington venues are welcome to use our toilet facilities, each venue has a single person toilet available for use by all genders.
• There are no registered Changing Places toilets local to the festival.
• Accessible toilets and baby change facilities are signposted below for each site.

Audience Experience

• There is optional (but encouraged) audience participation in some of our events.
• Many events are a relaxed environment; meaning you can move about, come and go, and make noise if you need to.
• We will provide a staffed pop-up access area at some events, where you can rest on a beanbag, borrow ear defenders and make use of earplugs, sunglasses, fans, stim toys and suncream. See below for which sites we will provide this at.

 

Festival Site Locations

Site 1. Bank Park   Download Here

A large crowd seated on the grass at Bank Park, watching a high-wire performer on a lit, metal structure.

Site 2. Sky Garden   Download Here

The fence and gate around the Sky Garden.A rooftop garden on a car park, featuring wooden benches, tables, and raised planting beds with flowers and vegetables. The area is surrounded by a low wooden fence.

Site 3. Old Market Place   Download Here

An outdoor event space with rainbow flags draped overhead, people are seated on picnic benches, and there is a stage with a screen displaying a video.

Site 4. Winmarleigh House   Download Here

A room with a section of wooden floor surrounded by a red carpet. Rows of chairs are lined up in a theatre style facing a small stage. Blue lights light the room and there are four chandeliers and two fans on the ceiling.

Site 5. Queens Gardens   Download Here

A street performer dressed as a bird sits on top of a large birdcage structure in Palmyra Square as a seated and standing audience watches from outside Parr Hall.

Site 6. Parr Hall   Download Here

A spacious hall with a wooden floor, a large pipe organ on the stage, and a balcony with red seats along the right side wall.

Site 7. Warrington Museum and Art Gallery   Download Here

A dancer performs in front of an audience sat on the floor inside the museum.

Site 8. Time Square   Download Here

A large crowd gathered in Time Square outside a modern glass-fronted building to watch an outdoor performance. Performers in white shirts and black trousers are dancing or acting in the middle of the square, with event staff in high-visibility vests nearby.

Site 9. Warrington Market   Download Here

Interior view of Warrington Market showing a lift with signage reading ‘Best Large Indoor Market’ and ‘Lift’ to the left.. To the right are dark-framed doors and windows of the unit where the event will take place.

Site 10. Cineworld   Download Here

A modern building facade with geometric patterned exterior and large windows, featuring a large sign which reads ‘Cineworld’.