2026 Programme Announcement
Our 2026 20th Anniversary Festival programme is now live and tickets are on sale.
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Unfortunately, due to the ongoing Covid situation and the extension of current restrictions, we are unable to continue with plans for our summer pop-up event in July. We are of course disappointed not to be able to welcome audiences, performers, participants, volunteers and staff to Bedford Square Gardens for this event, but their safety and health is our paramount consideration.
We are pleased to confirm that an outdoor exhibition will still go ahead on the railings of Bedford Square from week commencing 12 July. The exhibition will feature photographs from previous Festivals alongside photography by Ram Shergill, specially commissioned by Bedford Estates. The Festival team are also working hard to ensure that many of the performances and activities, due to have taken place in July, will now appear during Bloomsbury Festival this October.
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Our 2026 20th Anniversary Festival programme is now live and tickets are on sale.
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Festival Podcast Production and Radio Training Hosted by the Bloomsbury Institute Volunteer opportunity – If you would like to learn new skills in podcast production and live and recorded radio broadcasts you can apply for our Bloomsbury Festival podcast and
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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
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