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About Salisbury History Festival
Salisbury History Festival is a celebration of Salisbury and it’s people. It is organised as part of the Fisherton History Society and began life in August 2018 with 5 days of events, including seminars, historical presentations, guided walks and films. Since the success of our first history festival, the event has grown and now includes partnerships with other local organisations such as Wiltshire Creative, Timezone Productions and History At Large.
Salisbury History Festival offers a fascinating insight into the city’s past and includes leading local history research – we show how history has influenced Salisbury from past events.
A key element of our commitment is to promote awareness of Salisbury’s past to new audiences.
You may be surprised at just how relevant the Festival’s events are to Salisbury today. Social history research makes a difference. From big ideas to the most detailed observations, social history affects us all everyday – at work, in school and within our communities.
Details of this year’s festival will appear on this new website (fisherton website address )
Please visit the website for regular updates listing details of festival events.
Purpose of the Festival
* The Festival is designed to promote, and increase awareness of Salisbury’s past social history.
Each year the Festival
*Presents events throughout the in conjunction with other organisations
* Offers five days of activities celebrating the history of Salisbury and its people.
* Continues to increase the number of events focused on engaging the public and young people via local history research.
* Gives an award to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to local history.
Aims of the Festival
* Encourage, support and create the opportunity for social history researchers to engage with non-academic audiences.
* Promote and increase awareness of Salisbury’s past history.
* Enable the public to engage with research.
* Engage with our delegates via face to face contact with historical presenters and lecturers.