Welcome to Festival Town Sidmouth!
And as with the BBC, one could say the remit is to ‘educate as well as entertain’.
Five years ago, there was a gathering of festival groups to push the idea:
2017 Making Sidmouth a Festival town – Vision Group for Sidmouth
And it happened again this spring – with more ideas, more momentum and more collaboration:
Sidmouth: festival town 2022 – Vision Group for Sidmouth
Meanwhile, the District Council has put together a strategy:
East Devon cultural strategy launched | Midweek Herald
Here are those festivals – which make up “Festival Town Sidmouth”:
Sea Fest: May:
Sidmouth Sea Fest – Sidmouth Coastal Community Hub CIC
(20+) Sidmouth Sea Fest | Facebook
Pictures: Sidmouth celebrated the sea | Midweek Herald
Tree Week: May:
Tree Week 2022: Our Ancient Woodland | Sidmouth Science Festival
Events Calendar – Sidmouth Arboretum
Jazz Fest: May:
Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival
Sidmouth’s first Jazz Festival hailed a success | Sidmouth Herald
Lit Fest: June:
(19) Sidmouth Literary Festival (@sidmouthlitfest) / Twitter
Sidmouth Literary Festival postponed after railway strikes | ITV News West Country
Folk Fest: ‘First week of August’:
The Sidmouth Folk Festival – 29th July – 5th August 2022
(20+) The Sidmouth Folk Festival | Facebook
Sidmouth Folk Festival – Wikipedia
Sidmouth Food Fest: August:
Sidmouth Food Festival- Saturday 13th August
(20+) Sidmouth Food Festival 2022 | Facebook
East Devon Food Fest: September:
Preview: The Return of Taste East Devon – 16 Day Food Festival
Sidmouth Eats Boutique – Unique Boutique Events
Walking Fest: September:
(20+) Sidmouth Walking Festival | Facebook
Sidmouth & East Devon Walking Festival 2022 – Sidmouth – Visit Sidmouth
Sci Fest: October:
Sidmouth Science Festival | Sidmouth Science Festival