Alrewas Arts Festival

03/06/2026

June Festival News:

The Festival Programme is done!
It’s heading to the printer in a few days. What an incredible mix of Workshops, Events, Concerts, Talks and Drop-Ins! Keep the week free…you and your families will be entertained, excited informed and most important of all – taking part. We’ll publish the programme on the website soon and it will be dropping through Alrewas letterboxes at the end of June. There’s booking information in the programme, and we’ll add it to the website too.

Teasers.
I’ll be posting some little insights into some of the 100 + items we have planned for you, over the next month or so. Some popular repeats and some new! We’ve 60% of items that are suitable for under 18’s and even a couple of workshops run by a pre-teen (she’s practiced on her grandma apparently!).
Fancy helping us post our fabulous programmes through village letter boxes? This would be super helpful! We anticipate this to take place between 24th and 26th June. Please reply here if you have an hour spare to help with this. Thank you so much…in anticipation!

Lantern Making Session
Willow lanterns are so lovely, aren’t they? Adults and kids alike can come to create some willow fish lanterns. You’ll need to take them home to dry, then bring them along to the Finale to join the Fishy procession. I’ll be in touch should we need another creative session if this one fills. Sunday 12th July. 2 till 5. , Contact me to book please.

Stop press for Sunday Drop-In on 14th June. Alrewas methodist Hall from 2 till 4pm. Matt will be working on his huge and beautiful Swan. He’s making feathers out of plastic bottles – come and help! No booking needed – just come along. Refreshments on tap.

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12/05/2026

With just 3 months to go until the Festival, we are super excited to let you know that there are over 100 items for you to take part in!

Useful information ahead of your visit
Our Festival is one-of-a-kind! It’s 8 glorious days offering workshops, interactive talks, musical events, exhibitions, a market on the first Saturday and an open air ‘bring a picnic’ concert on the last. There’s fun, play, exercise, activities, art, words, science, music, and theatre. We aim to celebrate and inspire different views and perspectives, encouraging you and yours to be creative in as many ways as possible. It’s all free and runs from 22nd to 29th August.

Where we are
All around the village in Festival week! The Methodist Hall acts as our Hub, Box Office, Café and Art exhibition…and there’s the Beach of course. We have 10 venues and some trails for you to follow around the village. Maps for these in the Brochure and Box Office.


Your Programme and tickets
The programme will be online to view mid-June. Booking starts shortly afterwards. All Alrewas houses will receive a free brochure through their letter box. Booking forms will be on the website or available from the Bank Coffeehouse. Folk further afield are most welcome to come to the Festival and can contact us for a hard copy of the programme. The Festival phone will go live for bookings and queries in late June. We’ll allocate all the first pass workshop places the week following programme distribution. After this you have free rein to book as many workshops as you can fit in. During Festival week, you can call in to the Box Office to browse events, book and return tickets. Around 60% of our workshops are great for under 16’s.

Art and Photo’s.
The Art Exhibition will be in the Methodist Hall and the Photo Exhibition in All Saints Church. To exhibit, check the website for details or speak to one of the Festival team.

Food and drink
As well as our Arts Café offering light bites, please make use of the village pubs, the Legion and the Bank Coffeehouse.

Keeping you safe
Our Festival aims to be as safe as possible. Please listen to our stewards and organisers if they offer safety advice. We have health and safety and safeguarding policies and adhere to these strictly.

Get involved
Contact me, Paula or any of the Festival team to find out how.

Alrewas Arts Festival website: www.alrewas-artsfest.co.uk. [email protected]

17/04/2026

Calling any young musicians/bands who might like to perform at this years Festival - contact me to chat. [email protected]

05/01/2026

Dragons?! Booking now

19/11/2025

FESTIVAL FUN THIS SUNDAY

The November session is this weekend.

Sunday 23rd November in Alrewas Methodist Hall from 2 till 4pm.

A fab opportunity to catch up and have a go at crafting. Sallys focus this week is frogs!

Everyone welcome. Tea and biccies on tap.

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Alrewas Arts Festival a biennial community arts festival in Staffordshire

20/10/2025

Thanks to all of the many lovely people who came along to the Fest26 Launch yesterday. Great enthusiam and lots of sign-ups. More information about how you can get involved coming soon. You can contact me any time via [email protected]. :-)

18/10/2025

Looking forward to seeing those who can make tomorrows Festival26 Launch in the Methodist Hall. 3pm - lots of tea, cake, information, catching up and hear how to get involved. (Some of you are coming earlier - you know who you are) All very informal as usual. Don't know what this is?...come and chat. 😊

13/10/2025

Festival 26 – it starts!
Come along to the Methodist Hall next Sunday 19th October between 3 and 4 to say hi, catch up, sign up, offer help, hear about plans, or just for a cuppa. If you volunteered, ran a workshop, gave a talk, played some music, sang, hefted some gazebo’s or have no idea what this is all about…we’d love to see you to chat.
If you don’t receive my Festival email updates, contact me and I’ll add you to the list. We are planning Festival 26 right now. It will be our 20th anniversary!
FESTIVAL 26 DATES: August 22nd 29th 2026. Keep it free ;-)
www.alrewas-artsfest.co.uk
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Alrewas Arts Festival a biennial community arts festival in Staffordshire

09/09/2025

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18/04/2025

'Whats this Poetry evening?!' I hear you cry.

Picture the scene....classy lighting, soft music, sitting cabaret style at candle lit tables, beverage of your choice in hand and munching on your cheesy small plate.

It's an hour or so of relaxed entertainment featuring poems, fun mini stand-up pieces and other nonsense by people you know and love (including you if you fancy!).

There's be some Spike Milligan, AA Milne, and a Vandalised Velocipede for starters!

Booking options:
QR code / A+FC website
Call Paula Stanley: 07879 447075
Email Rob Horton: [email protected]

This is a ticketless event - we'll have your name on a list