B-Side Arts Festival
internationally recognised and locally loved arts organisation
b-side has a wide range of projects that run across days, weeks and even years.
b-side is not just a festival, we commission a whole range of art, research, events and activities throughout the year – take a look below.
Explore our current projects
The Portland Dress
1st January 2025
- 1st September 2025
The Portland Dress will celebrate heritage, identity and personal histories
Refugee Week 2025
16th June 2025
- 22nd June 2025
The world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees…
Who Do We Think We Are?
4th December 2023
- 1st May 2025
A project that explores ancestry, identity and personal histories.
CREATE! 2025 – a free course for emerging creatives
1st October 2024
- 1st February 2025
A free course for people based in Dorset who have creative events ideas
The Great Gale
1st November 2024
- 30th November 2024
A project to commemorate The Great Gale of 1824
Who Do We Think We Are? b-side festival 2024
5th September 2024
- 8th September 2024
Photo's, films and artists from the 2024 festival
b-side Fringe festival 2024
31st August 2024
- 8th September 2024
b-side Fringe is back 31 Aug - 08 Sept 2024
Community Connections
8th April 2024
- 1st July 2024
A programme of events aimed at bringing communities closer together
Get Involved
Calling all collaborators
Whether you’re a venue-owner who’s got a great space, a resident who wants to help fundraise, or you’d just like to help out - get in touch.
