Crowdfunding appeal launched to help support Leamington Peace Festival 2026
The new organisers of next year’s Leamington Peace Festival have launched a crowdfunding appeal to try to raise £17,000 to help run the event “with a renewed sense of purpose, passion, and community spirit”. .
The new team brings together previous long-standing organisers and fresh new faces, "united in their commitment to honouring the festival’s roots while guiding it into a new, exciting, chapter”.
They are joined by a founder of the very first festival in 1978, Gian Clare who said: ““It fills me with joy to see the Peace Festival returning with a team that blends experience, community love, and new energy.
From the beginning in 1978, the festival has always been about people coming together in the spirit of peace, creativity, and hope, something that’s needed now more than ever.
"I’m delighted to be part of this next chapter, and I can’t wait to see our community gather again to celebrate everything that makes Leamington and its communities special.”
For decades, the festival has been independent, funded through stall fees and trader contributions.
After the long pause, caused largely by Covid, funds are not yet sufficient to guarantee the festival can return at the scale and quality of years gone by.
Subsequently, the organisers have launched a Crowdfunder with the aim of raising £17,000 towards the £20,000 or £25,000 needed to run the festival.
The aim is to restore as much of the festival’s pre-Covid magic as possible with music, connection, creativity, and peace at the heart of it all while bringing in thoughtful new ideas shaped by the community.
The Leamington Peace Festival will return to the Pump Room Gardens on June 13 and 14 2026.
Plans already include two stages – the main stage and the bandstand - inspiring peace talks, a children’s area, a discussion tent, a campaigns tent, plus dance and craft demonstrations for all ages.
To find out more about crowdfunding, stall applications, volunteer opportunities and to see all the exciting updates follow the festival on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/leamingtonpeacefest/ and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/leampeacefest/
To contact the organisers email [email protected] or call 07786 137770
The link to the crowdfunder is here www.tinyurl.com/l-p-fest