2026 Programme

As we beaver away behind the scenes putting together an absolute corker of a programme for you, we thought it would only be fair to give you a little taste of what's to come... The full programme will be released when tickets go on sale in the spring, but the first three acts we're disclosing are below. Do make sure you're following our socials and signed up to our newsletter so you can get the inside scoop - there are many more exciting announcements on the way! More about t

Building on the success of last year’s programme, which reached 3,000 students across 15 of Alton’s primary schools and two secondary schools, 18   primary and secondary schools have already signed up to take part in Alton Arts Festival’s Schools Programme next year. It will run ahead of the festival week – from  1-5 June – giving the team time to collate all the wonderful work the children produce to exhibit online and across festival venues in July. Next year’s workshops