Support and opportunities
Everyone’s welcome to join our community, and all our support is entirely FREE!
A national platform
Reach new audiences and raise awareness of your work through our nationally recognised platform. Every event is listed on our popular event directory, and many are highlighted each year through our media campaign.
- Our website and social channels reach millions of people every year.
- We attract over 4,000+ press covers each year.
- 32% visitors come from a C2DE socio-economic background.
- 25% visitors haven’t been to another heritage site/event in the past year.
A supportive community
Try out new ideas in a supportive environment, without the pressure of a paying audience.
- Connect with people across the country - from private individuals to community groups and national organisations, each year there are 2,000+ organisers across England.
- Get inspiration from our training and networking events that emphasise peer-to-peer learning.
- Don't hesitate to ask questions! Your national team are here to help with any queries you have throughout the year, big or small.
Free resources
Access a wide range of support materials and guidance.
- Design templates, logos and graphics.
- Bunting, banners, lanyards, stickers and more!
- Public liability insurance (secondary cover).
- Impact reporting with national results also broken down regionally.
Festival theme
Be inspired by our annual festival theme.
You don’t have to use it, but extra resources and opportunities are available for those that do.
Funded opportunities
Funded opportunites are usually offered early in the cycle to maximise planning time and potential impact. Some do arise later though - keep an eye on our community emails for updates!
Annual opportunity to share festival stories on a European platform. Plus the chance to win a grant of up to €10,000.
Our youth engagement programme offers a year's funded training for a small cohort of festival organisers.
This year's festival theme is presented by leading family history website Findmypast. They're offering free subscriptions for 100 Organisers, plus expert research for several sites.
Festival impact review 2025
The biggest and best festival yet was delivered by our growing, and increasingly diverse community. With the help of new micro-grants and partnerships over 5,879 events were organised offering people more places to visit and stories to explore than ever before.
