News
15 Feb 2021
Poet of the Year Competition 2021
We are delighted to launch our 15th Poet of the Year Competition on 1 March! Managed by the Festival Friends,…
09 Feb 2021
Submit your event to the Canterbury Festival 2021 Umbrella programme
Celebrating art in all its forms, the 2021 Umbrella programme invites submissions from artists and performers based in Canterbury and East Kent.…
09 Feb 2021
Take part in our 2021 Visual Arts programme
Each year we invite Canterbury and East Kent-based artists to submit events for the Canterbury Festival Visual Arts programme. This year’s…
21 Jan 2021
Composers’ Competition
Palimpsest New works from old Calling all composers! We are working on an exciting new project in partnership with Canterbury…
14 Dec 2020
What instrument should I play?
We are delighted to share our first blog post from this year’s Young Musicians’ Bursary Award Winner Jessica Yuen. You…
30 Nov 2020
Kent College celebrates three-years as Headline Sponsor of Canterbury Festival
Canterbury Festival 2020 succeeded against the odds, delivering over 50 socially distanced events over two weeks from 17 – 31…
28 Nov 2020
Abstract Canterbury winner announced
We are delighted to announce that the winner of this year’s King’s Mile community photo competition, Abstract Canterbury, is Sarah…
03 Nov 2020
New Tricks: Beat This
We are delighted to share this video exploring this year’s New Tricks project – Beat This, a series of drumming…
02 Nov 2020
Talk about the Luck of the Irish…
Festival Director Rosie Turner reflects on the immediate aftermath of this year’s event. The 2020 Canterbury Festival finished its annual…
02 Nov 2020
Gladius: Canterbury and Krakow Tales
Gladius commemorates landmark anniversaries of European significance: the 900th anniversary of St Thomas Becket’s birth and the 850th anniversary of…
