Festivals Awayday 2025

Festivals Awayday is a day of event producers, and anyone else involved with events, coming from all over East Sussex, to get together to talk, share ideas and maybe even discuss potential collaborative work.

You can look forward to:
> Networking opportunities throughout the day
> Professional development for producers, Local Authorities, trustees, festival committee members and more
> Build a Festival Producers Network
> See artists’ showcases
> Choose from a programme of workshops on the day
> Funding Ideas

This year, our guest speakers include:
> Eurovision, Martin Green
> Arts Council England
> Digital Culture Network
> Outdoor Arts UK, Director, Sho Shibata
> 18 Hours, Director, Dr Mandy Curtis
> Accessible Music panel chaired by Adrian Bossey, Falmouth University

Other guest speakers are yet to be announced.

Lunch will be included in the £15 booking fee. Please use the ticket link to reserve your space.

This event is produced by 18 Hours, and was made possible with the collaborations of Rother DC, Outdoor Arts UK, Falmouth University, University of Brighton, Help To Grow, Inside Out Theatre, Digital Culture Network, Arts Council England

For more information, please visit www.18hours.org.uk
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