Mark Dougherty (1965 – 2020) – was the Musical Director of Riverdance – the World Tour and the creator of…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMwnTz7ZLGo 2021 marks Kent College’s fourth year as a Headline Sponsor of Canterbury Festival. After a challenging but successful socially-distanced…

Canterbury Festival’s Beautiful Noise event filled the City’s halls and open spaces for the first time this year with a…

Although the Canterbury Festival is over, and the cold weather approaches, the Bourne Consort are in town to warm hearts…

On Monday 25 October, Canterbury Festival invited Canterbury Climate Action Partnership (CCAP) to host a panel discussion on the Global…

Canterbury Chris Church University’s Professor Shane Blackman hosts an interview with Caravan’s Pye Hastings and Geoffrey Richardson, plus David Hitchcock…

On Monday 18 October the Canterbury Festival 2021 Young Musicians’ Bursary Competition saw performances from both junior and senior applicants.…

We are delighted to announce that the 2021 Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year is Freya Bantiff for her poem…

Saturday 16 October – Saturday 30 October canterburyfestival.co.uk Canterbury Festival 2021 has arrived. Putting the Arts firmly on the map…

This year’s Canterbury Festival celebrates musical talent in our diverse communities by bringing together local groups for a celebratory day…