Frome Festival 2017

Friday 7th to Sunday 16th July 2017
various locations, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1BE , England MAP
varies from FREE depending on the event

Last updated: Wed 15th Mar 2017

The Frome Festival now in its 17th year takes place over ten days from Friday 7th until Sunday 16th July 2017.

The annual ten-day Frome Festival is Somerset's largest community festival, with more than 160 events held at various venues in and around the town.

Line-up

Nothing is confirmed yet.

There is also the annual food feast curtain-raiser, mysterious tunnelling, secret gardens, art at The Black Swan and Toolshed galleries, sculptors, open studios and bundles of fun for all the family.

Tickets

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Prices range from free to middling. Not yet on sale.

Other events

The festival also offers dozens of walks, talks, and workshops which actively involve, not only the local community, but thousands of visitors to the town. Frome Festival offers more than 190 events over ten days.

Elsewhere there's art exhibitions, walks, workshops, Perennial favourites Hidden Gardens, Open Studios, Frome Green Fair, Art Car Boot Fair and the Festival Fashion Show, and many other curiosities.

Programming

The Frome Festival operates in a similar way to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, in that the ideas and promotions come from various external sources. For example, the Merlin Theatre and Rook Lane Arts organise their own programme of performances and exhibitions within the festival's remit. The Literature elements, the Home project, and the Theatre in the Villages are all largely self contained aspects to the festival. The Cheese and Grain Hall, hosts some events in festival week presented by commercial promoters, who pay a contribution to the festival's overheads. Many events are run by private individuals or organisations, often underwriting the financial risks themselves.

The festival features classical, jazz, folk, film, drama and literary events, as well as exhibitions throughout the town and surrounding area, drama productions, workshops, events for children and attracts performers from all over the world.

More information will be here when available.