News
04 Jan 2023
Call Out! Take part in our 2023 Visual Arts programme
Calling all artists! The New Year is off to a flying start and we are once again putting out a…
03 Jan 2023
Gabrielle will visit Canterbury Festival in 2023
We are absolutely thrilled to welcome UK legend Gabrielle to Canterbury Festival in 2023, as part of the 30 Years of Dreaming…
15 Dec 2022
Canterbury Christ Church University journalism students cover Canterbury Festival 2022
In 2022 Canterbury Christ Church University Journalism students were offered the opportunity to experience Festival events, interview artists and create…
14 Dec 2022
Christmas holiday opening hours
We hope you are looking forward to the Christmas holidays and have been able to join us for some of…
28 Nov 2022
What does winning the Young Musicians’ Bursary Competition mean to me?
Having been involved in the Canterbury Festival Young Musicians’ Bursary Competition for several years, both as a junior and as…
18 Nov 2022
Canterbury Unseen Competition Winner is Announced!
We are delighted to announce that the winner of this year’s King’s Mile community photo competition, Canterbury Unseen, is Christopher Horton with…
17 Nov 2022
Training and Professional Development: Melora – Marketing and Box Office Assistant
A few months ago, I received a phone call from my former Uni tutor, informing me of an amazing work…
19 Oct 2022
Young Musicians’ Bursary Competition 2022 – Winner Announced!
On Monday 17 October the Canterbury Festival 2022 Young Musicians’ Bursary Competition saw performances from shortlisted Finalists. As always, this…
14 Oct 2022
Canterbury Festival 2022: Under 18’s Poetry Competition
We are delighted to announce this year’s Under 18s Poetry Competition winners! From over 150 submissions and after much deliberation…
14 Oct 2022
Poet of the Year Competition 2022: Winners Announed!
We are delighted to announce that the 2022 Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year is Greta Ross for their poem Ivan…