National Play Day - 3 August, Kingsmead Playing Fields, 12-4pm.  Free craft activities with Canterbury Festival and much more from Extended Services family fun afternoon.

Visual Arts workshops in Querns Road and Northgate Community centres during the summer holidays with Animate Arts, get ready for the Carnival Parade in October.

Poet of the Year - organised by the Friends of Canterbury Festival; open to everyone.  The shortlisted poets will read their work on National Poetry Day, 6 October for the winner to be chosen as Poet of the Year 2011.

Access Focus Groups - Canterbury Festival  is continuously trying to improve accessibility of the Festival and is looking for people with an interest in the arts and experience of hearing, visual or mobility impairments to join a focus group to help us make access to our events better than ever.

Contact Sarah Passfield, 01227 452 853, spassfield@canterburyfestival.co.uk