Petworth Festival

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Petworth Festival announces new Artistic Leadership:
Stewart Collins steps down as Artistic Director

FULL STORY

Stewart Collins steps down from Summer Festival, continues as Director of the Literary Festival; Lizzie Ball and Charles Owen to join as Co-Artistic Directors 

2026 petworth festival dates

Petworth Proms: 14 - 16 May - Summer Festival: 16 July - 1 August - literary festival: 28 October - 8 November

We enable affordable access to a diverse and world class programme of music, arts and literary events for Petworth and its surrounding communities as well as arts education in local schools.