Festival On Fire 2011

Bonfire Night - November 5, 2011

2011 Community Bonfire List

Playing With Fire @ Bitters Grad Pub

November 1, 2011 @ 8:00 PM

The Folklore 6740 Public Folklore graduate class in conjunction with The Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador presents Playing with Fire, a variety show celebrating Bonfire Night and fire traditions, featuring music, storytelling, spoken word and open mic. The event will take place at Bitters on November 1st at 8pm and will include free BBQ. Admission is pay-what-you-can and all proceeds will go to Shriners. Come enjoy and share fire experiences in music, song, storytelling and poetry!

Coffee and Culture @ The Rooms

Remember, Remember: Bonfire Night in Newfoundland and Labrador

November 3, 2011 @ 2:30

Bonfire Night, or Guy Fawkes Night, was a tradition looked forward to with great anticipation in many communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, particularly by young people. Faced with concerns about fire safety and vandalism, the tradition faded, though it is now seeing a bit of a revival. At this special Coffee & Culture, graduate students in Dr. Jillian Gould's Public Folklore course at Memorial University present oral histories with some of the people they've interviewed who have warm memories of Bonfire Night from years’ past.