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CANTERBURY FESTIVAL 2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Canterbury Festival is over for another year, but what a fabulous fortnight it was!

The underlying theme in 2011 was sustainability, recycling and making unexpected and beautiful things from everyday objects and situations. On the opening day the Carnival Parade made up of 300 local school and community groups celebrated the environment with its theme of the four elements, while The World Famous's outdoor show All Hands required the audience to get the Festival off to a good start.  Read more

Canterbury Festival is Kent's International Arts Festival, the largest festival of arts and culture in the region, and one of the most important cultural events in the South East.

The Festival attracts an audience of over 70,000 people of all ages to 200 free and ticketed events, drawn from across Kent, London and the South East.

Every year festival fortnight includes a wide range of events, including Music, Theatre & Dance, Comedy, Science, Exhibitions, Walks and Talks.

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    The festival invites everyone to join them for the 2012 Big Festival Quiz!
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  • Canterbury Festival toasts graduate's success

    Canterbury Festival is delighted to acknowledge the success of Canterbury Christ Church University Events Management graduate, Angel Mudure.
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  • Canterbury Festival is over for another year

    It's been a great Festival in challenging times and we couldn't have done it without our audience - thanks for joining in!
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  • Winner of Festival Foundation Young Musician 2011 bursary announced

    Caitlin Shaughnessy, local girl and music scholar at Kent College, was announced as the unanimous winner of the inaugural Canterbury Festival Foundation Bursary Competition.
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  • Canterbury Festival announces Canterbury Laureate 2011-2012

    On National Poetry Day, 6 October, Canterbury Festival announced celebrated Kent author Sarah Salway as the Canterbury Laureate 2011-2012.
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  • Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year 2011 announced

    Local poet Marilyn Donovan took the top prize for her memorable poem, Mapping a Kingfisher.
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  • Canterbury Festival presents Bellowhead

    For one night only 11 piece big band Bellowhead will come to Canterbury. Tickets on sale now.
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  • @Canterburyfred Deadline 19 March! Looking forward to hearing from you, sounds great!  26 January 2012
  • @LucyJohnson2010 Aww!  24 January 2012