Arts by the Sea Festival is a festival at Bournemouth Lower Gardens, from 2 October 2026 to 11 October 2026.
What is listed here
This page records what is confirmed about Arts by the Sea Festival: the dates, the venue. It deliberately does not carry a line-up, running order or start time, because those are the organiser’s to publish and they change. Check the organiser directly for the current detail.
Before you go
Festivals in Bournemouth tend to spread across a site or several venues rather than one room, so allow time to move between them and check whether a single ticket covers everything or whether elements are ticketed separately.
Going, if you are staying nearby
Bournemouth Lower Gardens has its position on the map. If you are staying in Bournemouth that week, it is worth checking against the rest of the calendar before you commit an evening to it. The full events calendar lists every dated event across the bay, and the map shows how the venues sit relative to each other.