Royston Arts Festival 2026 will take place from Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th September. Our thinking is to focus on one main weekend partly through having a reduced committee and partly because we felt that events had been spread too thinly over two weekends in 2025. However, depending on the number and date of event submissions the starting date may be brought forward at some point.

If you are thinking of organising an event that’s excellent news and please consult our Organise An Event page for more details on how to do so and also an explanation behind the choice of our 2026 festival theme which is Above and Beyond. The deadline for submitting events is Sunday 31st May.

You can come and talk to us about getting involved in the festival at the Welcome To Royston event which Royston Town Council are hosting at Royston Town Hall on Sunday 1st March in association with Creative Royston. That will involve around 30 local groups involved in arts, crafts, sports and leisure activities and more details about that can be found by clicking on the poster.