2026 BLOOMSBURY FESTIVAL 

2026 PROGRAMME WILL BE LAUNCHED ONLINE 15 JULY

Create and Celebrate in Bloomsbury

In 2026, Bloomsbury Festival celebrates its 20th Anniversary. A month-long Festival will take place from 1 – 31 October.

We will be announcing details of over 100 events throughout October at around 50 venues across Bloomsbury and our many programme, funding and venue partners.  Tickets will be on sale from 15 July and many events are free.  Events include music, performance, film, exhibitions, workshops, walks and talk.  Over two hundred organisations and individuals from around the area are taking part.
Explore culture and creativity in Bloomsbury!

2025 BLOOMSBURY FESTIVAL 

Our 2025 Festival weekend ran from 17 – 19 October with a busy weekend of music, performance, exhibitions walks, talks and family events. Read more about our plans for 2026 below…

You can view our festival review here.

The 2025 Festival also saw the culmination of our year-long Heritage Project Strange Doings in London – The Songs and Ballads of St Giles. Click here to read more about this project, which was supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Check out our Spotify podcasts for interviews and podcasts from the 2025 Festival, the Strange Doings in London project, and previous festivals.

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> Catch up on 20 years of Bloomsbury Festival in our Festival History
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Local, Global, Inspiring

Bloomsbury Festival is an annual celebration of the area’s creativity, presenting an inspiring programme of culture, arts, science, literature, performance, discussion and debate. The programme includes an exciting mix of contemporary arts, music, performance, theatre, science displays, talks, walks and community events.

“Bloomsbury Festival captures the diversity of bright minds connected to these few streets of London, from the past to the present day”
The Guardian

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