News
21 Jan 2020
New Tricks Project 2019
We are incredibly excited to share the New Tricks Project 2019 film – a short video detailing our work with over…
21 Jan 2020
Submit your event to our 2020 Visual Arts programme
Submit your open studio or exhibition to the Canterbury Festival 2020 Visual Arts programme. Each year we invite Canterbury and East…
21 Jan 2020
Submit your event to the Canterbury Festival 2020 Umbrella programme
Submit your event to the Canterbury Festival 2020 Umbrella programme today! Celebrating art in all its forms, the 2020 Umbrella…
06 Jan 2020
An Interview with Classico Latino
During Canterbury Festival 2019 Kent College student Morgan Goodall interviewed Classico Latino prior to their performance with Omar Puente at…
28 Nov 2019
Calling all artists! T.E.C returns for 2020
T.E.C returns for 2020 – it’s perfect for artists and creatives taking their first steps into community teaching and arts…
08 Nov 2019
Thank you for an amazing Festival!
This year’s Canterbury Festival was packed full of highlights and stand out performances – we hope you enjoyed it as…
02 Nov 2019
The Young Musician’s Bursary Competition 2019
The Canterbury Festival Young Musician’s Bursary Competition has grown in popularity each year since its inception in 2011. Winner of…
20 Oct 2019
Poet of the Year Competition
This year we were absolutely delighted to receive more than 300 entries to the Festival’s Poet of the Year Competition.…
22 Sep 2019
Poet of the Year Awards: Shortlist revealed
Canterbury Festival’s Poet of the Year Awards evening will take place on Friday 4 October at 7.30pm at Colyer-Fergusson Hall.…
09 Sep 2019
Jazz and Rock in the Festival
From the exuberance of the massed voices of Rock Choir in the beautiful and atmospheric Spiegeltent to the beguiling vocals…