2025
Last year: 25 - 28 September 2025
20 venues
Art trail - included a free drink for those who completed it
50 workshops and events
Hosted 2 Open Calls with more than 300 artworks submitted
3 Prizes for artists
Over 2,400 visits across the venues
At least 2 venues made their highest revenue of the year on Saturday
At least 1 venue doubled their subscriptions
Introduced the public to places they hadn’t been before
Revitalised the Old Orleans building with Street Art
Lead sponsor: Knight Frank
Press
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'First Guildford Festival of the Arts was a huge success'
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'Spotlight shines on town's art culture with new festival'
Surrey Ad
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"We had such an amazing array of photographs, I couldn't have faulted them. I wish we could have selected them all." - Charlie Cluff as part of the judging panel for the Mayors 2026 photographic calendar
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'The mural underneath Walnut Bridge was a fantastic example of how creativity can revitalise a neglected space into something vibrant and welcoming.' - Amanda Masters, Chief Executive of Experience Guildford, commenting on the Street Art that took place during the festival
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'It was such a great honour to join the Mayor of Guildford – Howard Smith and Guildford’s MP – Zoe Franklin, to officially launch the Inaugural Guildford Festival of the Arts’
Peter Cluff - High Sheriff of Surrey
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'New street art project brings colourful makeover to town centre building'
