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Guide to key arts and cultural events. Browse listings covering literary festivals, theatre, community interactive arts events and local celebrations of tradition.

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Alnmouth Arts Festival

20th June 2020
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21st June 2020
Alnmouth Art Festival featuring local artists displaying and selling their work at venues in the beautiful coastal village of Alnmouth. Venues include private homes, businesses and public buildings and you also have street food and children’s workshops. Read more…
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Fowey Festival

6th May 2022
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14th May 2022
The Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature takes its inspiration from Daphne du Maurier, the celebrated author who lived in Fowey and wrote about this part of Cornwall in novels like Jamaica Inn and Rebecca. Visit our website for the calendar of events and venues that include talking music performances, exhibitions, river cruises and guided walks of the historic harbour-side town. Read more…
broadstairs dickens festival

Broadstairs Dickens Festival

17th June 2022
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19th June 2022
Charles Dickens visited Broadstairs in Kent regularly from 1837 until 1859. The Dickens Festival is run annually in June, a 3-day celebration of the life, times and novels of Charles Dickens. The streets of Broadstairs come to life in Victorian style, with stalls, shopping and demonstrations celebrating Charles Dickens and Victorian culture as a whole. Read more…
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Fringe by the Sea

5th August 2022, 10:00 am
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14th August 2022, 6:00 pm
Fringe by the Sea has over 150 music, comedy, film, books, conversation, well-being, exploration and family events, all set in the friendly seaside town of North Berwick, a short distance from Edinburgh by train. This is a family festival with a variety of shows suitable for all ages.  Any guidance on age suitability will be provided as part of the Read more…
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Wildworks Theatre – I Am Kevin

6th August 2022, 7:45 pm
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20th August 2022, 10:00 pm
A bedtime story to set the world on fire… Dark, humorous, fiery, and honest… ‘I AM KEVIN’ is a provocation to rediscover the power and possibility that lies beneath the surface of us all. This summer… Wildworks invites you to let your imagination run wild on a journey of impossibility. Take a deep dive into the darkest depths of your Read more…
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Isle of Wight Literary Festival

6th October 2022
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9th October 2022
The Isle of Wight Literary Festival takes place in and around Northwood House, a Grade II* listed late Georgian manor house set in over 20 acres of parkland. On the programme are guest speakers from various literary circles, writing workshops, music performances and poetry recital evenings where you can take to the stage to showcase your own work. Families are Read more…