17th - 19th November 2023

Reawakening wonder in an age of exhaustion

St Laurence Church
The Stroud Centre for Peace & the Arts

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What is the Festival of Wonder?

The Festival of Wonder is back! After the success of last year, we hope to build on and continue our exploration of all that is good and wonderous around us.


The Festival of Wonder is a festival offering a wondrous array of spectacles, activities and spaces designed to engage, enrich and inspire wonder. This year we will explore our understanding of wonder in powerful new ways with the wonder of peace being a central theme. So, whether you enjoy the wonder of the natural world, the wonder of words, imagination, creativity, song or dance we hope you will find something to again brighten, lighten and inspire.


There will be music, aerial and circus performance, workshops, sounds, silence and reflective space, as well as food, warmth and community.

The intention of the Festival of Wonder is to inspire a sense of wonder and hope for the more beautiful world that our hearts know is possible and a refuge from the challenges of our current world.

Visitors to the festival can expect to walk away with a lightness of heart, a smile on their face and just maybe sufficiently inspired to help be a part of creating that more beautiful world of wonder and peace.

The majority of events and activities are FREE to attend and open to all ages.

What makes you wonder?

What stops you in your tracks in a moment of WOW? What sparks your imagination to run and spurs you to act? Whether it’s community or justice, music or art, beauty or magic, sounds or silence, the Festival of Wonder invites you to step back take time and wonder.

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We need your help!

As our event grows, so does are need for more talent and support from our community.

Currently we are urgently seeking the following:

Crowdfunding Administrator – Do you have experience in crowdfunding and would like to play a key role in driving the success of our event?  We urgently need someone with experience to lead or support a crowdfunding campaign.   If this could be you or you are able to assist in some way, please contact the team at the link below.

Grant Writer – In order to maintain a largely free festival, we must seek the support from an array of other organizations.    Do you have any experience in grant writing or seeking funding?  Are you well connected in the community or interested in reaching out to a variety of local organizations for their support?   If this could be you, or you are able to assist in a similar way, please contact the team at the link below.

Whether you can offer a few hours per week or a dedicated effort, please contact us at the link below and express your specific area of interest.  We will soon be back in touch.

When we think we have reached our limit, wonder is the act that returns us to love.

Valerie Kaur

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