A mini-weekend of history, music and poetry
A recap of Penshurst Festival 2019
See below some of our exciting performers and events from 2019's festival!
Penshurst Festival
Penshurst Festival was set up to provide a weekend of arts activities and entertainment for the region around the historic village of Penshurst in Kent. It focuses on literature and music and takes place annually in October. Sadly the Festival in October 2020 was cancelled due to the effects of Covid19. This year's festival wil be smaller than in 2019 because of the financial risks still involved in mounting events before the virus is fully under control. The 2021 min-weekend Festival will take place between 1-3 October 2021.
The 2021 Festival is run by the Friends of Penshurst Church in partnership with Penshurst Place and Penshurst Church.
Penshurst Place & Gardens
Prison Reading Groups
We would also like to thank the generous donors who helped to fund the setting up of the festival in its first year and have promised their support in 2021. They are listed at Support Us.
Who's Who
David Lough
Chair, Artistic Director
Author (No More Champagne, Darling Winston) , Trustee, FOPC
Helen Winning
Festival Director
Former CEO, Hastings International Music Festival, Trustee, FOPC
Stephen Hazell Smith
Marketing
Former asset management CEO, Chairman of Trustees – FOPC
Ben Thomas
Logistics
General Manager, Penshurst Place & Gardens
James Lee
Commercial
Former CEO, Goldcrest Films; Chairman, Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Alastair Briggs
Finance
Former accountant and banker
Friends of Penshurst Church
The Friends of Penshurst Church is a registered charity which aims to raise funds to maintain, repair, protect, restore, improve and reconstruct the fabric of St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst for the benefit of the public.
