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Monday 11am - 6pm Tuesday 11am - 6pm Wednesday 11am - 6pm Thursday 11am - 6pm Friday 11am - 6pm Saturday 11am - 6pm Sunday 11am - 6pm

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Producers of extraordinary cultural experiences
Freedom Festival, The Awakening, & Hull Vigil Be curious.
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Try something new.Freedom Festival is Hull’s award-winning international arts festival. From epic spectaculars unfolding in the city centre to intimate moments where audiences and artists meet, we present thought-provoking, playful, and powerful performances that address the world we live in.We bring thousands of people together through our annual festival and year-round artistic and creative programme of performances, installations, and community participation to excite, inspire, challenge, and provoke.We celebrate Hull’s independent spirit and extraordinary heritage working closely with artists, creative organisations, the private sector, academic partners, third sector organisations, families, individuals, and community groups to deliver year-round creative activity and a world-class yearly arts festival. Twitter: : freedomfesthull YouTube: /FreedomFestHull

28/10/2026

The black cab is returning to Hull!

If you missed Dante or Die Theatre's Driving Home at our festival this year, there’s another chance to experience it right here! Hop into the black taxi for an intimate documentary film projected across the windows that explores personal stories of migration, identity, and what ‘home’ means across five UK towns.

Free to experience, you can catch the immersive installation in Pearson Park:
Friday 6th Nov – Sunday 8th Nov
20-minute slots running daily 11am – 3:20pm

Find out more and book your tickets for free now via our website.

16/10/2026

Want to know about our impact? Here's just a few headlines!

🕺127 performances from 33 companies
🫶170 participants across 2 participation projects
👏An incredible 54,000 audience members.

Take a look at the full snapshot now on our website: www.freedomfestival.co.uk

12/10/2026

There's still time to vote for us!

For the first time ever the Remarkable Tourism Event of the Year will include a public vote - so we need you!

Cast your vote by Weds 14th October: https://bit.ly/3V27Xdn
No need to register, and you can vote once.

The public vote will be combined with the independent judges’ scores to decide this year’s winner, so every vote really does count!
Please vote, share and help us spread the word.

06/10/2026

We've absolutely loved having you for our 2026 festival and seeing joy unfold in front of us - and we're excited to share with you our gallery of favourite images, check it out on our website now: https://www.freedomfestival.online/freedom-festival-2026

01/10/2026

We're proud that as well as being shortlisted for Tourism Event of the Year, our 2025 Festival has been shortlisted for the Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Award at the annual REYTAs! As an organisation always striving to be more accessible it's a high honour to be considered for this award, alongside some incredible local businesses.

28/09/2026

It's your last chance to fill in our survey and be in with a chance to win a £50 voucher, as it closes on Wednesday 30 September! If you attended the festival this year, complete the survey now and let us know what you thought: bit.ly/4qY7Riw

27/09/2026

Our last thank yous go to our media partners, Nation Radio Yorkshire and Nova Studios, and additional partners, HEY Volunteering , Hull Delivery Co-op and John E Wright. Your efforts and support are what helps the festival run smoothly and look amazing - thank you so much!

25/09/2026

We've got so many wonderful creative partners to thank this year - a lot of whom have made it possible to bring artists from all over the globe to Hull, and some who have provided use of their venues during the festival. Thank you to:
Without Walls UK
FESTIVAL.ORG
IRULL officiall
Fonds Podiumkunsten / Performing Arts Fund NL
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Hull Truck Theatre
Proper Good Digital
Divine PR Limited
Tom Arran Photography
Jubilee Central
Trinity Market Hull
Hull Libraries
IN SITU - European Platform for Artistic Creation in Public Space
Creative New Zealand
Lyon Government

23/09/2026

🎉 We’re a REYTA finalist – and now we need your vote! 🎉

We’re thrilled to be a finalist for Remarkable Tourism Event of the Year at the Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards – and this year, the public gets a say in who takes home the award.

If you’ve joined us, supported us, loved what we do or simply think we deserve the win, we’d be incredibly grateful for your vote.

🗳️ Voting is now OPEN

👉 Click the link to find us and cast your vote https://bit.ly/3V27Xdn
⏰ Voting closes at midnight on Wednesday 14 October
☝️ You can vote once – and there’s no need to register.

The public vote will be combined with the independent judges’ scores to decide this year’s winner, so every vote really does count!
Please vote, share and help us spread the word. 🤞🏆

23/09/2026

We'd like to thank our Silver Sponsors, Relay Port Agency, Andrew Jackson Solicitors, ECF + East Bank Hull, Scribes Digital Print Ltd, Keepmoat + Strata and University of Hull , and our Bronze Sponsor, Love Hull Trains . We value your support and contributions to the festival and what we've been able to achieve with this support!

Address

Kingston Upon Hull

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 6pm
Tuesday	11am - 6pm
Wednesday	11am - 6pm
Thursday	11am - 6pm
Friday	11am - 6pm
Saturday	11am - 6pm
Sunday	11am - 6pm

Website

http://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/

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