Friends

Frome Festival could not operate without the close link it has developed with Frome residents over many years. From the start in 2001, the Festival was initially designed as a regeneration project for Frome and continues to provide significant benefits for the community who interact with the Festival today.

Now, across a ten-day programme the Festival hosts over 200 events, workshops and activities featuring a broad range of arts and culture in over 40 venues across the town, from concert halls and theatres to churches, pubs and parks.

In order to run the office efficiently and support the small creative team who make the Festival happen, we rely on regular income to ensure we can keep delivering the programme.

Further to this, as we plan for 2025 we are acutely aware that the cost-of-living crisis will further limit access to the arts for many in our community, and we want to ensure we can continue to provide accessible creative activity for all.

Our core team of committed Friends help us do this. We hope you can be one of them.

There are two different levels of support, both of which provide a range of benefits. The subscription lasts for a year from the date of purchase.

Once a member of the Friends you become a member of Frome Festival Limited*, a not for profit company and charity. You can go to the AGM, vote for Board Members and have the opportunity to stand as a Board member and so help to influence the future of The Festival.

Friends System Update – Dec 24 / Feb 25

New Subscriptions Currently Paused

Thanks to generous funding from Frome Town Council, we’re currently updating our Friends Management System so we’re not currently taking new subscriptions. We’ll be in touch once we’re ready to accept new subscriptions, and will get in touch with all Friends once our system is ready to go.

If you’d like to be contacted once we’re ready to accept new Friends of Frome Festival,  please contact office@fromefestival.co.uk