British Arts Festivals Association

This page lists details and reports on previous conferences and meetings.

Past Conferences

11-13 March 2004

Grasmere, The Lake District

Friday 12 March - Developing Partnerships

Friday 12 March - New Festival Venues why do we do it!

Friday 12 March - Arts Council England and Festivals

Saturday 13 March - VAT: Changes and the Effects on Festivals

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6 - 8 October 2005

The Sage, Gateshead

In 2005 the BAFA conference moved its time of year from March to October and to mark this change the event was re-launched in the impressive surroundings of the Sage Music Centre in Gateshead.

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Past Meetings

27 March 2006

BBC Broadcasting House, hosted by the BBC Proms

For its one-day spring meeting BAFA members gathered at Broadcasting House in London for a stimulating day hosted by the BBC Proms. The spring meeting is the opportunity for BAFA members to forget about writing health and safety policies and risk assessments for a day and concentrate on what got them into festivals in the first place - the art!

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