20th Anniversary Festival: 1 - 31 October
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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 invite you to submit plans for your own events, exhibitions and activities for 2026 to be considered for inclusion in the festival. We welcome ‘Partner Event’ applications from current and new creative partners.
The Early Call deadline has now passed. We will be hosting another Call Out for the 2026 programme from 2 Feb – 16 March 2026.
2026 Theme: Create and Celebrate
In 2026 we invite new and existing partners to Create and Celebrate with us to mark 20 years of Bloomsbury Festival. 2026 is also the Bicentenary of UCL – and is being celebrated through the UCL200 Programme. If your proposal connects with UCL200 please note this in your proposal submission. We hope you will feel inspired by this theme and we welcome broad interpretations of Create and Celebrate.
Call Out Information and Applications
*The deadline has now passed for this Early Call Out*
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