Stockton Council has today welcomed news from the Arts Council that the internationally renowned Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF) is to continue to receive support from the new National Portfolio funding programme. The announcement, made this morning, confirmed £200,000 of funding for 2012-13, £204,800 for 2013-14 and £210,125 for 2014-15. More than 1,300 organisations applied [...]

The 24th Stockton International Riverside Festival (4-7 August) today announced its programme highlights. For four extraordinary days in August, Stockton-on-Tees in the North East of England will be transformed into a vast performance space for both UK and international outdoor arts. Taking place in and around Stockton on Tees, the festival returns to the River [...]

For four extraordinary days in August, Stockton-on-Tees in the North East of England will be transformed into a vast performance space for both homegrown and international street theatre artists. The internationally acclaimed Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF) is now in its 24th year and comes to town from 3 – 7 August. As ever, SIRF [...]

As The World Tipped is a real life disaster movie performed live in the night sky! It is an ambitious and extraordinary piece of aerial theatre that tells a powerful tale of ecological crisis. Combining dramatic film and visuals with breath-taking aerial performance, As The World Tipped confronts one of the most pressing issues for [...]

More highlights of this years’ Stockton International Riverside Festival programme have just been announced. Once again Parish Gardens will be transformed with the  return of the Spiegel Tent, a beautiful, magical venue which provides the perfect backdrop to a packed programme of fantastic entertainment. Daytime will feature a free family-friendly line up programmed by festival favourites [...]

All you guys… Grow a tash, dig out your flares, afro hair and platform shoes and get dressed up! Ladies! Flick your hair, roll on that lip gloss and spray yourself in charlie (perfume that is)… (think Charlie’s Angels , Starsky and Hutch, macho man, foxy lady, roller girls, Burt Reynolds,  John Travolta… Why ???? [...]

SIRF has secured a place in a prestigious guide to the summer’s hottest family events. The Guardian newspapers’ list of 50 events not to be missed includes SIRF alongside Bristol’s Balloon Fiesta, Worthing’s International Birdman event and the Sunderland International Air Show. This year’s 24th Stockton International Riverside Festival promises to be the best yet [...]

The 24th Stockton International Riverside Festival (4-7 August) is delighted to announce further programme highlights. For four extraordinary days in August, Stockton-on-Tees in the North East of England will be transformed into a vast performance space for both UK and international outdoor arts. With its strong tradition of networking to bring festival audiences the latest [...]

The 2011 Stockton International Riverside Festival programme guide has been officially launched. You can view this guide as an e-publication or download as a .pdf.