Festival Prep for 2025 is Under Way.

For updates regarding preparations for 2025, see News & Blog.

 The 2024 festival trail ran from Saturday 30 March – Sunday 14 April, 2024:

  1. Outdoor art trail with the Platform Panel Project.
  2. Festival hubs each containing two exhibitions and free family activities.
  3. Exhibition at Zoom Arts Gallery.
Perks the porter activity hub

Perks the Porter Activity Hub

Four Courts Wellbeing Hub.

Outdoor art on the
fence of this venue
with free family activities
Inside accompanying
mixed media exhibition
‘Emotional Landscapes’
and installation
‘Wisdoms’.

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Wisdoms Installation

Wisdoms Installation

Four Courts Wellbeing Hub.

ExploreTheArch’s
installation featuring
wisdoms shared by the
Four Courts community
prompted by wisdoms in
The Railway Children.
Filmmaker: Rod Morris.

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the rush of its passing

“the rush of its passing”

Activity Hub.
Archer Lodge, Charles Road.

Free family activities accompanying
“I thought engineering was making engines” exhibition and “with a shriek and a snort” exhibition.

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Zoom Arts Gallery

“shining metals”

Zoom Arts Gallery.
St Leonards Warrior Square Station.

St Leonards Warrior Square Station.
The Zoom Arts collective explores various aspects of the local rail history and The Railway Children.

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Platform Panel Project

Platform Panel Project

St Leonards Warrior Square Station.

Southeast Communities Rail Partnership With ExploreTheArch’s early career team explore working class stories In the local railway heritage.

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Growing Up

Growing Up

Find Seaview Project’s creative response to the book in two bench shelters on the promenade. The artists explore personal reflections of growing up responding to the experiences of Roberta, Peter

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Festival Events

30 March, 7 April and 14 April.

2024 Closing Event

2024 Closing Event

Sunday 14 April, 4pm
Christ Church, Silchester Road.
Explore composer Johnny Douglas’
score for the 1970 film
The Railway Children.
A talk by the composer’s granddaughter.
Live music from the

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Events from 2023…

01/04/23-18/04/23

Outdoor Art Trail

Explore the art trail to explore the book! The outdoor art in the open spaces of St Leonards-on-Sea invites you outside for multiple visits to consider what this heritage book

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08/04/23 11:00-15:00

Kings Road Street Party

Fun for all the family this Easter Sunday, 11am-3pm on Kings Road, St Leonards, feat. dog show, family workshops, games, live music & poetry stage. Don’t miss it!

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