Rushlake Green LITTLE ARTS FESTIVAL Community Project
– bigger on the inside
The Little Arts Festival is a community project based in Rushlake Green. We organise arts events and promote arts activities featuring local artists, musicians and arts groups. You may well have been participated in, or attended, our events over the years. This website is here to share information about our activities and to provide a resource for all those interested in getting more involved in the arts, or in organising local events.
Don’t miss out on our BIG little ARTS WEEKEND 25th to 28th September 2025, based in and around Rushlake Green, East Sussex. Share your creativity, take part, get involved or share the experience by being there for the events. To find out more CLICK HERE
You can also Register online for regular news and updates on all things Little Arts: SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE
And the Little Arts Festival project is now offering Grants to support outstanding creative ideas and initiatives. It’s open to everyone. Get full details and apply online: CLICK HERE
Breaking news
WHEN LIFE IS A BEACH, KEEP CALM AND PAINT A PEBBLE
The Pebble Painting activity on the Big Little Arts Weekend stand at the Rushlake Green Summer show proved to be a big attraction and resulted in some brilliant Little Works of Art. It was great to see how immediately kids got the idea - starting to create artworks...
LITTLE ARTS SENDS A BIG THANK YOU . . .
. . . to all the many people who visited the Big Little Arts Weekend at the Rushlake Green Summer Show. . We had loads of brilliantly creative people, of all ages, eager to Paint a Pebble or Pen a Poem. The Pebble artists included one highly respected local painter. ...
Don’t miss the BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND stand a the Rushlake Green SUMMER SHOW this Saturday
The Little Arts Festival will be at this year’s Summer Show to promote the BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND they are planning for 25th to 28th September this year. The Arts Weekend will include an Exhibition which will open to everyone – whatever their chosen style of level of...
GENTLE HARRY’S FARM comes to RUSHLAKE GREEN
Final reminder that this years production by the ever-popular Ruse Mechanicals outdoor theatre company arrives at Rushlake Green this SUNDAY 29TH JUNE. As usual the door open at around 6.00pm allowing plenty of time for everyone to bring in their chairs and start...
STAND UP FOR YOUR WRITES
If you’re a writer, we’d love you and your work to be featured in our poetry, prose and music session planned for Sunday 28th September, 2.00pm in the Dunn Village Hall - Part of the Big Little Arts Weekend 25th - 28th Sept 2025 We hope that you will read your work...
THE PLAZA TO BE
Friday and Saturday are already almost completely sold out but there are still tickets available for Wednesday's and Thursday's performances of the Village Players' production of Plaza Suite by the renowned playwright Neil Simon. The theatre production runs from 11th...
What’s on – around Rushlake Green
Please send details of any local arts-related events you spot,
to thelittleartsfestival@gmail.com with ‘What’s On’ in the subject
Fri 6th June 2025 – Cowbeech Players Present ‘and now for something completely different’
Panto Night, narrated by Tom Baker. (yes that’s WHO). Merrie Harriers
Sat 7th June 2025, from 5.30pm. Gig in the Garden
Live music at the Merrie Harriers, Cowbeech
Weds 11th to Sat 14th June 2025 – Plaza Suite. Rushlake Green Village Players
Dunn Village Hall, Rushlake Green.
Sunday 29th June 2025 – Gentle Harry’s Game by Rude Mechanicals Open Air Theatre
On Rushlake Green. Doors Open 6.00pm
Sat 26th July 2025 7.30pm – Taylor Made (as seen at LAF 24 Big Little Gig) headline:
WDHPS Annual Summer Show evening gig, on Rushlake Green
Sat 26th July 2025 1.45pm – Paint a Pebble and Pen a Poem activities on the Big Little Arts Weekend stand at the Warbleton & District Horticultural & Poultry Soc, Summer Show, on Rushlake Green
Sunday 3rd August 2025 – Cowbeech Flower Show and Summer Fete organised by the Cowbeech Bonfire Society. Includes photography category within the many activities and entertainments. Starts at 12.30pm behind the Merrie Harriers, Cowbeech.
Monday 25th August – Le Marche. Anglo-French Market in Heathfield. 10.00am to 4.00 pm.
Dozens of stalls, live music on the stage throughout the day.
Sat 6 th – Sun 21st September 2025 – Hailsham Festival
30 events celebrating East Sussex Arts, Culture and Community
Thurs 25th to Sunday 28th September 2025 – Big Little Arts Weekend
Art Exhibition, Music, Poetry and more at the Dunn Village Hall and beyond.
For our full What’s On List, including recent events, click “More What’s On . . . . “