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DIDSBURY SUMMER OPEN 2025
Announcing Greater Manchester's newest open call art exhibition, held in the beautiful surroundings of the Old Parsonage, Didsbury. Open to artists young and old, and from all backgrounds across Great Manchester, the Didsbury Summer Open will run fro...
Next Didsbury Arts Festival to be in June 2026.
As you may have heard already, Didsbury Arts Festival is changing. And we've been speaking to loads of people about it! We spoke to hundreds of people at Didsbury Festival and at Didsbury Pride this summer (see our posts on the w...
Great day out at Didsbury Festival!
The Didsbury Arts Festival team had a brilliant time at the recent Didsbury Festival in Didsbury Park! We loved meeting people, hearing their views and gathering some great ideas about how to develop DAF in the future. All sorts of creative...
Record breaking attendance at DAF2023
Over 10,000 people attended the over 100 events that made up Didsbury Arts Festival in 2023, making it the most popular iteration of the festival so far! Huge audiences packed out many of the events, including over 1000 people taking their seats in t...
Major sponsors announced for Didsbury Arts Festival 2019
Local companies answer the call to be curious! File Name: Major-sponsors-announced-for-DAF-20192 File Size: 136 kb Download File
Become a Patron or Corporate Friend of DAF
Help us to celebrate our 10th anniversary and secure DAF's future: As a DAF Patron or Corporate Friend enjoy benefits including: - An invitation ...
Community Lantern Parade
After a number of years organising and delivering the community lantern parade, DAF will be taking a step back this year as we look towards the planni...
Transient Roots - Poetry Cycle
Transient Roots was a poetic audio trail commisioned for DAF 2017 tracing the artists experience of growing up in care around Didsbury. 10 poems could...
Celebrating great-tasting memories!
Celebrating great-tasting memories! Deborah Grace interviews Helen Jack of Food Sorcery Mention Christmas cake and I’m six years old again, wood...
Lantern Parade 2016
Didsbury Lantern Parade will be back on Saturday 12 November 2016 - 6pm We have a new venue, Please meet at the Pavillion Cafe in Didsbury Park J...
Past Festival
Click here look at this short film that shows you some of our past highlights from previous years - https://youtu.be/7kcXlLTwvUk
Gallery
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Liv Barnes: Escape Artist
The Mic Bytes poetry slam at The Art of Tea was one of the highlights of the Festival this year. Those taking part were asked to come up with a poem t...
Sarah Butler: Walking the Edge
Manchester-based writer Sarah Butler invited festival-goers to experience the festival theme, In-between places, with her on walks that followed the...
Didsbury Visual Arts Trail 2015
All events are free and run Sat 20 June- Sun 28 June, unless otherwise stated This year’s Visual Arts Trail encompasses exhibitions right across Didsb...
Getting to DAF events by Metrolink
Win a signed copy of Nick Royle's novel. As part of The Didsbury Arts Festival, Metrolink has teamed up with one of the festival’s star acts this yea...
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Patrons, Sponsors and Corporate Friends
DAF's ability to deliver the variety and number of festival events is made possible through the help of generous local businesses and individuals. DAF...
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