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2026 BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND REVIEW
The 2026 Big Little Arts Weekend was a three day event, based in the Dunn Village Hall and organised by the Little Arts Rushlake Green group. It brought together local artists, musicians, dancers and poets - enabling all their incredible talents to be shared with an...
2026 BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND – LATEST NEWS
This year's excellent Big Little Arts Weekend programme of events encompasses an open Art Exhibition, an evening of Live Local Music, a Demonstration of World-Class Irish Dance, a Poetry Workshop and a Poetry Circle where local poets share their writing. Programme...
A BIGGER LITTLE GIG – Sat 5th Sept
The Big Little Gig on Saturday 5th September will feature a stunning evening featuring live music from more than a dozen amazing local musicians and groups. Following a strong response to an open invitation to participate, the programme now includes Rock, Pop, Folk,...
ACE ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCE – CHAMPIONSHIP DEMO Sunday 6th Sept
Little Arts Rushlake Green is delighted to host the Ace Academy dancers for a sneak preview of their entry for the forthcoming National Irish Dance Championships later this year. The phenomenal standards achieved by the dancers is evidenced by the fact that Ace...
POETRY SUNDAY – 6th SEPT
The team that put together last year’s incredibly impressive and well received poetry session are busy working on even more ambitious programme for this year’s weekend event. Poetry Workshop – Sunday morning from 10.30am to 1.00pm On the Sunday morning there will be a...
OPEN ART SHOW – Now open for submissions
Here's an opportunity for you to put some of your creative work into the 2026 Open Art Show, which is part of this year's Big Little Arts Weekend. The Open Art Show, in the Dunn Village Hall, runs from Friday 4th September (Preview evening) though to Saturday 5th...
2026 BIG LITTLE GIG – GET YOURSELF ON THE LINE-UP
As part of this year's Little Arts Rushlake Green weekend of arts events, we're putting together an open mic music evening devoted to giving local talent a platform. The Open Mic Big Little Gig will be on Saturday 5th September 2026, starting at around 7.30pm, at...
LITTLE ARTS IS BUILT ON FRIENDSHIP
From it's first festival back in 2016, Little Arts has been loyally supported by arts lovers in and around Rushlake Green. Now, if you enjoy the Little Arts community activities, you can show your appreciation by becoming a Friend of Little Arts, for just £10. Friends...
LITTLE ARTS RUSHLAKE GREEN 2026 YOUTH AWARDS GRANT SCHEME NOW OPEN
Are you a young person living near Rushlake Green with special talents in music, art or the performing arts? Or are you a professional who wants to develop artistic expression in local young people? If you are, check this out… The Little Arts Rushlake Green (LARG)...
BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND . . . A HUGE SUCCESS
Review 1st Oct 2025 . . . The Rushlake Green Little Arts Festival group notched up another great success with their 2025 Big Little Arts Weekend from Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th September. The project was a departure and something of an experiment for the group as,...
NOTHING IS REAL TICKETS SELLING FAST
Tickets to see Nothing is Real play The Beatles' 1969 albums Help! and Rubber Soul, on Sat 27th Sept, in the Dunn Village Hall, are selling fast online. It's £10 in advance and £11 at the door. Booking is super easy. Here's a link: NOTHING IS REAL TICKETS The gig...
MEET THE ARTISTS
The Preview Night (from 7.00pm Thursday 25th Sept) is open to all, and offers a unique opportunity to meet the creators of many of the works featured in this year's Open Art Show in the Dunn Village Hall. These Preview Nights are always popular and very well attended....
WHO KNEW WE HAD SO MANY POETS
The organisers of the 'IN YOUR OWN WORDS' poetry and prose session have been thrilled by the response from local writers offering to come to the session to share their ideas. The afternoon session from 2.00pm in the Dunn Village Hall, on Sunday 28th September promises...
FINAL BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND LINE-UP AND TIMINGS RELEASED
Here's the confirmed line-up for the Big Little Arts Weekend 25th to 28th September 2025. There's still time to register for the Open Art Show. And you've also got time to tell Pa know that you'd like your poem(s) or prose writings included in the In Your Own Words...
TICKETS FOR NOTHING IS REAL play BEATLES 65 LIVE NOW ON SALE
Tickets have just gone on sale for the incredible Nothing is Real band's gig in the Dunn Village Hall on Saturday 27th September. For a brilliant night of classic mersey beat sounds, Nothing is Real will be performing all the tracks from the Beatles' two 1965 albums...
Clear your Diary for 25th to 28th September
The programme for the Big Little Arts Weekend is shaping up to be fantastic. A great collection of not to be missed events. Follow the links highlighted below. BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND Introduction, including how to take part OPEN ART SHOW The weekend kicks off with a...
WHEN LIFE IS A BEACH, KEEP CALM AND PAINT A PEBBLE
The Pebble Painting activity on the Big Little Arts Weekend stand at the Rushlake Green Summer show proved to be a big attraction and resulted in some brilliant Little Works of Art. It was great to see how immediately kids got the idea - starting to create artworks...
LITTLE ARTS SENDS A BIG THANK YOU . . .
. . . to all the many people who visited the Big Little Arts Weekend at the Rushlake Green Summer Show. . We had loads of brilliantly creative people, of all ages, eager to Paint a Pebble or Pen a Poem. The Pebble artists included one highly respected local painter. ...
Don’t miss the BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND stand a the Rushlake Green SUMMER SHOW this Saturday
The Little Arts Festival will be at this year’s Summer Show to promote the BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND they are planning for 25th to 28th September this year. The Arts Weekend will include an Exhibition which will open to everyone – whatever their chosen style of level of...
Little Arts Festival GRANTS SCHEME launched
Need financial help to pursue your artistic dreams? Check this out... If you live in Warbleton Parish and are under 26 years of age, you could get a grant of up to £400 to support your creative development. Applications run from May through July. The first grant will...
BIG little BOOK BASH IS BACK AND EVEN BETTER
The Book Bash is back, by popular demand. Following on from the success of the book sale for local readers, during the 2024 Little Arts Festival, we’re planning a Book Bash as part of our Big Little Arts Weekend in September. We’d love to hear from local book clubs...
LITTLE ARTS TEAM WILL BE AT THE FLOWERSHOW
If you're interested in attending, or taking part in, the Big Little Arts Weekend, the Little Arts team will be on hand at the Rushlake Green Summer Show to answer questions and encourage your involvement and support. The Warbleton & District Horticultural &...
BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND DATES ANNOUNCED
The dates have been set for this years Big Little Arts Weekend, which is a follow up to last years successful Little Arts Festival. This Rushlake Green based community arts event starts with launch preview on Thursday 25th September 2025 and continues through until...
BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND 2025
The Little Arts Festival will be back soon. We’re excited to announce that a mini arts festival is being planned for later this year. The Big Little Arts Weekend will run from Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th September. Things are at an early stage, but we can tell you...