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Early 2026 Programme Open Call

Early 2026 Programme Open Call

EARLY 2026 PROGRAMME OPEN CALL In 2026, Bloomsbury Festival is planning a month-long festival from 1-31 October, to celebrate the festival’s 20th anniversary and to link with UCL’s Bicentenary marking 200 years since UCL’s establishment as the first University in London. We

BloomsburyFestival May 15, 2025May 16, 2025 News Read more

Ballads in Hand by Mae Russell – Strange Doings in London

Ballads in Hand by Mae Russell – Strange Doings in London

Mae Russell is a Ballads and Song Research Volunteer, taking part in the Strange Doings in London project run by Bloomsbury Festival and supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Ballads in Hand By Mae Russell Our second research session for

BloomsburyFestival May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 News Read more

NEW WAVE: Fine Art & Music Opportunities 2025

NEW WAVE: Fine Art & Music Opportunities 2025

NEW WAVE: OUR PLATFORM FOR EMERGING ARTISTS Our New Wave programme seeks to nurture emerging artists and creatives at the start of their professional careers, by offering performance opportunities, cash prizes, and grant support.  We are delighted to announce opportunities

BloomsburyFestival April 8, 2025April 22, 2025 News Read more

An Afternoon at the Charles Dickens Museum by Mae Russell – Strange Doings in London

An Afternoon at the Charles Dickens Museum by Mae Russell – Strange Doings in London

Mae Russell is a Ballads and Song Research Volunteer, taking part in the Strange Doings in London project run by Bloomsbury Festival and supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. An Afternoon at the Charles Dickens Museum By Mae Russell The

BloomsburyFestival March 20, 2025March 21, 2025 News Read more

Blog by Vivien Ellis – Strange Doings in London

Blog by Vivien Ellis – Strange Doings in London

Vivien Ellis is the music director, researcher and community musician on our Heritage project Strange Doings in London – the songs and ballads of St Giles, a year-long musical heritage project exploring the history of the London area of St

BloomsburyFestival February 7, 2025March 20, 2025 News Read more

Springboard Creatives – Digital Report

We are pleased to share our digital report on The Bloomsbury Festival Springboard Creatives 2024 project: (If the shorthand digital story below does not display, please click here to open in a new window).

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Heritage Project: Strange Doings in London

A new year-long musical heritage project set to explore the history of the London area of St Giles – once notorious for having the worst living conditions in the country – has launched at Bloomsbury Festival thanks to a £39,750

BloomsburyFestival October 24, 2024October 24, 2024 News Read more

*UPDATED*2024 Festival Book Club

Saturday 26 October, 11am-12noon at Holborn Library *POSTPONED* Sunday 3 November, 2pm-3pm at St Pancras Library FREE – Just turn up Reading The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey Tamera here, Creative Consultant for Bloomsbury Festival and Founder of

BloomsburyFestival October 17, 2024November 1, 2024 News Read more

Bloomsbury Radio at Bloomsbury Festival 2024

Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio gave its schedule over to The Bloomsbury Festival 2024 from 18 – 27 October from 2pm – 9pm daily. Behind the scenes conversations around events were interspersed with live music and live reports from Bloomsbury Radio

BloomsburyFestival October 16, 2024October 28, 2024 News Read more

APPLY NOW: NEW WAVE Theatre & Radio Opportunities 2024-25

APPLY NOW: NEW WAVE Theatre & Radio Opportunities 2024-25

Bloomsbury Festival New Wave Theatre and Radio Opportunities 2024-2025 In partnership with Bloomsbury Radio & Macready Theatre Bloomsbury Festival is seeking submissions from emerging theatre writers and companies (aged 18+) to produce new work as part of our 2025 festival,

BloomsburyFestival August 15, 2024September 25, 2024 News Read more
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