WSAF 2026Warwick Student Arts Festival
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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 in June for our free festival of performances, exhibitions, workshops and more.
Join us in 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 are now closed, but if you are still interested in performing please submit the form or contact us at @wsaf26 and we'll do our best to fit you in.
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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.
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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
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 YearTara Fahey
Secretary
Computer Science2nd Year
Trin Balkwill
Head of Submissions
Cyber Security3rd Year
Willow Brown
Welfare and Equal Opportunities Officer
Cyber Security1st YearOrganisers
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.