A three day celebration of Freedom and Independence, where the  streets of Nottingham were brought to life with vibrant sights and sounds to celebrate the bicentenary of Latin American independence from Spain, and the bicentenary of the Mexican Revolution (September 1810).  

A large scale carnival procession weaved its way through the streets of Nottingham; Latin American bands from Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina and Brazil performed on a main stage in Old Market Square; the Big Screen showed experimental moving image with contributions from Chilean, Argentinian and Peruvian film makers; Nottingham Contemporary hosted the premier of Michael Nyman’s moving image work Cine Opera commissioned by ArtReach especially for the Festival;

and the New Art Exchange held exhibition of photographs and video interviews by John Perivolaris, exploring the meaning of independence to Latin American women living and working in the UK today.