News

Romsey Arts Festival promises two weeks of entertainment

A major arts festival is set to return, promising two weeks of music, theatre, and visual arts. Romsey Festival will take place from July 4 to 19, 2026, transforming the town and surrounding villages into hubs of creativity featuring performances, exhibitions, workshops, and community projects. Neil Gwynne, chair of the Romsey Festival, said: “Every three years Romsey comes…

September participants meeting

Come along to the next participants meeting! The date of the next participant meeting fast approaches! If your representative wasn’t able to attend the first such meeting and/or you want to hear the latest on publicity, planning etc., then please do come along at 7.30pm on 9th September in Romsey Town Hall’s Court Room. Myself…

Participants meeting announced

ROMSEY FESTIVAL 2026 is upon us! Well, not quite yet (obviously). But the start of the gathering of information re who is participating in the festival and what they are doing – so that we can make the 2026 Festival as successful as its predecessors. So, if you are thinking of maybe taking part –…

Romsey Festival 2023 – It’s a wrap

As is the tradition Romsey Festival came to an end at Choral Evening Song in Romsey Abbey on Sunday 16th July, when the Abbey Team formally handed back the Festival Flag that had flown over the Abbey for the duration of the Festival. What an amazing sixteen days. This, the thirteenth Festival, had over 250 separate…

Romsey Festival celebrates successful two weeks

As is the tradition, Romsey Festival came to an end at choral evensong on Sunday July 16 when the Romsey Abbey team handed back the festival flag for safekeeping.  The 13th Romsey Festival, from 1st-16th July, had more than 250 separate events at numerous venues across the town and adjoining district.  The introduction of extra…