• Welcome to OutdoorArtsUK 

    OutdoorArtsUK is the home for performance in outdoor spaces! We support everything from street acrobats to national parades and celebrate work that exists outside buildings reaching the widest audience possible.

    From circus to carnival, from music to mela, from processions to puppetry and street dance to street theatre – if you want to see or make outdoor performances, you’re in the right place.

    Image: ‘Oystercatchers’ by Red Herring [Photo: Jim Wileman]

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Digital Brochure

The Digital Brochure showcases our members’ bookable shows – designed for programmers seeking to curate an inspiring and diverse selection of outdoor performances.

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Outdoor Arts Sector Strategy

OutdoorArtsUK, 101 Outdoor Arts and Without Walls are delighted to share Wherever You Are, Whoever You Are, The Arts Are Yours: A Strategy for Joy and Belonging for, with and by the Outdoor Arts Sector.

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Festival & performance listingsView all listings

Light Up Wakefield

Nov 13, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026

Light Up Wakefield will return Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 with more dazzling light

Location: Wakefield

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Light Up Lancaster

Nov 5, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026

Since its inception more than 10 years ago, each year Light Up Lancaster has created a

Location: Lancaster

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Yuletide

Nov 14, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026

This winter, step into a world of wonder at Tatton Park Gardens. As dusk settles over

Location: Knutsford

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Professional Event ListingsView all listings

Historical Context of Carnival Arts for Marketers

Nov 19, 2026 – Nov 19, 2026

Carnival Arts has a powerful history rooted in identity, resistance, celebration and social change, but it

Location: Online

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Radical Joy: Outdoor Arts Exhibition

Oct 9, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026

Radical Joy celebrates outdoor arts in the UK; from community arts, street arts, carnival, agitprop to

Location: Bradford

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Winter Webinar: Beyond Grants – Building Financial Resilience in Outdoor Arts with Figurative and Wild Rumpus

Nov 4, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026

How can outdoor arts organisations build financial resilience and diversify income while keeping community impact at

Location: Online

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