Year: 2023
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10 Oct 2023
Poet of the Year Competition 2023: Winners Announced!
After reading, reviewing, deliberating, and discussing over 500 entries received from around the world, we are delighted to announce that…
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22 Sep 2023
Celebrate Local Music with Beautiful Noise!
Join us in venues across the city for a day of community music-making! Local singers aged from 8 to 80…
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22 Sep 2023
Open Clay – Join in with Building Bridges Together
Open Clay – Building Bridges Together is a 3D ceramics project created in collaboration with national creative learning company Clayground…
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22 Sep 2023
UpStart Comedy Workshop: Applications open!
Are you an aspiring comedy performer? Fancy yourself as the next Ed Gamble or Luisa Omielan? You’re invited to take…
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19 Sep 2023
Poet of the Year Competition 2023: This year’s Shortlist
We are pleased to release the shortlisted poems for this year’s Poet of the Year Competition. The shortlisted poets have…
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29 Aug 2023
Poet of the Year Competition 2023: Announcing this year’s Longlist
After many weeks of reading, reviewing, deliberating, and discussing over 500 entries received from around the world for this year’s…
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17 Jul 2023
Canterbury Festival 2023 – The programme has arrived!
Canterbury Festival returns from 26 September – 4 November to light up the city as the autumn evenings draw in.…
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21 Jun 2023
Luxmuralis return to Canterbury Festival! Prepare for Renaissance
Luxmuralis follow up last year’s incredible Shine at Canterbury Cathedral with a thrilling opening to this year’s Canterbury Festival –…
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05 Jun 2023
13 Years as Partner and Principal Sponsor of Canterbury Festival
2023 marks Canterbury Christ Church University’s 13th year as Partner and Principal Sponsor of Canterbury Festival. This long-running partnership has…
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25 May 2023
Summer in Barham 2023
We are delighted to present our third Summer in Barham mini-festival fundraiser, celebrating the long days of July with music…