BAFA Events
BAFA’s regular events are renowned for their excellent and inspiring speakers, superb venues and fantastic networking opportunities. Always well attended, our meetings and conferences offer an invaluable opportunity to exchange ideas, make new contacts and get up to speed with issues affecting arts festivals.
2010 BAFA Annual Conference
3, 4 and 5 November 2010
The Corn Exchange,
Delegates can now book their place at the upcoming 2010 BAFA Annual Conference in
Hosted by the Brighton Festival and Brighton Fringe Festival, BAFA offers three days of serious debate, interactive workshops and entertaining events which will focus on the state of festivals in these complex times:
- Festivals: Mean Business
- Festivals: Stay Connected
- Festivals: Work Smarter
Visit the BAFA Website Homepage to secure your place now at the best rates
BAFA 2010: Take away more than you thought, more than you brought!
Conference Programme:
Wednesday 3 November
Starting at 4pm with a welcome ‘tea party’ reception at a Brighton Photo Biennial 2010 venue, this is a chance to meet up with friends from a year ago – and get introduced to new ones!
As well as our hosts, three festivals will be happening whilst we are in
Following the welcome reception, there will be options to attend various live festival events, before we attend to the Brighton Fringe Festival Launch:
Brighton Fringe is the largest open access arts festival in
Come and join us on the night to find out more: www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk
The evening will be rounded off with late supper at Jamie’s Italian
Thursday 4 November
· Festivals: Stay Connected
· Festivals: Work Smarter
Concentrated bursts of performance and live festival case studies will underscore probing keynote sessions with Roger Wright, BBC 3 Controller and Director of the BBC Proms and Joanna MacGregor, Artistic Director, Bath International and Ignite Festivals. Practical workshops on Festival Hubs, Tourism, Sustainability, Digital Marketing and Volunteers will focus on money saving initiatives and together with plenty of time for networking the day concludes with Ruth Mackenzie, Director of the Cultural Olympiad.
In the evening the Conference Party overlooking Brighton Pier will include the presentation of the BAFA Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Arts Festivals.
Friday 5 November
· Festivals: Mean Business
Peter Florence, Director of the Hay Festivals in
The afternoon will focus on Brighton:City of Festivals – with the highlight being ‘behind the scenes’ site visits.
The three days end with a Round-Up Reception and – if you dare - a race to Lewes for the Lewes Bonfire Society 5 November extravaganza!

Peter Florence confirmed as a speaker for 2010 BAFA Annual Conference
Peter Florence is the Director of the Hay Festivals in
He is married to Becky Shaw and has four sons.
Past BAFA Conference Programmes:
2009 Conference Programme
2008 Conference Programme
2007 Conference Programme


