WSAF 2026Warwick Student Arts Festival
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WSAF Begins Friday Week 7 (12th June)
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What is WSAF?
The Warwick Student Arts Festival 2026
We're back for 2026, putting on a fully student-run, free four-day showcase and celebration of the arts at Warwick.
Join us from the 12th-15th June for our free festival of performances, exhibitions, workshops and more.
Join us from the 12th-15th June for our free festival of performances, exhibitions, workshops and more.
Performers and Exhibitors
An arts festival could not take place without art! We're looking for your performances, creations and talents.
Submissions for events are open until Friday Week 3 (15th May).
Find out more
Crew
WSAF is a fully student-run event, made by students for students. We need your help to make this possible!
Join us in teams such as tech, stewarding, marketing and venue design which can match your commitment and availability.
Find out more
Guests
Don't want to perform or help out? You can still come on the day!
More information about what's on will be provided closer to the festival. In the meantime, follow us on instagram to keep updated!
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Who is WSAF?
The Team Behind The Warwick Student Arts Festival
Whilst we collaborate with the University and are primarily funded by the Together@Warwick grant, WSAF is a fully student-run event. We have many teams including marketing, stewarding, digital and tech, and we'd love to see you be a part of it!
Exec
Ash Kayembe
Secretary, Main Stage VTM
Integrated Natural Sciences1st Year
Dae Pomeroy
Co-President
Liberal Arts4th Year
Echo Vaughan
Head of Digital
Cyber Security3rd Year
Ellie Williams
Volunteer Coordinator
Maths and Physics4th Year
Lillian Dove
Socials Coordinator
PAIS2nd Year
Maximus Kaius Leighton
Treasurer
Mathematics3rd Year
Olly Murphy
Technicator
Computer Systems Engineering2nd Year
Tara Fahey
Secretary
Mathematics and Computer Science2nd Year
Trin Balkwill
Head of Submissions, FAB Terrace VM
Cyber Security3rd Year
Willow Brown
Welfare and Equal Opportunities Officer, Bar Manager
Cyber Security1st YearCore Team
Abi Lowrie
Head of Catering
Cyber Security3rd Year
Alasdair King
Main Stage VM
History3rd Year
Alex Morrison
Main Stage VM
History & Politics3rd Year
Alexei Plumridge Milsom
Gallery VM, Head of Photography
English Literature & Theatre2nd Year
Caleb Tan
Theatre VM
History & Politics2nd Year
Dallon Costello
Cinema VM
Spanish, Italian, & Linguistics4th Year
Danai Muyambo
Theatre VTM
Data Science2nd Year
Kieran Collins
Gallery VM
Mathematics3rd Year
Lulu Smith
Ramphal Cluster Manager
History2nd Year
Michal Matusz
Artist Liason
Theatre & Performance3rd Year
Nazneen Naveed Sait
Workshops VM
Msc Healthcare Operational Management Postgradudate
Oliver Smith
Head of Streaming
Computer Science4th Year
Rayana Anjum
Theatre VTM
Computer Science1st Year
Rebecca Smith
Theatre VM
Theatre & Performance3rd Year
Sod Guru Murthy
Main Stage VTM
Mathematics2nd Year
Stan Simmons
FAB Terrace VTM
Mathematics3rd Year
Venus Ng
Theatre VTM
Mathematics1st YearOrganisers
Cat Hibbs
Dance Showcase
Civil Engineering4th Year
Ellie Stocker
Marketing Consultant
English and Theatre StudiesAlumni
Ethan Graham
Bar Supervisor
Mechanical Engineering Alumni
Jonathan Ord
Stream, Tech
Computer Science3rd Year
Kashish Rohit
Bar Supervisor
Computer Systems Engineering 1st Year
Naomi Pandey
Marketing
English Literature and Creative Writing3rd Year
Sean Scholand
Video
Physics2nd YearVolunteers
History
The History of WSAF
The Warwick Student Arts Festival used to be a yearly event from 2004 to 2015.
In 2024, a group of students decided to bring it back, and it was a huge success! We saw 2,500+ people celebrate the arts at Warwick across 70+ events and 9 venues.
We then went even bigger in 2025 with a 4-day festival, merging with BandSoc's WickFest and hosting 165 events across 10 venues with over 8,000 attendees.
We can't wait to see what the future holds for WSAF, and we hope you will be a part of it!
WSAF 2024 Photos
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are you putting on this event?
The University of Warwick has a wealth of highly motivated student bands, theatre societies and other performing groups which we want to present to whole University community in the summer term. This is inspired by the old 'Warwick Student Arts Festival', which to our knowledge last took place in 2015.
Are you run by the University?
No, we are an established student society of our own. Last year and this year we were fortunate to receive funding from Together@Warwick's grant scheme, and due to the nature of the festival we have closely collaborated with university departments such as Marketing, Estates, AV Services and Conferences. Despite this, all decisions are still made by students!
How is WSAF different to other society events such as SocFest?
WSAF's aim is to widen performance opportunities and to give people the chance to watch something that they might not have seen otherwise. We're providing a collection of a wider range of arts than a certain type of drama or society, but are more performance and arts-related than SocFest. You're more than welcome to submit and exhibit the same performance at both WSAF and another event.
I'd like to help out but don't want or have anything to perform. Is this possible?
Of course! We're a fully student-run initiative so also need help in advance with organisation, marketing and planning, and on the day with operations, stewarding and tech. Please see our crew page for more information.
I've found references to an older Warwick Student Arts Festival or Warwick Fringe before. Is this related?
Yes! The Warwick Student Arts Festival used to be a yearly event from 2004 to 2015, and we brought it back in 2024! You can find out more about WSAF's history on the history page.
Where can I find out more information, find additional photos or download your logo?
We have a press kit available here.
Where can I find more information?
Please contact us by email at info@wsaf.org.uk or on Instagram at @wsaf26.