Inspiring and Life Changing…
Programmes to engage vulnerable young people in music, science and literacy.
OVER 90K
people attracted to our portfolio of live and digital activity
OVER 100
learning and participation events for young people
OVER 200
music participation events delivered in rural areas
OVER 5K
people enjoyed our free arts and culture programmes
Inventive and Innovative…
OVER 300 distinct events across the year, supported over 30 emerging musicians and 50 emerging writers.
3 commissions and premieres, created a digital festival to enable audiences to engage with the Festival year-round.
National and Global…
Only worldwide appearance of JK Rowling to launch ‘The Silkworm’ under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
4 awards and nominations.
80% of Crime Festival bookers live over an hour away with an average spend of £400 per person.
Our international audiences travel from Spain, the US, Norway, Iceland and Australia.
“The Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Festival is the best in the world – and I should know, because I’ve done all of them.” Lee Child