MAIDENHEAD FESTIVAL

Maidenhead Festival

Welcome to the New-Look Maidenhead Festival Programme

At Maidenhead Festival, we are proud to be organised for the community, by the community. Our heart has always been rooted in celebrating grassroots arts and culture — creating a space where creativity thrives, local talent shines, and everyone feels welcome.
For 2025, we’re excited to unveil a fresh new programme that strengthens our connection with local venues, businesses, and artists, while laying strong foundations for even more community-led events in the future.

Our new-look Maidenhead Festival focuses on establishing key events across the town, bringing vibrant, accessible arts experiences to the heart of Maidenhead — and there’s something for everyone to enjoy!

🎄 Maidenhead Festival Stage Takeover at the Christmas Lights Switch-On

Rounding off our year-long programme of events supporting The Arts in the local area, the Maidenhead Festival Stage Takeover brings festive cheer and local talent to the town’s Christmas Lights Switch-On.

Expect a packed line-up of acoustic acts, choirs, bands, dance groups, and performing arts schools performing across multiple stages — inside the Desborough Theatre during the Christmas Market, outside in Library Square, and on the main outdoor stage in the build-up to the big switch-on at 6pm. A magical celebration of community, creativity, and Christmas spirit!

📅 Date: Saturday 22nd November, 11am - 6.30pm
📍 Venue: Maidenhead Town Hall and St Ives Road

Together, let's make Maidenhead shine brighter than ever!

Our Past Events

Each year, Maidenhead Festival brings the community together with an exciting programme of live music, arts, and family fun. Here’s a look back at some of the fantastic events we’ve hosted recently!

🎶 Maidenhead Festival Sound Lab
Our brand-new Sound Lab gave budding musicians of all ages the chance to explore instruments from trumpets to pianos, clarinets to saxophones. It was a fantastic opportunity to discover new sounds, learn something new, and ignite a lifelong passion for music.

🎭 Maidenhead Festival: Live at the Amphitheatre
Students from Shining Stars Productions took to the stage for a dazzling musical medley featuring favourites from shows like Annie and Mean Girls. A joyful afternoon of theatre and song showcasing the incredible young talent in our community.

☀️ Maidenhead Festival Live and Local: Summer Sounds
Summer Sounds filled Maidenhead with music, sunshine, and community spirit, featuring live performances from some of the region’s best local acoustic artists. It was the perfect celebration of local talent and creativity in the heart of our town.

🎸 Maidenhead Festival Battle of the Bands
Maidenhead’s most talented bands went head-to-head in an electrifying musical showdown. With an incredible atmosphere, amazing performances, and audience voting, Battle of the Bands was a true celebration of local music, energy, and community pride.

Maidenhead Festival Stage Takeover at the Town Show
We were thrilled to join forces with the Maidenhead Town Show this year — bringing our signature mix of live music and community-focused entertainment to this much-loved local event. From up-and-coming acts to seasoned performers, the High Street came alive with creativity, connection, and festival fun.

Check out our latest news for photos from these events

Thank you to our Partners

"What a fantastic event-great atmosphere, great stalls, great music and great food. Thanks to all concerned”

- Ivor Peksa, Facebook Review

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"I can't believe all this entertainment is free. What a wonderful weekend we've all had as a family”

- Richard Burnett, Facebook review

THE TEAM

Maidenhead Festival is organised for the community, by the community. We have a small team of dedicated volunteers who fundraise, plan, organise and make festival happen each year, none of whom are paid. Festival is a standalone event, it is not a council-run or funded event.

Lisa Hunter

As a member of Maidenhead Bridge Rotary Club the local community is always at the front of my mind. Coming up with ideas on how to improve the local area, fundraising for local causes and volunteering my time to improve the lives of others.

When the chance to join the festival team came about I couldn't refuse.

I’m proud to head up the team that pulls together a range of community events that do so much to support many local groups and organisations and gives the opportunity for local up and coming musicians to perform.

Amy Knight

I moved to Maidenhead about 8 years ago and to meet more people locally I volunteered for various organisations/charities in the area, including Maidenhead Festival. I enjoyed supporting the festival so much that I joined the committee to help organise!

I feel very lucky to be part of such a passionate group of people organising great things for our community!

We look forward to seeing you at the next festival event!

Raaj Loyal

Born and brought up in Maidenhead, and via joining Maidenhead Bridge Rotary, I volunteered to help with the set up of Maidenhead Festival for the past two years. I really enjoy being part of the team and helping it all come together for the local community.

I have experience of organising events, albeit on a smaller scale via meetup, so I thought it would be great to join the organising team that helps to make the festival what it is... an amazing free event for the town to enjoy!

I look forward to seeing you at this years season of events!

Jane Wright

My day job as Manager of The Nicholsons Centre puts me at the heart of the community and what a fantastic community we have in Maidenhead!

The Festival is such a fabulous organisation and I am delighted to be part of a great committee that works all year to deliver amazing free events for those who live, work and visit our town to enjoy.

Joyce Delasalle

As a proud resident of the community for more than 50 years, I am thrilled to be part of the Maidenhead Festival Team.

I moved to Cookham in 1969 and have always been heavily involved in the community. For six Cookham Festivals, I served as Treasurer and organizer of volunteers. Since my move to Maidenhead in 1994, I became the Membership Secretary for the Maidenhead Civic Society and have held that position for over a decade, playing an active role in organising events for our members.

Martin Trepte

I’ve been involved with the festival almost since it began and am a former chairman of the event in its previous incarnation as Maidenhead Carnival.

I'm the former Editor of the Maidenhead Advertiser, where I worked for the best part of three decades. I’m involved in lots of other community organisations such as Rotary and the Talking Newspaper Association.

Maidenhead Festival is a fantastic organisation that brings enjoyment to so many people and is a brilliant thing to be involved in.

Jonny Walker

Hello Wembley.....I mean Maidenhead....I am Jonny Walker :)

I have had the privilege of hosting Maidenhead Festival for a number of years, and I love it!

I am excited to introduce to you all the great acts that we have to offer & our exciting line-up

The best things in life are FREE so come along & enjoy The Arts in Maidnehead.

Portia Chan

Hiya, I first got involved in Maidenhead Festival two years ago through Maidenhead Bridge Rotary.

I was very new to Maidenhead at that time, volunteering at the Festival helped me to familiarise with the community and connect me with the locals! I liked the idea of 'organised for the community, by the community' and was very impressed that there were so many volunteers dedicated to bettering the world!

I want to give back to the community and learn from the brilliant locals, hence I became one of the organising team members. I'm looking forward to collaborating with the team and different business parties to make Maidenhead Festival even stronger.

"Can't believe it's a free event with everything you need. What more could we ask for?"