The annual festival weekend is our main event of the year. Having used The Hayes and High Leigh conference centres for many years, in 2024 we visited Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes for the first time, and our 2025 festival will be at Yarnfield Park Conference Centre in Staffordshire.
Read about our 2024 festival
Our Creating Harmony was held in October 2024 at Kents Hill Park Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. A review of the weekend was published in issue 40 of our magazine, and a more detailed review is now available to download:
Listen to our festival podcasts
Rachel Gallehawk interviews contributors to the 2024 ArtServe festival
A selection of photos from recent ArtServe festivals
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Festival 2024
Our 2024 festival Creating Harmony was held at Kents Hill Park from 18-20 October. Our keynote speaker Jenny Pathmarajah is interested in the often uneasy relationship between sacred and secular music, and how both have their place in our Christian life and worship; she also led two workshops. Other workshop topics included close harmony singing, circle dancing, icon writing, South Korean art, and needle-felting.




Festival 2023
Our 2023 festival For Everything there is a Season was held at The Hayes Conference Centre from 20–22 October. Workshops topics included Forest Church, blessing quilts, art therapy, creative writing, and handbell ringing.




Festival 2022
Our 2022 festival Re-Creation was held at High Leigh Conference Centre from 14–16 October. Workshops included creative writing (led by Paul Kerensa), music inspiration, art, Bible journalling, dance, drama, and digital art.




Festival 2021
Our 2021 festival Encircling Love was held at The Hayes Conference Centre from 15–17 October. Creative sessions included Celtic knotwork, singing, circle dance, drama, photography, vocal confidence, and craft.




Previous weekends
Creating Harmony – Kents Hill Park, 18-20 October 2024
For Everything there is a Season – The Hayes, 20-22 October 2023
Re-Creation – High Leigh, 14-16 October 2022
Encircling Love – The Hayes, 15-17 October 2021
Come Together – Online sessions, 10-11 October 2020 (the residential event was cancelled due to the pandemic)
Celebrate and Serve – The Hayes, 18-20 October 2019 (10th anniversary festival)
The Word around us – High Leigh, 19-21 October 2018
Creative Journeys in Prayer – The Hayes, 20-22 October 2017
The Rhythm of Life – High Leigh, 21-23 October 2016
Theatre of Stories – The Hayes, 16-18 October 2015
Life as we know it? – High Leigh, 17-19 October 2014. Photo gallery
Hearts on Fire! – The Hayes, 18-20 October 2013. Photo gallery
Christ be our light! – High Leigh, 23-25 November 2012. Photo gallery
Discovering Gifts Discovering God – The Hayes, 28-30 October 2011. Photo gallery