Year: 2021
21 Dec 2021
Highlights from The Parting Glass – A Celebration of the Music of Mark Dougherty
Mark Dougherty (1965 – 2020) – was the Musical Director of Riverdance – the World Tour and the creator of…
20 Dec 2021
Celebrating four years with Headline Sponsor Kent College
2021 marks Kent College’s fourth year as a Headline Sponsor of Canterbury Festival. After a challenging but successful socially-distanced Festival…
10 Dec 2021
Beautiful Noise 2021
Canterbury Festival’s Beautiful Noise event filled the City’s halls and open spaces for the first time this year with a…
24 Nov 2021
A Christmas Offering
Although the Canterbury Festival is over, and the cold weather approaches, the Bourne Consort are in town to warm hearts…
02 Nov 2021
Canterbury Festival Talks: The Global Climate Emergency
On Monday 25 October, Canterbury Festival invited Canterbury Climate Action Partnership (CCAP) to host a panel discussion on the Global…
01 Nov 2021
Interview with Caravan – Who do you think we are?
Canterbury Chris Church University’s Professor Shane Blackman hosts an interview with Caravan’s Pye Hastings and Geoffrey Richardson, plus David Hitchcock…
28 Oct 2021
Young Musicians’ Bursary Competition – Winner Announced!
On Monday 18 October the Canterbury Festival 2021 Young Musicians’ Bursary Competition saw performances from both junior and senior applicants.…
20 Oct 2021
Canterbury Festival 2021: Poet of the Year Winner
We are delighted to announce that the 2021 Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year is Freya Bantiff for her poem…
13 Oct 2021
Canterbury Festival 2021 launches this Saturday 16 October: Coming up in Week 1
Saturday 16 October – Saturday 30 October canterburyfestival.co.uk Canterbury Festival 2021 has arrived. Putting the Arts firmly on the map…
11 Oct 2021
Beautiful Noise – Canterbury Festival’s Day of Community Music Making
This year’s Canterbury Festival celebrates musical talent in our diverse communities by bringing together local groups for a celebratory day…
