Join with our festival theme

Creative Royston are delighted to announce the festival theme of Then and Now and confirm the dates for Royston Arts Festival 2025 which will take place from 20th-28th September.

With 2025 marking the 400th anniversary of the death of King James, whose associations with Royston are a rich part of our town’s history, it seemed only fitting to choose a theme that allows organisations to theme events with a link to King James. His link to the first recorded game of golf being played on Therfield Heath perhaps, his interest in demons and witchcraft (did Shakespeare write Macbeth with King James in mind?), the King James Bible and of course, the gunpowder plot. Maybe you have a connection to one of several former Royal Palace buildings which still exist in Royston today? All of these things and much more can be interpreted with an artistic theme for Royston Arts Festival!

Of course, theming your event or activity is not essential, and the theme is open to interpretation. Theming your event will help to increase the overall impact of the Festival.

You may, for example, want to focus on our changing and growing dynamic town or your own artistic styles that have adapted and grown. Or you may choose to simply focus on the “Now” and the art you are working on currently.

Everyone is welcome to create and host an event for the Festival.

Art, drama, music, workshops, dance, photography, craft… if you are creative we’d love you to get involved!

We simply ask that if you are planning on organising an event, that you submit your idea to us at your earliest opportunity via the form: https://bit.ly/RAF2025HostAnEvent

The form allows you to submit full event details when you are ready, or simply to register your idea with us.

If you are at the ideas stage, one of the committee will be in touch to discuss what is needed from a compliance/insurance point of view.

Your event will be marketed by Creative Royston in our printed programme, social media and online in the run up to the Festival.

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Creativity In and Around Royston

Creative Royston is proud to promote arts events in and around Royston.
Our calendar highlights many of the arts events happening throughout the year and will contain the full Royston Arts Festival programme nearer the time.
If you would like your event included on the calendar, please email marketing@creativeroyston.org

 

20th to 28th September 2025