Are you excited yet!? Barefoot in the Park 2012 is TOMORROW! And lo and behold the weather should be mostly dry, there might even be some sunny spells! Don’t forget to bring your wellies though as the grass will probably be muddy! Of course we’ve got a lovely big marquee to keep us safe from [...]

Lo and behold… It’s the full lineup! 12.00 start + welcome 12.15 David Tait 12.40 Hannah Copley 13.00 Creative Writing Showcase 14.00 Singer/songwriters: Matt and Georgie, Josh Pewter, and Matt Hutson 14.35 Paul Maddern 15.00 Simon Rennie 15.20 Garnets (band) 15.45 Spoken Word Showcase: Darwin Jr Turton, Hannah Townsend, Oliver Duggan, Henry Raby, and Vicky [...]

Are you excited yet? We are! Have a look at some of the posts below, written by this year’s wonderful team, about the various fundraisers we’ve held to get the money together to run this year’s Barefoot in the Park Poetry Festival! Apart from the fundraisers, we’ve been attending loads of fantastic poetry readings to [...]

By Flossie The second Barefoot in the Park Fundraiser in the Pub- what a night! The open mic was hailed by all as a magnificent event, with loud and ready cries for a repeat! Yet how to account for the astounding success of that drizzly evening in February?! Yes we raised an impressive amount of [...]

By Lily The first Barefoot in the Pub was looming. Panic was slowly setting in. All we could do was hope that those who said they’d come would – and bring their friends. After fear that no one would want to share their talents with words, more and more people began signing up to perform. [...]

By Katie Could there be a better way to fundraise than selling Krispy Kremes? After filling out a form and ordering the doughnuts online, two sleepy-eyed Barefoot members drove early in the morning to pick up the treats and wrap them individually in sandwich bags; a task more arduous than finding a lecture theatre in [...]

By Dom Fundraisers are essential in order to walk those first proverbial steps towards an independent festival. That’s why, on a chilly winter night in November, you would have found us crammed into Leeds University’s Old Bar. Hosted by us and promoted via the English Society, we organised a light-hearted (but nevertheless competitive!) pub quiz. [...]