WHAT WE DO

Holmfirth Arts Festival - One of Yorkshire's Best Small Festivals

 

We ​envision an extraordinary creative future for the Holme Valley by producing life enhancing events, inspired by the landscape and presented in alternative spaces, for everyone to participate in and enjoy.

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Nestled in the Holme Valley, surrounded by the glorious Pennine Hills of West Yorkshire, Holmfirth Arts Festival celebrates creativity in the landscape by:

• Commissioning new work and supporting diverse artists

• Inspiring all communities to engage with the arts and their heritage

• Caring for the environment

• Connecting locally, regionally and internationally

 

Our Values underpin how we work across all aspects of our organisation including programming and how we work with each other.

• Nurturing CREATIVITY for all, across art forms

• CELEBRATING people and place

• CARING for each other and our environment

• CONNECTING people to each other and to the places they live

 

The Festival has an extensive community engagement programme, with the main festival weekend in June and then a programme of events from July to September in rural venues and outdoor spaces across the Holme Valley.

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Holmfirth Arts & Music Ltd was formed in 2007, becoming incorporated in March 2010. The company’s major project is the annual Holmfirth Arts Festival (HAF).

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