The Canterbury Festival is back! Those who enjoyed last year’s smaller-scale event will remember the feelgood factor in the city…

Applications are now open for the Young Musicians’ Bursary Competition 2021. Supported by the Canterbury Festival Foundation, the competition is…

You are invited to Summer in Barham – a bite-size Festival experience offering talks, walks and live music in the beautiful village…

Learning your first instrument can be a minefield without the right help and some direction. Pianist and 2020 Young Musicians’…

We are excited to share that we are working with the Festival Chamber Orchestra to present three live events over…

We are delighted to launch our 15th Poet of the Year Competition on 1 March! Managed by the Festival Friends,…

Celebrating art in all its forms, the 2021 Umbrella programme invites submissions from artists and performers based in Canterbury and East Kent.…

Each year we invite Canterbury and East Kent-based artists to submit events for the Canterbury Festival Visual Arts programme. This year’s…

Palimpsest New works from old Calling all composers! We are working on an exciting new project in partnership with Canterbury…

We are delighted to share our first blog post from this year’s Young Musicians’ Bursary Award Winner Jessica Yuen. You…