In a groundbreaking move that puts community voices first, a new consortium has formed in North Somerset to co-design a cultural offer that will explore creative routes to health and wellbeing using an innovative model driven directly by local residents. …

On October 12th, Super Culture took part in the region-wide ‘Citizens for Culture’ project, presenting evidence to the Citizens’ Assembly …

An inspiring community art project for Worle, Weston-super-Mare, October 2024 – September 2025. …

The spirit of poetry well and truly came out to play across central Weston for a celebration of National Poetry Day …

The Grade I National Trust estate will be transformed into an immersive fairytale experience. …

Weston comes alive with words on Thursday 2 October …

The programme aims to keep young people healthy, active, and creatively engaged throughout the school holidays …

The sold out event was hosted by The Other Place in Weston’s Meadow Street on Friday 15 August 2025 …

Weston Wallz, Weston’s own Street Art festival, returned for the fifth year this July. Across nine-days Weston became a hub of creativity, community and colour as people took part in live painting, workshops, arts activities and street art tours. …

The unique immersive soundscape explores the landscape, plants, people and wildlife of the Mendip Hills and Weston-super-Mare …

Celebrating 75 of the Southbank Centre, the new collective will be mentored by Vanessa Kisuule and Will Harris …

People of all ages were welcomed to take part in free activities across the four-day festival …

New exhibition explores mental health and community through art …

Thought provoking portraits, youth-led murals and free family art hit Weston this July as Weston Wallz returns …

An artist who blends bold colour with playful surrealism …

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Rachel Hare chats to Weston-based composer and lyricist Gwyneth Herbert about a unique, immersive soundscape and augmented reality trail …

Get ready for a beach take-over as the highly anticipated festival returns from Thursday, July 10th to Sunday, July 13th, 2025. …

Weston buzzed with creative energy …

We have programmed a weekend where you can dive into everything from international street theatre, captivating film screenings and hilarious Catalan clowning mayhem. …

Meet the composer of the ‘White Horses’ film score …

National Programme And Tour Dates Announced For New Artworks Honouring 200 Years Of The RNLI …

A new, collaborative project is inspiring young Art Activists in Weston to co-create a legacy artwork for the Worle area. …

Tropicana receives Cultural Development Fund …

Five simple steps you can take to help improve your mental health and wellbeing amidst the busyness of Christmas.   …

This Christmas, visitors are invited to celebrate the season’s best loved traditions, bringing them to life with site-wide decorations …

Renowned poet, writer, and mental health advocate headlines an evening of powerful poetry and storytelling …

As Kim Leadbeater’s Bill on Assisted Dying enters debate in the Commons, it’s a timely moment to reflect on our attitudes to death and bereavement. …

A unique programme of events and activities across North Somerset opened up conversations around death and bereavement …

The artwork is being carefully dismantled in preparation for a move to a permanent home.   …

George Densley will lead on fundraising, business strategy, people management and artist development. …

A new Super Culture partnership project, led by Cement Fields in collaboration with RNLI …

Be part of a live Irish-style wake in a living room in Weston …

From walks to workshops, there are activities for the young, the older, and everyone in between …

Fully funded bootcamp places forroutes to a sustainable career and work at festivals.
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Murals in Ayla’s memory are currently on display on hoardings on Weston’s Walliscote Road …

Book-based events coming up as part of Good Grief Weston …

Events to look out for at Good Grief Weston next month …

Coming to Weston in October! …

The two-day programme was packed with free, family entertainment …

Weston-super-Mare will feature as a major hub …

The two-day programme will fill Weston’s Italian Gardens with an amazing line-up of circus and outdoor arts shows from UK and Europe.  …

World-class roster of artists unveiled by Upfest …

A Festival of Love & Loss, Thursday 10 – Sunday 13 October 2024 …

Over 30 artists scheduled to paint boards in the heart of Weston’s shopping centre …

Whirligig Festival of Outdoor Arts, Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 September 2024

The Italian Gardens, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1AJ …

This year’s festival invited people to explore a range of uplifting experiences designed to encourage taking time out to do something enjoyable.  …

When communities come together, incredible things happen …

Thursday 11 July – Sunday 14 July.
5th Edition on the Beach! …

Weston Group of Writers Celebrates Five Years of Success …

Look out for a series of hidden yellow icons around town …

Weston is one of three focus areas in a national partnership to tackle health inequalities in coastal communities …

New Writing and Artistic Commissions. Closing date Friday 24 May …

A new arts festival for Bristol and the South West, taking place from 3 – 6 May 2024 …

Everyone is welcome to this FREE event on Easter Monday …

And coming to Weston’s Grove Park on Easter Monday! …

From the minds of Weston-super-Mare-based theatre company, Me Monster, comes Nudgement Day, a brand new comedy show about a seaside town ‘standing up to levelling down.’ …

Ensuring #GLOW24 is an enjoyable and accessible experience for everyone …

Pop-up artworks in town this February half term …

Flagship event returns to Weston-super-Mare for the third year running …

The exhibition will showcase how many of the town’s buildings have been restored to their former glory. and looks back at Super Culture’s cultural programme – 21st Century super Shrines …

Stay safe in a flood …

Music, Food and Community come together at Refugees Welcome North Somerset …

Opens 15 December! …

We celebrate the 21st Speakeasy with acclaimed guest poet Roy McFarlane …

Bringing extraordinary circus shows to rural and urban communities across the region …

A rich discussion of life on the edges, queerness, words and meaning …

On why wild swimming is riding on a tidal wave of popularity …

Part of Weston Lit Fest …

A new story for Crossings on Marine Lake, Sunday 1 October …

Making a splash in and around Weston’s beautiful Marine Lake!  …

Friday 29 September to Sunday 1 October 2023 at various venues in
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Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 September 2023 in Weston! …

With the finale event at Italian Gardens on Saturday 9 September as part of #Whirligig23 …

Discover Weston-super-Mare’s heritage for free – 8-17 September …

Workshops, walks and talks at Madeira Cove …

In venues across Weston-super-Mare …

Merging two North Somerset based arts flagships …

A snapshot of the diverse programme delivered in May 2023 …

A taste of Lebanese food in the heart of Weston …

Whirligig Festival of outdoor arts, Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 September 2023  …

Award winning creative producers Trigger move to Blagdon …

People were invited to wander around the installation which took place on Sunday 28th May …

The brand new ‘We Are Super Weston’ podcast is available to download for free on Apple, Spotify and all podcast platforms. …

The Grand-Pier de resistance is unveiled as Inkie, My Dog Sighs, Lucas Antics, Martin Darcy and more are announced as the 2023 Weston Wallz street artists …

The moving and poignant closing ceremony words from ‘punk undertaker’ and author Rupert Callender …

Barista training at Loves, thanks to NSC Community Food Grant …

The history behind the exciting ‘Loves Presents’ gig on Friday 5 May at All Saint’s Church …

Help us launch in style! …

Fascinating facts about this new form of memorialisation …

24 May to 4 June on Walls all over town …

With Tattoos and Bingo! …

Good Grief Weston, Monday 1 – Monday 8 May 2023 …

#GLOW23 shone bigger and brighter than ever …

Lighting up Grove Park and other venues in central Weston, 15-18 February …

New town centre locations added to popular light festival …

Vibrant public artwork takes pride of place in Weston’s High Street …

A co-produced project with those aged 16-24 …

Bigger and Brighter for 2023 …

A huge boost to the region’s creative life and economy …

Thousands enjoyed the third, annual Weston Arts + Health Festival …

Wednesday 5 to Sunday 9 October 2022, at multiple venues in Weston-super-Mare
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The Carnival will now take place on Sunday 2 October in town centre locations. …

Painting has begun on a new public art shrine for the town’s High Street …

A trail of eclectic arts to discover in well-known, new and surprising spaces. …

The street art festival returns to the coast with new locations and more artists. …

A town-wide exhibition celebrating Weston’s weather, landscape, people and beachlife. …

On its Way …

Local schoolchildren and care home residents to premiere song inspired by Weston-super-Mare High Street on 16 July …

** Deadline extended to Monday 11 July 2022 ** …

An eclectic programme of events celebrating the town’s community …

Art Installation at Big Lamp Corner gets go-ahead …

We chat to the Composer and Sound Designer working on Weathering Together …

The street art festival decorates the town again this summer! …

SAVE THE DATE! …

Putting culture at the heart of communities …

Our Creative Director chats to BBC Radio Bristol …

The attraction is set to re-open in June …

Light trail wows audiences at Grove Park …

New creative arts sessions at Weston Museum to improve wellbeing …

Creating music and magic in Weston! …

Do you want to help shape the arts in Southward? …

A magical three day festival of illumination this February …

A look at the impact the pandemic has had on cinema. …

Are you an artist looking to develop your practice? The West of England Visual Arts Alliance are offering funding to support visual arts projects to grow, across the West of England region. …

A reflection on Stephen Sondheim and the new West Side Story film. …

Part of Weston Arts + Health Week, a collaboration between Culture Weston and UHBW NHS Foundation Trust …

Injecting vibrancy and colour into Weston’s high street …

The iconic building will be the Town Council’s headquarters …

Look out for a flotilla of illuminated bikes and filled with serene, ambient music …

locals imagine a carbon neutral future …

Get ready for the largest outdoor installation ever seen in Weston …

Celebrate! …

Sharing surplus food with the community in Weston …

Over 45 live and online activities were hosted by the town …

Look out for the new Weston Walls mural trail …

A host of free events and creative activities between Saturday 18 and Sunday 26 September …

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Lots happening in Weston for Heritage Open Days, 10-19 September …

Working to place ‘arts and culture at the heart of our ambitions for Weston-super-Mare’ …

Join us in a bumper-packed programme of free, creative activities. …

An exciting summer project of reinvention! …

A solar powered, magical run of events in Weston …

Locals needed to help bring zing to Weston experiences …

Introducing an exciting new community programme in Weston’s high street …

Locals are invited to join Culture Makers to help make Weston-super-Mare Zing with Creativity …

Lose yourself in music, comedy, cabaret, theatre, dance, spoken word and stunning surroundings …

Locals are invited to join Culture Makers to help make Weston-super-Mare Zing with Creativity …

A big welcome to Cllr James Clayton …

Boredom Buster Two brings a blast of the great outdoors to hospital bedsides …

Weston Artspace help give Weston’s shop windows a colourful creative makeover …

Culture Weston in partnership with Creative Youth Network are seeking to commission an emerging / early career artist to work with a youth group in Weston-super-Mare to co-create a public artwork as social action …

Towards a more sustainable North Somerset. Watch the event at your leisure …

To find out what’s been going on behind the scenes at Weston Museum during lockdown, Robert, our student placement from Weston College catches up with Weston Museum’s Visitor Services Manager, Matt Hardy. …

Weston Pride 2021 will take place online due to Covid-restrictions. See the full press release here. …

This week in Creativity Unblocked, muralist Shruti Bhoyar talks the importance of taking care of yourself, and the power of not giving up. …

In this Creativity Unblocked, writer and performer Sophie Shepherd shares the buzz of open mic nights and the benefits of pushing ourselves. …

Culture Weston chats with Jordan Cottle, a multi-disciplinary artist with some very exciting projects up his sleeve. …

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What keeps this local artist going? Jasmine finds out …

We chat to maker of ‘silly projects’ about her work …

What are your concerns and what is working well in our local community? …

Meet Culture Weston’s Assistant Outdoor Arts Producer …

Fun educational resources for the local community …

A showcase of memories and hopes by and for the community …

Watch Weston Placemaking Strategy network launch at your leisure …

Rebecca is collecting stories of Weston’s High Street …

Weston Town Council hopes this will be a sanctuary for local people …

Cleaner Coastlines celebrate with Sovereign Centre display …

What makes Weston Actor and Writer, Joe Brooks, tick? Creatives Unlocked finds out …

The film aims to encourage people to enjoy the nature of the cemetery, its peaceful stillness and the trees as they change their colour this autumn …

Rebecca Tantony will showcase the voices of Weston locals …

For 3 evenings at the end of September, Theatre Orchard and Little Mighty Theatre came together to bring a magical experience about love, fear and hope to Weston’s Marine Lake as the sun set …

Culture Weston and Theatre Orchard Green Champion, Paula Birtwhistle, talks to Vision 2025 about the sustainability of Weston events …

Participants will be invited to share their past and present memories of Weston and dreams and hopes for its future …

Weston-super-Mare Town Council has been awarded £323,000 for the Blakehay Theatre as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund …

Music lovers soaked up the sun and chilled out with the sunset to live acoustic sounds this Bank Holiday Sunday at the solar-powered Loves Live on the Lawn music gig, which took place at the Putting Green, Royal Sands, Weston-super-Mare …

Local historian John Crockford-Hawley has completed a new limited edition book to add to his collection of many local historical books to help the Blakehay Theatre in Weston-super-Mare which is closed due to COVID-19 …

Street artists from across the South came together to bring their collective talent, creativity and inimitable style to a row of hoardings in Weston-super-Mare …

The ‘Poetry + Health’ event celebrated the success of the These Are The Hands NHS Poetry Anthology, the first poetry collection to feature poems by NHS staff …

Weston Artspace, a former empty shop in Weston’s High Street, offers an affordable, accessible space for local artists to gather, work and develop their practice in a safe and friendly environment. We find out how Artspace came about, how they’ve dealt with Lockdown and what their plans are for the future …

Culture Weston chats to local resident, Dave Townsend, about all things cycling in this frank interview, full of great tips …

North Somerset Council is bringing pedal power to staff and residents in the area with a number of schemes aimed at keeping active and encouraging sustainable modes of transport …

Empty noticeboards in Weston and Clevedon are being given a new lease of life with vibrant poster artworks created by artists in the area …

Plans to refurbish and preserve Weston’s Birnbeck Pier …

Weston Town Council & Weston Civic Society are delighted to announce the unveiling dates for two Blue Plaques celebrating historical figures …

Paula Birtwhistle, Production Manager, tells Creatives Unlocked what she loves about Weston …

Words of Weston is a brand new online bookshop based in Weston. Its founder, James Fouracre, tells us all about it …

“Living Through Lockdown” We chatted to three of Weston’s food and drink business to see how they survived (and flourished!) during the recent COVID-19 Lockdown …

Operating from Weston-super-Mare’s Food Works, field doctor.™ presents the UK’s first-ever range of nutritionally supercharged ready meals. Delicious dishes that combine great taste with proven nutritional science look set to transform mealtimes throughout the area …

Click here to see our Arts + Health programme …

As part of our Creatives Unlocked series, we ask musician and Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist, Marvin Muoneké where to go, what to do and what’s next in Weston …

For our Creatives Unlocked series, Graphic Designer Johnathan Montelongo shares Weston’s best bits with us …

We asked photographer Paul Blakemore to bare all about Weston for our Creatives Unlocked series …

As part of our Creatives Unlocked series, we caught up with Artist Karen Blake to ask her what she loves about living and working in Weston …