Harwich Festival 2025
June 19th – June 29th
The Latest News From Harwich Festival

Mark-making Workshop
Mark-making and painting on paper with Ella Johnson. Try something spontaneous, immediate and mindful with this meditative workshop. Here we work with ink, paint markers, water and paper to make simple, striking pieces. We will make considered, simple marks and…

The Seeds of Love – Music for a Magic Garden
We can’t wait to welcome Alva to the Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre’s Community Art Garden on Monday 23rd June. 7.30pm. Are you ready for some British folk and early music, with songs of nature, love, fairies and spirits, interwoven…

Get your Hands Dirty
We’re holding a Get your Hands Dirty session on Wednesday 11th June from Noon onwards in our Community Art Garden at the Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre. If you fancy coming along and getting involved and helping fix up bits…

Sealed Bid Auction is Live
Welcome to our Sealed Bid Auction! Raising Money for the Harwich Festival and the & Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre. Simply email us at info@harwichfestival.com with your bid by 23.59pm on Sunday 29th June or better still pop in to…

Atlanticus presents Oceanic
We are delighted to be welcoming Atlanticus to this years festival at St Nicholas’ Church on Saturday 28th June (7.30pm). £15 (plus a small booking fee). Atlanticus is a unique British-American musical partnership bringing together US saxophonist Peter Fraize, and…

Tim Horton to play at Festival
We are excited to announce that one of the UK’s leading pianists ‘Tim Horton’ will be performing at this year’s annual festival of the arts on Wednesday 25th June (1pm) at St Nicholas Church. Tim Horton is one of the…

Frankenstein Unchained
FRANKENSTEIN UNCHAINED! Sun 29th June (7.30pm) @ St Nicholas ChurchAn interactive trip through the world of Mary Shelley’s classic story Featuring live narration by Madeline Smith, star of: Plus a new original soundtrack performed live to picture, underlining and supporting the story. YOUR…

Download the HF25 Programme
It’s here! All the events in one place! Download your own programme below or keep an eye out at venues & shops across town for a paper copy. If you are able to help distribute fliers & posters then drop…

Film 183 @ The Harwich Festival
The Harwich Festival has joined forces with Film183, a film society established to support the Electric Palace cinema, to present a special movie day for all-comers. The Film183 committee elected to show two bio-pictures reflecting both art and music. The…

Expressions of Trauma
Healthwatch Essex are delighted to announce that the Expressions of Trauma exhibition, hosted by their Trauma Ambassador Group, will be running at The Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre from 20th – 29th June 2025. A mixed media collection of works,…

Ella Johnson Exhibition
Ella Johnston: New Works at Harwich Arts and Heritage Centre 16 June – 17 July 2025 The Harwich Arts and Heritage Centre presents a solo show by artist Ella Johnston, running from 16 June to 17 July as part of…

Camera Club Exhibition
We are delighted to have the Harwich & Dovercourt Camera Club exhibiting at the Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre during this years annual festival of the arts (June 19th -29th). Harwich and Dovercourt Camera Club Summer 2025 Photographic Exhibition at…
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