about the festival
Welcome to the 10 Parishes Festival, a feast of arts and crafts focused on Wiveliscombe and the surrounding parishes in beautiful West Somerset.
2009 Festival
This is the archive site for the 2007 festival. If you wish to view the content for the current festival, please visit our Main Homepage.
contact us
- Festival Organisers, info@10parishesfestival.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01984 624564
our history
The 10 Parishes Festival is now firmly established as a major West Somerset celebration of the visual and performing arts in Wiveliscombe and the nine surrounding parishes.
Started in September 2003, it is now a highly successful biennial event, supported by the large number of artists, craftspeople and performers who have chosen to live and work in the area, giving it a unique character and a widely acknowledged creative identity.
The Festival grew out of the Wiveliscombe Area Market Town Initiative, which focuses on developing local culture and creativity, employment, rural tourism and a sustainable, proactive approach to the local environment and community life.