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A weekend of live music, performances, food and drink is once again on the cards as the Corn Riots Festival returns later this month.
Organised by the Government's Creative Island Partnership, the event will take place in the Royal Square on 28 and 29 September.
Introduced for the first time in 2021, the Corn Riots Festival commemorates landmark legislative reform, introduced two years after disgruntled citizens from the northern parishes stormed the Royal Court in 1769.
Pictured: The Corn Riots Festival is held in the Royal Square to commemorate protests that sparked major reform in the 1700s.
The protests were sparked by a corn shortage, partly stemming from decisions made by the ruling classes, which turned the urban population against the government.
Also known as La Folle d’Avoût, the festival was later expanded to include more educational and culinary events during the build-up as an annual celebration of Jersey’s history, language and creativity.
Picture: Islanders will be able to enjoy live music and entertainment at the Corn Riots Festival later this month. (Government of Jersey)
The weekend itself will feature a line-up of Jersey bands and local food.
The full programme can be found here.
To find out more about the riotous protest, and how the events led to the Code of 1771, which shaped democracy in Jersey as islanders know it today, by listening to Express's explainer podcast with Archivist Stuart Nicolle...
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