Signals is Rotherham's FREE festival showcasing and supporting our brilliant young musicians, artists and creatives. This year we are excited that Signals is part of Children’s Capital of Culture 2025!

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Signals is a year-round programme of events and this year our key festival week is the 14th to the 23rd February.

 

What a brilliant programme we have in store for you. We will be delivering our amazing town centre festival on 22nd February which includes our new music trail that takes you on a journey across the town centre from chapels to hairdressers.

 

Grimm & Co. will be hosting craft and creative writing sessions for children aged 6 to 12 and a brand new Rotherham's Got Talent show where anyone can drop in and have time to shine!

 

Forge Island hosts a collaborative musical performance between Emergence Collective and young musicians and Amp-Up returns with a showcase of musical artists in Rotherham College. All for FREE!

 

On the 22nd and 23rd February there will be an immersive art installation at Catcliffe Cone and on the 19th February a special footwork workshop with pioneering artist RP Boo from Chicago sharing skills and knowledge with our young performers at Nova City. On the 14th February we have local artists delivering rap and vocal workshops in schools.

 

Look out for Pop up and Play performances around the borough on each day of the festival week.

 

Stay close for more information, check our socials and website as we update you with details over the next couple of weeks in the run up. 

 

Note: on 22nd Feb you'll need a festival wristband to get in all the spots which you can collect for free at the festival hub bus which will be on All Saints Square.

 

Our wider programme this year includes our Pathways Into Music day on the 21st March, a weekly social space starting in February and our Saturday Morning Music Centre at Oakwood school all year round. We also have an exciting event based on our Sounds Of Rotherham project coming soon…