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BEVERLEY PUPPET FESTIVAL 

It is with great sadness that we share some difficult news. Unfortunately, our Arts Council funding application for the 12th Beverley Puppet Festival was not successful... But we are grateful to Arts Council England for being the main funders of the last 10 festivals. As a result of this year's decision, we are unable to go ahead with the festival that we were hoping to present for 17-19 July 2026.

This is deeply disappointing for everyone involved. A huge amount of work had already gone into planning an exciting programme featuring 25 companies, 3 venues, the town streets and Outreach visits to 10 schools - all ready to bring the Festival to life this summer.

The Beverley Puppet Festival was founded in 2005 and run biennially from 2006 to 2025. To all the funders, staff, artists, partners, volunteers, venues, stakeholders and audiences who have supported the project over the past 21 years: Thank You from the bottom of our hearts. We are incredibly grateful for your enthusiasm and commitment, and we are truly sorry that we cannot move forward as planned.

A press release will follow shortly - please bear with us - outlining a possible plan for the future. Thank you again for being part of the journey with us. It's been awesome.
 
If you can, please kindly take a few minutes to respond to our survey: https://forms.gle/cstCCAZsR3MkTUAF6

Anna Ingleby - Founder & Artistic Co-director
Vicky Yannoula - Production Co-director

[Image: Breathe, by Half a String]