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Here’s my monthly roundup of festival news and upcoming highlights. Find out about new festivals in London, Manchester and Qatar, new resources for festival organisers and another Major Events Summit, plus my picks of upcoming festivals kicking off next month.
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In my latest festivals newsletter find out about four new festivals in Greater Manchester, a new National Centre for Processional Culture UK, planned changes to the European Capital of Culture programme and a round-up of a few festivals to look out for in October. 🔗 in bio
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My latest festivals newsletter features my reflections on attending the @Glasgow_2026 Festival Observer Tour. Link in bio.
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My latest newsletter talk is about the importance of sharing learnings from large-scale, place-based cultural programmes, inspired by West Yorkshire’s recently released Years of Culture Primer.
Link in bio.
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DNA, AI, protests, political interference and even clog dancing, just some of the topics in my latest PalmerSquared on festivals newsletter, plus some upcoming highlights to look out for next month 🔗 in bio
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My latest post on the realities of freelance life and festivals’ dependency on freelancers is now live on my Substack.
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My latest round-up of festival news and upcoming highlights is now live. 🔗 in bio
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As we’re in the midst of awards season, it’s only fitting to have a look at how cities are leveraging awards ceremonies and major events through fringe festivals and wraparound activities. Focusing on the great cities of #Manchester and #Liverpool 🔗 in bio
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My latest round-up of arts festivals news and March highlights is now live. 🔗 in bio
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My first mid-month editorial feature is looking at online festival experiences, especially since Covid. 🔗 in bio
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This month’s newsletter covers the runners and riders that have gone public with their bids for the UK City of Culture 2029 and UK Town of Culture 2029 competitions. Link in bio
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Here’s my latest newsletter with a round-up of some of the new and returning festivals to look forward to in 2026 #festivals Link in bio
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Details of this month’s newsletter on arts festivals - learning from our peers and creating powerful evidence-based stories. Link in bio
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Sharing my latest newsletter on arts festivals. This month I’m looking at environmental sustainability. Link to my Substack in bio #festivals #arts
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My latest Substack festivals newsletter is out now - link in bio - exploring the links between academia and the festivals sector #festivals #events
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