Walton’s Art Festival; Between the Tides has been established to celebrate local music, culture, art, literature, spoken word and togetherness – inspiring a respect for our environment, diverse society and each other. A passion for the arts and respect for all people underpins the Festival, and we aim to bring the local community together and to strive towards a culturally rich and inclusive weekend. We encourage performers, venues and visitors to think about sustainability in terms of their transport options, use of plastics and recycle where possible.

The Festival aims to promote inclusion throughout all that we do. We welcome everyone. Our objective is that people of all ages, genders, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, visible and unseen disabilities, social class or education can come together and enjoy themselves in the spirit of friendship, fun, love and peace. Discrimination of any kind is contrary to the values of our wonderful and eclectic community.

The Festival is being put together by volunteers and with limited funding. We want to learn from this first Festival and won’t get everything right. We’d like to receive feedback from participants and visitors to make improvements and adjustments where identified.