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A Day in the Festival Life of Assistant Event Manager
Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes at The Bath Festival? While the festival would have been happening, we’re sharing a series of articles from our festival team and partners to give you some insight into what goes on to make the festival happen! Below is a day in festival life from Volunteer Assistant Event […]
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Family Arts Day: Tips for getting creative at home
This Sunday would have been Family Arts Day, our annual event for families to get creative. We put up marquees in Parade Gardens, and invite artists, writers and musicians to fill those marquees with fun activities. Family Arts Day is about play and trying something new, children and grown-ups all having a go together. If […]
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Your Virtual Weekend #9
Our weekly guide to online arts and culture is back for a ninth week running! From Bath, Bristol and beyond, there’s a lot to enjoy getting involved with while staying at home. Here are just a few of the amazing gigs, exhibitions, activities and more that you can enjoy online while staying at home this […]
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A Day in the Festival Life of an Artist Liaison
Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes at The Bath Festival? While the festival would have been happening, we’re sharing a series of articles from our festival team and partners to give you some insight into what goes on to make the festival happen! Below is a day in festival life from Artist Liaison, Sara […]
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Until We Meet Again: podcast recommendations and playlists that will deliver your festival fix
Missing the chance to be in the same room as some of your favourite entertainers, authors, presenters and writers this week? Great debates, funny stories, electrying music, thought provoking content and expert tips and tricks are all part of what makes The Bath Festival so very special. Luckily for us there’s plenty of amazing digital […]
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A Day in the Festival Life of a Green Room and Venue Manager
Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes at The Bath Festival? While the festival would have been happening, we’re sharing a series of articles from our festival team and partners to give you some insight into what goes on to make the festival happen! Below is a day in festival life from Green Room and […]
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A Day in the Festival Life of a PR Officer
Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes at The Bath Festival? While the festival would have been happening, we’re sharing a series of articles from our festival team and partners to give you some insight into what goes on to make the festival happen! Below is a day in festival life from PR Officer, Georgette […]
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A Day in the Festival Life of a Literature Programmer
Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes at The Bath Festival? While the festival would have been happening, we’re sharing a series of articles from our festival team and partners to give you some insight into what goes on to make the festival happen! Below is a day in festival life from Literature Programmer Kate Abbey. […]
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DIGITAL EVENT: Watch Neil Gaiman and Sam Weller celebrate Ray Bradbury
In 2020, we were so thrilled to present an event at The Big Book Weekend, a three-day virtual festival that brought together the best of events from various cancelled spring arts festivals in the UK, produced in association with BBC Arts and Arts Council England. An amazing 20,000 people joined together to celebrate a shared […]
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Bath Festivals Memories – Led Zeppelin, Terry Pratchet, Vera Lynn and more
Since the 1940s, we’ve been celebrating the joy of music, books and performance in Bath. Of course, at the centre of all of these festivals have been audiences. For that reason, we’re asking for your favourite festival memories! We’ve loved reading your responses, step back in time below. If you’d like to help us survive […]
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