Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2026
Bath's annual festival of contemporary visual arts, with free exhibitions, events and interventions across the city.
Many more events to come, watch this space for updates
Bath's annual festival of contemporary visual arts, with free exhibitions, events and interventions across the city.
Performance by Artist Hal Camplin, a form of healing ritual punctuated by the emergence of a badger spirit held in the imagination and movement…
A beginner friendly workshop where you discover the basics of needle felting
‘A patchwork of people and place’ Free workshop - learn to hand-stitch yorur name on fabric
Kids/family drop in workshop with artist Sarah Gywer
The FaB Photomarathon is back for a record-breaking 20th year with a day-long psychogeographical ramble through the streets of Bath. The challenge is to take 20 photos following 20 themes in the correct order. All are welcome: individuals, groups, working with film, digital cameras or camera phones.
Visit fringeartsbath.co.uk/photomarathon for full info.
Celebrate World-Wide Knit in Public Day: join the Bath Knitting & Crochet Guild for a pop-up craft exhibition, crochet & knitting demonstrations and have a try yourself.
A small family-friendly festival - for lovers of Bodypainting, henna, facepainting or creative makeup, this is a must.
Meet artist Amanda Hall and join her drop-in workshops
Meet artist Amanda Hall and join her drop-in workshops
“Join us for an evening of poetry celebrating the the tender joys of queer love (platonic and romantic). We can't wait to see you there and show you how much love there is for a community that the government is trying to tear down.”
You’re invited to walk around a labyrinth painting - wander in and out of a path, to unlock creative energy through unusual movement, twists and turns. Art materials also available to use.
Bath Arts Collective’s monthly meeting for local arts, creative and cultural organisations.
3 days of free lino print workshops outside 44AD artspace, drop-in to create a large-scale patchwork together... all printed using a garden roller!
11am-2pm on 24 / 25 / 26 May.
3 days of free lino print workshops outside 44AD artspace, drop-in to create a large-scale patchwork together... all printed using a garden roller!
11am-2pm on 24 / 25 / 26 May.
Explore interactive mechanical jewellery, try playful prototypes, then craft your own imaginative piece using clay and textiles. Open to all—no experience needed, just curiosity and creativity!
From the curators of HUMAN-MACHINE CO-CREATION
A free drop-in workshop, making fashion from paper, all welcome.
3 days of free lino print workshops outside 44AD artspace, drop-in to create a large-scale patchwork together... all printed using a garden roller!
11am-2pm on 24 / 25 / 26 May.
A day-long challenge to capture 20 photos following 20 themes in the correct order. All are welcome, and you can use film cameras, digital cameras, camera phones.
Festival of Nature: Community Day at Moorlands Park. Free Drop-in art activity - experimenting with foraged art materials.
Join in with the annual event to celebrate knitting worldwide!
Workshops and talks from Social Circles & Social Art Network B&NES artists across the day.
Discover some essential yoga exercises for knitters, crochet and makers in general!
10am to 12noon + 1pm to 3pm : You are invited to drop-in and take part in collective collage making at Newark Works.
10am to 12noon + 1pm to 3pm : You are invited to drop-in and take part in collective collage making at Newark Works.
Join the curator of The Water of Sulis & Beyond Josie Purcell, the selected artists, and sound artist Dr Harry Ovington to discuss what freshwater means to them and how it has inspired their response to this Fringe Arts Bath call-out.
Join a river-inspired cyanotype and sound workshop near the River Avon as part of The Waters of Sulis & Beyond project.
Join artist Ellie Spink to get up close and personal with cob, a natural building material that, like wheat and flour and bread, comes from the soil.
Join artist Anna Hurwitz to create something wonderful using just plain white bread as a modelling substance.
Drop-in workshop: make unique and eco-friendly textiles that are both beautiful and sustainable.
FaB is back with 2 weeks of free exhibitions, events and performances across the city of Bath and you’re all invited!
Come find out what FaB festival is about, who you'll be volunteering with and what each role means.