Fakenham Arts Festival 2026 will run throughout August, and Active Fakenham is already planning a number of new initiatives to build on the success of last year’s festival.

One of the new projects being planned is a town centre decoration scheme, which aims to improve a prominent area of the town and bring more art into public spaces.

As part of FAF26, Active Fakenham hopes to paint some tired-looking boards in the passageway that runs from the Market Place to the historic Parish Church, creating a much smarter and more attractive backdrop. This would provide a long-term improvement to an area that would benefit from some care and attention.

During the Arts Festival, the newly painted boards would also be used to display artwork. The current plan is to feature images of local artists’ work, probably printed onto removable aluminium panels. These could then be taken down at the end of August, left in place for longer, or replaced with other works in the future.

Richard Crook from Active Fakenham said:

“We are very much looking forward to this year’s Active Fakenham Arts Festival, and some of us have been working hard behind the scenes to build on the enormous success of FAF25.

“This project would be a real benefit to the town. It is one of a number of new initiatives we are planning for this year, and we will be announcing others soon.

“There may well be a discussion to be had about what happens at the end of August — whether we remove the art panels, leave them in place for longer, or replace them with other works. The important thing is that the boards themselves would be improved, giving a lasting benefit beyond the festival.”

Artist’s impression of how the project could look. Final details have not yet been decided.