Our peer learning programme, RISE, is a dedicated space for BAFA members to connect more intentionally — sharing knowledge, experience and practical learning with festivals that are doing things differently.
The programme will run as a series of short online sessions running through July-November 2026.
You can find out more and sign up here.
BAFA is now offering training sessions with TONIC, our training partners, working towards more inclusive festival practice.
TONIC create training courses specifically for people who work in the arts and are tailored to the nuances of creative environments.
They will offer 4 online sessions, exploring policy, strategy, and how to take practical steps to be more inclusive with your festival practice.
This is provided free to BAFA members, as part of our Resilient Festivals programme. The training is worth over £250 per person and is funded by Arts Council England.
Running this alongside RISE will mean festivals can actively take these learnings from training into developing ideas and discussions with the RISE peer learning group.
If you’d like to attend, please sign up here.
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EFA Funding
European Festivals Association’s European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) is designed to support festivals in creating international platforms for emerging artists. UK-based festivals are eligible to apply as partners, not lead festivals, and UK-based artists can be proposed. The next EFFEA call will be in the second half of 2025 for projects in 2026
DECEMBER 2024
NPoCC SIB Public Safety Events Assessment
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ISM-MU Code of Practice
BAFA has signed up to this joint Code of Practice, to help eradicate bullying, harassment and discrimination in the music sector. The Code of Practice is a set of principles that aims to eradicate bullying, harassment, discrimination and other forms of inappropriate behaviour within the sector. These principles also aim to aid employers in meeting their legal requirements as well as setting out a shared vision for promoting and maintaining a positive working culture. Further information is here and you can read ISM’s report Dignity at Work 2: Discrimination in the Music Sector here
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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