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Thank you for your interest in taking part in Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival 2025!

How to take part

This year the festival will run from Thursday 6th November 2025 to Saturday 15th November 2025

You will be able to contribute to two different types of activities:

  • WIDER FESTIVAL | an online or in person event or digital activity (e.g. live event, pre-recorded video/podcast, downloadable resources)
  • ARTS AND HUMANITIES DAY | an interactive activity, talk, workshop, exhibit, live performance for Saturday 8th November 2025 at the Southampton Cultural Quarter (exclusively).

How to register

To make a submission and save key dates on your calendar, please carefully follow the instructions in this section.

2025 SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE ADD TO CALENDAR
WIDER FESTIVAL Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival | DEADLINE Monday 15th September 2025
Arts and Humanities Day STAGE 1 (overview) | DEADLINE Monday 15th September 2025
Arts and Humanities Day STAGE 2 (logistics) | DEADLINE Monday 6th October 2025
Arts and Humanities Day STAGE 3 (risk assessment) | DEADLINE Monday 20th October 2025

When you are ready to make a submission, please click the blue button below. (registrations will open after Tuesday 1st July 2025).



What's next after submission:

  • Once you have submitted a form, you will receive an automated confirmation email with a summary of the information entered.
  • Upon acceptance/pending status of your submission, you will receive an automated email with a dedicated URL to your activity, username and password, including a link to preview your activity and next action points. These details must be used to edit your entry or add any pending information.
  • If you do not receive any automated email from us within an hour after submission, please check your spam folder first and if not resolved, get in touch.
2025 FESTIVALS DATE ADD TO CALENDAR
Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival Thursday 6th November 2025 - Saturday 15th November 2025
Hands-on Humanities Day Saturday 8th November 2025

Please note: your contact details will be used exclusively for managing the organisation of the event you are taking part in and will not be shared with other parties.

The UoS Festival Team
Public Engagement with Research unit (PERu), University of Southampton