Resources and guidance for arts festivals
At BAFA, we support our festivals to find new ways to work sustainably, highlighting the latest industry guidance and resources on environmental sustainability.
Sustainability: Norfolk and Norwich Festival
This page provides a helpful overview of Norfolk & Norwich Festival’s work in sustainability, including links to their Sustainability Policy, Action Plan and Procurement Policy.
Green Events Code of Practice National Pilot
This report presents results from the Green Events Code of Practice (GECoP) pilot which took place in 2024, as discussed at previous BAFA conferences.
The EFFE Seal Catalogue #1 On Environmental Sustainability
This catalogue highlights festivals’ experiences and local governments’ policies when it comes to environmental sustainability.
The 2024 BAFA Conference workshop with Julie’s Bicycle discussed a range of idea, including developing a model for safe car sharing for festival attendees. There are many festivals already adopting this model and partnering with dedicated platforms to support their attendees’ travel in this way. This may be especially beneficial for festivals located in rural locations where the availability of public transport options are limited.
Some festivals already advocating for attendees to lift share:
This case study of Norfolk & Norwich Festival outlines the work they undertook as part of the ACE Environmental Responsibility programme, Accelerator.
This case study of Jelly, a visual arts NPO based in Reading, including their work in creating a local sustainability forum to share ideas and learning in their community.
This document highlights the way Festivals Edinburgh seek to reduce their carbon impacts and encourage audiences, participants and suppliers to do the same.
Does your festival have a case study about your work that you can share? We would be delighted to hear from you! Please get in touch.
A series of webinars discussing how to make festivals and live events more sustainable:
Being a member of BAFA offers access to the UK’s leading arts festivals, and an invaluable opportunity to build a strong network of professional contacts across the breadth of the festivals sector.
Our members range from volunteer-run organisations to large, well-established festivals, and we also have special memberships available for universities and associate members.
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