Dronfield’s first ever Arts Festival set for 2018
The Dronfield Arts Festival will take place over four days from the 4th-7th May 2018 and will be packed with not just art, but also live music, street performance, street vendors, markets and more. You’ll find Dronfield buzzing with excitement and full of people.
The festival will bring amazing and captivating arts experiences to Derbyshire focusing heavily on local talent. With over 60 events planned they’ll be a fantastic mix of performances and workshops including; music, drama, poetry, visual art, dance, crafts, food, talks, literature and much more. The festival is designed to appeal to all ages and tastes; to local residents and bring visitors to Dronfield’s vibrant community.
Alan Powell Chair of Dronfield Heritage Trust, said:-
“The festival will have an accessible and lively programme that embraces the wider performing arts, with broad appeal for Dronfield, engaging the wider community and our valued visitors. The events will take place across the exciting range of social and community spaces that Dronfield offers. The festival will also provide the perfect platform for the community and those further afield to engage with the arts.”
The Arts festival is a requisite part of the Heritage Lottery Fund project to restore Dronfield Hall Barn and will be a big catalyst to making the Barn fully self-sustainable once the project finishes in 2018. Due to this, the festival is more of a community project, managed in conjunction with FWD Motion (a local digital design agency, and Chesterfield Champion) using volunteers in and around Chesterfield, with the majority of the entertainment and performances made up of local talent.
In addition to income from ticket sales and national and local funding partners, the festival is also heavily reliant upon the help and support from its army of volunteers, and the ongoing generosity of its friends and sponsors.
To find out how you can get involved and benefit from the festival’s promotional activities visit
www.dronfieldartsfestival.co.uk
The Festival will be supported by a widespread media campaign, targeting press, radio and online sources across the bordering counties. The full programme of events will be announced at the end of January 2018.
