Nottingham hosts international music and colour festival

Already established in over 50 countries, the worldwide Holi One Festival brings an explosion of colour to Nottingham.

Thousands of young people flocked to Donnington Park to reveal a festival dedicated to splashing each other with an array of different coloured powders.

Based on the traditional Holi Festival of Colours, a religious event practised in Hindu culture, the Holi One Festival combines music and culture over one day.

Many students from both Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham came together to celebrate the end of the exam period.

Attendees were encouraged to dress from head-to-toe in white in order to experience the full effect of the six different colours of powder on offer.

Charlotte Helme, a student from Nottingham Trent university, loved the whole experience.

She said: “The range of colour on display is just so amazing, the whole thing makes for some really amazing looking pictures.”

The atmosphere is mind-blowing, I think most people are just happy to be done with exams and work. It’s a great way to blow off steam.

Charlotte Helme, NTU student.

The event organisers were quick to reassure all attendees that the powder is perfectly safe for recreational use.

The powder is made from rice flour to make it biodegradable, allergen free, and water soluble so it washes out of clothes without leaving stains.

There was also performances from many different DJ’s and performers throughout the day, including Aline & Sune, The Chainsmokers, and Tim Cullen.

The festival ran from noon till 10pm, with many independent venue’s offering after parties for the festival goers.

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