Basingstoke Festival is a three week arts festival designed to showcase the best of the arts locally, nationally and internationally. From music to arts in unexpected places, we are proud to bring you over 100 events throughout the borough of Basingstoke and Deane.

This year, let the festival help you to ‘discover art in unusual places’. During our seventh successive year, uncover a wealth of talent in places you wouldn’t expect, from shops and businesses to libraries and parks across every corner of the borough. Be prepared to expect the unexpected!  The packed programme is full of surprises for everyone to discover over the weeks of the festival, whether you’re simply enjoying a walk through the town centre or are a visitor to our many cultural venues. From internationally acclaimed performances by Stopgap Dance Company, the visually spectacular, award-winning Ockham’s Razor, the Ballet Cymru presentation of Cinderella, through to a celebration of dance throughout the ages with the Ragroof Players, there’s something for everybody to join in with and enjoy at Basingstoke Festival 2018.

You can pick up your festival programme NOW from all local arts venues, libraries and community centres.

If you have any questions, please email Basingstoke Festival 2018

Fancy helping to deliver a fantastic programme of outdoor entertainment?

Play an important part in this year’s Basingstoke Festival by volunteering to become a festival ambassador, looking after performers, helping with enquiries from the public and setting up events.

For more information email festival@basingstoke.gov.uk