The Arts Festival has been going for 13 years and has become a much loved, 5-day festival. We have workshops, talks, exhibitions, music, dance, competitions and open studios. We had over 60 different events in 2024 and it was our most successful festival so far, with lots of fantastic feedback.It is always held during the February half-term holidays, so we make sure there are events each day for children.  Our aim is to make these events as inclusive as possible, so all children’s events are free with an invitation for donations and where we do charge we keep these charges as low as possible.

Throughout every day of the festival we will be running several events:

FESTIVAL HQ at The Town Hall
Time:  10am to 4pm  Wednesday to Sunday

MINIATURE ART MACHINE at the Town Hall
Time: 10am to 4pm
As part of this year’s festival we are creating a miniature art machine, selling tiny pieces of art for £1
This will help raise money to continue putting on the Arts Festival, while providing a fun way to purchase original pieces of art, donated by local artists.

LET’S GO ON A  HUNT (Children’s Trail)
Old MacDonald has lost his farm animals.  There will be a special trail for youngsters, with a variety of farmyard animals hiding in some of the shop windows.  A trail sheet can be collected from the Town Hall, from Wednesday 19th February, see how many you can find and write their names on the trail sheet.

ART EXHIBITION – Aster Guinness
at City Racing Gallery (the Old Methodist Church)
Station Road, SY9 5AQ
Time: Wed – Sun  11.30am to 5pm,

ART EXHIBITION by Sue Greenaway & Patricia Fletcher
at Gallery Eighteen, 18 Market Square, SY9 5BN
Time: 10am to 4pm

ART EXHIBITION by Bishop’s Castle Art Society
at The Poppy House – 20 Market Square
Time: 10am to 4pm

ART EXHIBITION by Rosie Byrd
at The Town Hall
Time: 10am – 4pm

ART INSTALLATION by Jonathan Quinn & Tommy Davies
at The Old Brewery, The Six Bells
Time: 10am to 4pm  Friday to Sunday

ART EXHIBITION by Tahira Paul
at The Chai Shop on the High Street

ART EXHIBITION by Andrew McConnach
at The SpArC Gallery