Eastbourne Festival is an Open Access Arts Festival which takes place annually for three weeks from Easter Saturday each year. Now in its sixth year it has become recognised as an annual showcase for local professional and amateur talent. It is now attracting participation and interest at regional, national and international level. Anyone who feels able to organise a suitable Festival Event or Artists' Open House is encouraged to participate. What a wonderful opportunity to showcase your talent both to the local community and visitors, and to bring all the diverse communities of Eastbourne together. It enables all strands of the arts from whatever part of the town to be drawn together, once a year, to showcase their work with others including local, regional, national and international professionals, to network with other associations from within the town and outside it and to further expertise by participating in workshops run by others.