Ashby Arts Festival

Ashby Arts Festival Ashby Arts Festival has local artists, musicians, writers, poets, performers, story tellers, exhibitions, workshops & talks.

Every summer Ashby de la Zouch hosts an Arts Festival which features local artists, musicians, song writers, poets, performers and story tellers. The festival links amateurs and professionals, the commercial and the public sectors together through public displays of drama performances, street theatre, music, poetry, workshops, arts and photography competitions and general hilarity

📸 Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Ashby Arts Festival Photography Competition!We received almost 80 fantas...
13/06/2026

📸 Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Ashby Arts Festival Photography Competition!

We received almost 80 fantastic entries, showcasing a huge range of talent, creativity and photographic skill. Thank you to everyone who entered and to all those who came along to view the exhibition.

🏆 **1st Place** – **Alison Sission** for *Loving the Sax*, a striking black and white portrait capturing a musician lost in the moment.

🥈 **2nd Place** – **Ian Peterson** for *Red for Danger*, a dramatic image offering a unique perspective of urban window cleaners at work high above the city.

🥉 **3rd Place** – **Ysobel Spencer** for *Majestic Eagle*, a stunning and powerful portrait of one of nature’s most magnificent birds.

A huge thank you to Ashby Camera Club for organising and stewarding the competition, and for sharing their own inspiring display of photography alongside the competition entries.

Congratulations once again to our winners and to everyone who took part in another wonderful Photography Competition as part of the Ashby Arts Festival 2026.

Congratulations to Pudding Bag Productions
13/06/2026

Congratulations to Pudding Bag Productions

🏆🎨 Congratulations to all the children who took part in this year’s Children’s Creativity Competition, kindly sponsored ...
11/06/2026

🏆🎨 Congratulations to all the children who took part in this year’s Children’s Creativity Competition, kindly sponsored by Specsavers, whose continued support we greatly appreciate.

This year, children were invited to create and describe their own wild creature – found on land, in the sea or in the sky – telling us what it was called, where it lived and what it liked to eat. We were delighted to receive hundreds of imaginative entries filled with creativity, humour and wonderful storytelling.

Judges Di Lorriman and Katy Ferrari faced the difficult task of selecting winners from an outstanding collection of entries. Awards were presented to James Bush, Archie Bowman, Charlotte Sands, Ivy Ellis, Hudson Bunniss, Daisy Roberts, Florence Ellis, Darragh Bridge, Ernests Ragainis, Imogen Davies and Roux Godlington.

Congratulations to our category winners:
🏅 Preschool Winner – James Bush
🏅 Infant Winner – Ivy Ellis
🏅 Junior Winner – Roux Godlington

A special congratulations goes to Roux Godlington, who was also chosen as the Overall Winner of the Specsavers Creativity Cup and will hold the shield for the coming year.

Thank you to every child who entered. Your imagination, effort and artistic talent made this year's competition a joy to judge.

Many of the wonderful entries can be viewed in the windows of Specsavers, the Library and the Tourist Information Centre, while the winning entries are on display in the Toolbox window.

If you didn't manage to grab a souvenir brochure for our Giant Outdoor Gallery during festival weekend, they are now on ...
11/06/2026

If you didn't manage to grab a souvenir brochure for our Giant Outdoor Gallery during festival weekend, they are now on sale at the Tourist Information Office in Ashby Library during manned hours. Just £2.50 a copy (cash payment only), fully illustrated, with map and details for each board.

📸 Ashby Arts Festival 2026 – Photo Dump! 🎨✨What a fantastic day celebrating creativity, community and culture at Ashby A...
03/06/2026

📸 Ashby Arts Festival 2026 – Photo Dump! 🎨✨

What a fantastic day celebrating creativity, community and culture at Ashby Arts Festival!

From colourful crafts and hands-on workshops to captivating performances, inspiring artwork and plenty of smiling faces, it was wonderful to see so many people getting involved throughout the day.

🎭 The Fashion Show brought the stage to life with a fantastic mix of costumes and creativity.

🌳 The Rootkin Puppet Show enchanted audiences with its imaginative storytelling and message about reconnecting with nature.

🎨 Visitors got stuck into a huge range of activities including Batik, Tea Bag Folding, Book Folding Hedgehogs, Bubble Wrap Hydrangeas and Arts & Crafts sessions for all ages.

🃏 The Artist Trading Card Swap brought artists together to share ideas, creativity and miniature works of art.

🌈 Colour Splash once again filled the day with laughter, colour and community spirit.

🎶 We were also delighted to welcome Way of the Wyrd, whose performances added even more atmosphere and excitement to the festival.

A huge thank you to all of our artists, performers, volunteers, exhibitors, workshop leaders, supporters and visitors who helped make the day such a success. Events like this simply couldn't happen without the incredible people who give their time, talent and enthusiasm to bring the arts to Ashby.

Swipe through to see just some of the amazing moments from the day!

🎬 The Grand Finale of Ashby Arts Festival 2026! 🎬Ashby Arts Festival is delighted to welcome Pudding Bag Productions for...
02/06/2026

🎬 The Grand Finale of Ashby Arts Festival 2026! 🎬

Ashby Arts Festival is delighted to welcome Pudding Bag Productions for the final event of this year’s festival – an entertaining evening of locally made films, brought to life by this talented community heritage group.

Pudding Bag Productions is run entirely by volunteers and creates short historical dramas and original comedies inspired by local stories, people and places. Their annual Quick Flicks showcase is a chance to see the films they have produced over the past year on the big screen.

This year's programme includes:

🎭 The Shoe Strike Girl – a powerful true story set in 1913, following 19-year-old Olive as she finds herself at the centre of a strike at the CWS boot and shoe factory in Enderby.

😂 Here I Am – an original comedy by Mark Taylor, where two couples meet in an Ashby café, leading to plenty of awkward moments and unexpected twists.

📖 Samuel Shaw – the story of the Presbyterian minister who, after being forced out of the church during the Restoration, went on to become one of the most successful and respected headmasters of Ashby Grammar School.

📅 Tuesday 2nd June
📍 Ashby School Film Theatre, LE65 1DT
🚪 Doors open: 6.30pm
🎬 Films start: 7.00pm
🎟️ Free entry
🚗 Free on-site parking
💛 Donations welcome

A wonderful evening of local filmmaking, local history and community storytelling awaits. Come along and help us celebrate the final event of Ashby Arts Festival 2026.

For more about Pudding Bag Productions, visit their page and see the fantastic work they do throughout the year.

QUICK FLICKS 2026Film night, Ashby style 🎬Join Pudding Bag Productions for an evening of short films — three very differ...
01/06/2026

QUICK FLICKS 2026

Film night, Ashby style 🎬

Join Pudding Bag Productions for an evening of short films — three very different dramas all in one night.

📍 Ashby School Theatre
🗓 Tuesday 2nd June TOMORROW
⏰ Doors 6:30pm | Films start 7pm
💷 FREE (donations welcome)

A brilliant chance to enjoy independent film locally.

More info: https://www.ashbyartsfestival.co.uk/

What a day! So much happened....we did bubble wrap hydrangea painting, our Artist Trading Card swap, made hedgehogs out ...
31/05/2026

What a day! So much happened....we did bubble wrap hydrangea painting, our Artist Trading Card swap, made hedgehogs out of books, did some fabulous colouring, sticking and drawing, watched a brilliant puppet show and ended with our first ever fashion show!
More photos to follow, with thanks to everyone who came

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