2016 Programme Events Announced

WSF Committee is extremely happy to announce that over 70 events were already registered for 2016 and will be featured in our printed programme. We are really happy to see many of established Festival organisers coming back this year – just to mention a few: Wantage Camera Club’s ‘Audio Visual Spectacular’, Brian Stovold’s ‘Guided Walks’, Howard Hill’s ‘Wantage Presents’, Wantage Music Festival, ‘Art in the (Betjeman) Park’, Dylanfest by Sweatbox (remember their brilliant Rock in the Park?). We also welcome many new ideas: Mike White’s ‘Ghost Tours’, the Summer Fete at Wantage CE Primary and at the Fitzwaryn School, (Not-Just) Betjeman Festival’s ‘Great Book Quiz’, fashion shows, family events, meetups, talks, concerts and many more. Please keep checking out our events page as the list is still growing: http://www.wantagesummerfestival.com/2016events. 

Don’t forget: we are working on the printed programme now but you can still register events with us and use our website and social channels for promotion.

We are looking for volunteers to help us during the Festival

As you might know, WSF Committee consists of only volunteers so we would really really need your help during our summer events. You can get involved by donating: your time in the run-up to the Festival preparations and during the Festival events – even if you just have an hour, you can help; your expertise – we need help in many areas of our preparatory work (distributing programmes, online coverage, ticket sales) and we also need advice and new ideas.
What’s in it for you?
– Feel-good by supporting your local community.
– Acquire new skills – we have a good team of professionals specialising in fundraising, community work, legal, digital tools, online marketing, photography and much more.
-Do something else, something new.
-Socialise, have fun, meet new friends, particularly if you are new to Wantage and the area.
It really does not matter how much time you can offer us – we appreciate all support.

Celebrate #WantageQ90 and Festival Opening with us!

Wantage Summer Festival Committee is involved in planning of The Queen’s 90th Birthday  celebrations in Wantage. Our Festival Opening and the Wantage Hosts The Queen’s 90th celebrations start on Saturday at midday at the Wantage Manor Park and continue on Sunday in the Market Square.

To join the online discussions please use the event hashtag #WantageQ90 in social media and like our dedicated Facebook events:
Saturday – http://bit.ly/WantageQ90Sat
Sunday – http://bit.ly/WantageQ90Sun

More info about Wantage and the Area celebrations coming shortly.  Please check our website: www.wantagesummerfestival.com closer to the date.

For event organisers – Update your event information

We are currently finalising the design of our printed programme so it’s time for you to check all the details of your registered event on our website, send us a featured image and let us know if you want your contact details to be featured too.

We have explain in our ‘Event Organiser’s Guide’ that we aim to help only with online tickets sales – please check and confirm if you need our support with ticketing.

Please remember that we will be able to add more details to your event later but we would also like to start promoting your events – so don’t wait too long!

We will be in touch over email with all organisers and we will invite your all to a briefing meeting planned for the second half of May 2016.