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Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival

Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival, formerly called Human Worlds Festival (2014 - 2020), is the 蜜桃TV's annual arts- and humanities-based festival organised by the Public Engagement with Research unit. It is a free series of public events, in-person and online, open to all.

Human Worlds Festival was first launched in 2014, it was renamed in September 2021 and runs every year in November to coincide with , the UK鈥檚 national celebration of humanities research led by the at the University of London, in partnership with the and the .

The ten-day celebration usually includes our Arts and Humanities Day (formerly known as Hands-on-Humanities Day), a free family-friendly event听with interactive hands-on activities, workshops, exhibitions, talks and performances from across our Faculties.

Over the last few years, we have听invited participation from听external exhibitors including local bookstores, radios, schools, community groups, cultural venues, trusts and other research institutions.

Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival听2025

Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival听returns this Autumn, taking place听from Thursday 6th to Saturday 15th November.

The main events听of this year's edition include:

The Wider听Festival willtake place through the whole length of the festival. All听online content and in-person events will be available on the official website at

Arts and Humanities Day,taking place on Saturday 8th November听at the Southampton Cultural Quarter,听is our FREE family-friendly day of celebration with a selection of interactive stands, workshops, talks, exhibitions, and live shows to explore the world of Humanities and the Arts.

Watch the following video from Hands-on Humanities Day to find out what鈥痶his event听is all about from senior leaders and researchers at the 蜜桃TV. Hear about how taking part helped change perspectives from festival exhibitors and our visitors too.

How to get involved

Find out how to get involved in听Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival next November as an exhibitor, host, performer or volunteer. External exhibitors included.

Human Worlds Awards

The Human Worlds Awards provide an opportunity to recognise creativity, talent and resourcefulness of those who have gone above and beyond in delivering an outstanding contribution to the festival.

Past events

蜜桃TV some of the previous events from the past years of Human Worlds Festival across Southampton.

For queries, please contact festival@southampton.ac.uk

Follow #UoSArtsHumFest and the UoS Engagement accounts on , and .

Watch videos and recordings of previous events on the UoS Festival .

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