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.
A beginner friendly workshop where you discover the basics of needle felting
Explore the exhibition through drawing in this fun, hands-on workshop - and find a fresh, unexpected way to experience the works on show
‘A patchwork of people and place’ Free workshop - learn to hand-stitch yorur name on fabric
Make a Mask - the shinier the better! Free Drop-in workshop
Our final godshed event. Drop in and meet the panoply of gods of our time & responses to their questions created over the week.
godshed open forum - drop in & meet the gods, join us in exploring the gods' question of the day
Come & add to our panoply of gods of our time. Cardboard provided.
What Next West meets monthly to debate & shape the future of art and culture. Join us & the FaB team to discuss how they make it all happen.
Drop in & meet the gods, join us in exploring the gods' question of the day
Making and discussing possible gods of our time together. Numbers limited.
Making and discussing possible gods of our time together. Numbers limited.
Come & add to our panoply of gods of our time. Cardboard provided.
Meet cardboard 'gods of our time' and respond to their questions
Kids/family drop in workshop with artist Sarah Gywer
Free drop-in workshop. Create a miniature cardboard diorama, crafting with cardboard to create your own miniature world.
Open access throughout the festival: a Needlepoint art work where everyone of all ages and abilities is invited to add a few stitches.
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.
Meet artist Amanda Hall and join her drop-in workshops
Meet artist Amanda Hall and join her drop-in workshops
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.
A collaborative cultural workshop blending Chinese traditions, crafts, and art to foster cross-cultural exchange during Fringe Arts Bath Festival.
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.
Festival of Nature: Community Day at Moorlands Park. Free Drop-in art activity - experimenting with foraged art materials.
Let this interactive, durational performance event literally DRAW you in.
Chloe Dowsett’s cabin in the basement is a welcoming space.
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.