Alton Arts Festival (AAF) announces its most ambitious schools programme to date – bringing professional artists from Alton and across the UK into classrooms around the town and surrounding villages ahead of this summer's festival. The fully funded programme offers 64 free workshops to more than 3,500 children and young people from Reception through to Year 8 – spanning 15 primary schools, Alton’s specialist SEND school and two secondary schools. Beginning in late-May and ru

The 2026 Alton Arts Festival What's On Guide is now available, including the complete line-up of festival events and a bespoke map especially created for Alton Arts Festival by local artist Flossy Waters.

This July, the Alton Arts Festival is adding something exciting to its opening weekend in partnership with Zooniverse Makers Market.

Here is a tiny taste of some of the fantastic performers and events coming to Alton this July. Remember: the full line up will be announced and tickets will go on sale in March, and mailing list subscribers will get access before anyone else! So tell all your friends to sign up , because in 2024 a couple of events sold out before they even went on general release. In this announcement we’ve got some incredible comedy, magical music, a live recording of an award-winning

If you're hosting an arts-based event between 3 - 12 July in Holybourne, Alton or Chawton, we'd love to include you in the Alton Arts Festival printed programme