News
27 Nov 2023
My Gurus: Refusing to take no for an answer
After a career spanning 42 consecutive October festivals since she started volunteering in Belfast in 1981, Rosie Turner is now retiring as…
25 Nov 2023
An Announcement from the Canterbury Festival Board of Trustees
Alasdair Nicolson has decided that he must withdraw from directing the Canterbury Festival in 2024 and 2025 following a change…
21 Nov 2023
Cecilia Durio reports on this year’s Festival Opening Party
We were delighted to receive the below review of this year’s opening night and Festival by young reporter Cecilia Durio…
21 Nov 2023
Upstart Comedy Workshop and Showcase!
We had a wonderful day on Wednesday 25th October at the University of Kent for our one-day professional skills workshop…
07 Nov 2023
A Collective Success at Open Clay
We had so much fun on Friday with Clayground Collective, creating a massive cityscape that stretched down Guildhall Street. Inspired…
29 Oct 2023
Young Musicians’ Bursary Competition 2023 – Winner Announced!
On Monday 23 October the Canterbury Festival 2023 Young Musicians’ Bursary Competition was held at The Great Hall, Kent College.…
17 Oct 2023
Open House: Pop Up Exhibition!
Catch the Open House pop up exhibition at Rock Paper Scissors (22 Stour Street) and Teastones Tea room (3 Sun…
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…
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…
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…
