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BELFORD ARTS FESTIVAL 2025
12th & 13th JULY
From 10am onwards

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 Don't miss this...





 

Win a Pet Portrait
in our Grand Prize Draw

We are delighted to be working with Charles Van Blerk a Belford resident, who has extraordinary artistic skill.
This year he has kindly
donated a commissioned pet portrait which we have as the prize in our Grand Prize Draw.
The winner will receive a mounted A4 portrait of their dog or cat.
Charles uses coloured pencils, working from photographs which ideally capture the animals character.
Charles works with their gaze, light and reflection bringing each portrait to life.

Tickets are a £1 each


Further more we have our 
Belford Arts Festival
Grand Draw

1st prize £50 voucher to spend at the this years Festival with an Artist or Maker of your choice (no cash alternative)
2nd prize A Family Christmas Light Show of your choice from Culture Creative. 
Vouchers from Kiln &Tide Kitchen, Well House Coffee Shop, Maxies Hairdressers, Sunnyhills, John Dory Fish & Chip Shop, NapCo Pizza Company, a Bottle of Whiskey and more...

Tickets are a £1 each
To purchase please go to our welcome point (Market Place) or to any crew member, over the weekend and from Belford Village Shop leading up to the Festival and over the weekend.
Thanks go to some of our amazing businesses who have donated a prize this year.

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Snapshot from
Belford Arts Festival
2024...

 

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​BELFORD ARTS FESTIVAL 2025

​Look forward to welcoming you on the

12th & 13th July 

for another wonderful Festival...

​Not long now...

​​Keep checking in for News and updates...

 

This year

BAF ​2025 brings you over 40 

Amazingly talented Artists & Makers...

dotted in 4 venues around our lovely village...

Church Gallery, Blue Bell Hotel, Bell View and Belford Primary School

Fabulous entertainment of Music & Dance...

 which you can sit and enjoy from the Market Place... weather permitting

Brilliant Buskers and Performers...

popping up here and there in the venues, pubs, eateries

and around the village to entertain you as you either relax or wander 

Pavement Art & Art Trail 

for the children

(or adults if you fancy releasing your inner talent)

Ask at the Welcome Point in the Market Place

Saturday Morning Market in the Market Place

10am - 12pm

Belford Museum

Find out the fascinating history of our village and much more...

A Free Shuttle Bus

picking up and dropping off from 6 points (including the venues)

around the village to whisk you door to door, so you don't miss a thing!

Brochures (including a village map) will be on sale for £2

Find them at the Welcome Point in the Market Place over the weekend

and for pre sale at Belford Village Shop the week leading up to the festival.

All proceeds go to next years festival.

WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!​

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Belford Arts Festival 2025

Fundraising Events 

All proceeds go towards Belford Arts Festival 

Thank you for your support

MAY

Did you come to our wonderful 

​Musical Evening with 

'The Full Stottie' ? 

Wasn't it a fabulous night!

​Heads up... our wonderful the Revd. Paul Knox (far left)

will be back to perform solo over the festival weekend,

Don't miss him! 

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Getting HERE

Belford can be found

1/2 mile off the A1

20 minutes between

Berwick to the north,

and Alnwick to the south.

10 minutes inland

from Bamburgh and the Coast.

15 minutes east of Wooler

and the Cheviots. 

And approximately 30 minutes

from the Scottish Borders

and an hour from Newcastle. 

 

Ideally placed for a right good Festival for Northumbrians, Border Folk, the Toonies and Tourists.

Open Belford
Google Maps

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PARKING
walking
free
SHUTTLE
BUS

 

Our festival takes place in venues

and locations spread across

the whole village.

It's a village takeover if you will!

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On street parking is available

in the village.

 

The venues are easily accessible

if walking poses no problem, 

however they are far apart

so we do have a free shuttle bus 

kindly sponsored by Bell View

that will be running from 

six points (including the venues)

across the village,

for you to make use of.

Please look for the blue bus signs

or our friendly volunteers in

Belford Arts Festival Crew T-shirts

who will happily direct and help you.

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The brochure also contains a map.

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ACCESS

As our festival takes place in venues and locations across the village, we recommend that anyone with limited mobility drive between venues as on street parking should be available nearby, or if possibly and able too,

please use the free shuttle bus.

Most of our venues are wheelchair friendly although some will require support to navigate small lips.

 

Please ask for support if you need it.

Look out for our friendly volunteers in Belford Arts Festival Crew T-shirts.

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Accessible disabled toilets can be found at Bell View, Sunnyhills, and the Blue Bell Hotel.

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BROCHURE

To help you navigate all that the festival has to offer: its artists, makers, performances, activities, locations, pubs and eateries you can purchase

a festival programme/event guide

for £2.

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This brochure will be on sale at the Welcome Point located in the village

Market Place on Festival

weekend 12th & 13th July

and for pre-sale from

Belford Village Shop

the week leading up to the Festival.

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The brochure includes a welcome note, articles about our projects, a map, artist index, evaluation form and timetable.

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All proceeds are considered donations and go towards next year's festival. Any support is hugely appreciated!

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Lots of our activity will be shared via social media so follow us, like us and take part:

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ABOUT US

Belford Arts Festival is independent and organised by the local community.

Belford Arts Festival supports local artists, makers, musicians and dancers, as well as our small businesses and venues.

We are proud to showcase local talent in our the historic village, Belford.

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We welcome you to join us on the

12th & 13th of July for a weekend

packed full of creativity, performance, and artisan exhibitors. 

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Please note that all graphics and works of art belong to the respective arts practitioner, Belford Museum or Belford Arts Festival.

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All rights are reserved.

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Copyright Belford Arts Festival.

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Website managed by volunteers.

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