Kettfest 2025
Saturday 14 June
Kettfest is back to celebrate the best of the town with live performances and more for a day of celebration. Last year's festival was the best yet with thousands of people coming into the town centre to enjoy live music, dance, poetry and more.
Calling all performers!
At Kettfest, we will have a number of stages around Kettering:
The Main Stage @ The Market Place – big bands and music names
The Clock Tower Stage – Solos, duos, acoustic and small bands
The Community Performance Stage – schools, dance groups, choirs , theatre and entertainers, near McDonalds
The Yards Stage - DJs & Graffiti Art
The Spoken Word Stage@ Kettering Library
Stand Up Comedy / Theatre performance - not currently a 'stage' but slots available across the town
Now we are looking for the best talent in town to come and perform. The form is now live, so get in touch and let us know what you could bring to the festival.
Register to perform
Calling all visual artists and shops!
Do you want to get creatively involved in Kettfest and make the town look amazing? Some ideas below - so let us know:
- Create original artwork for display / exhibition (painting, sculpture, photography, film) around the town - ideally link this to our theme.
- Run a creative workshop
- Be part of the Kettering District's Art Society (KDAS) 'Art on the High Street Trail' by painting/drawing in town
- Help make knitted and crocheted items to decorate the town centre with the Kettfest Yarn Bomb team.
- Do something at your shop/venue - eg. host local musicians, display artwork, have a game or a deal
- On the day of the Kettfest festival come outside your shop/venue with signs, tables, deals and more - this is a chance to really advertise your business and pull people in. Activities work really well! We will promote this on NNC Hi Street and Kettfest socials.
- Decorate your shop on our 2025 theme 'Communicate & Connect' Kettfest is our biggest annual event and benefits all local shops and businesses, so we want to see these looking bright and bold!
- Get together with other shop owners near you and dress the whole street!
Shops and artists get in touch here
Apply for a stall at Kettfest
We will be taking bookings for street food traders, produce stalls, bars, crafts and more. Bookings for stalls for Kettfest will be open soon - check back here to apply for a spot.
If you have any questions please look at our markets page or email markets@ketteringtowncouncil.gov.uk