Street in the Park 2025

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  • Date and time:
  • Cost: Free
  • Event leader: Activate Performing Arts
  • Venue: Borough Gardens

Activate Performing Arts presents Street In The Park 2025

Get ready to witness epic DJ sets, creative street dance and amazing graffiti.

Come on down to Borough Gardens in Dorchester on Saturday 10 May for a FREE family-friendly afternoon for everyone who loves music mixes, street dance and local DJs who are ready to play a big crowd.

Street in the Park plays host to the Up & Coming DJ Competition enabling new and established DJs to rock the decks. Plus, see performances by local dance schools and professional artists including Isaac Farmer and hip hop musician Isaiah Dreads. Refreshments and food will also be available to keep crowd energy high.

For this year’s Up & Coming DJ Competition the judges will be Isaiah Dreads (Music Artist), Andy Cleeton (Mixmag Up & Coming DJ Winner and ex-Hacienda Resident DJ), Derek Greenacre (Air107.2fm), Emma Scott (Anonymous Festival) and a festival organiser from We Out Here Festival. The selected winners will be offered DJ opportunities including at: We Out Here and Anonymous festival as well as a radio slot at Air 107.2 fm. There is also a cash prize of a £100 prize.

Street In The Park is a performance platform for music, technology and dance and was first launched in Dorchester’s Borough Gardens in May 2019. The event was conceived by students from Weymouth College Music Technology course who worked with Activate to help plan and publicise the event.