This year's Children of Winchester Festival (COWfest) will take place on Saturday 19 February 2022.

We are planning a new in-person format this year, to take account of our COVID-affected environment, but also to try something new!

COWfest 2022 is offering a one-day kids’ takeover of Winchester city centre, with a wide range of FREE activities on offer in diverse spaces – from cultural venues and community facilities to shops and other businesses. 

One of the objectives is to showcase Winchester city organisations and businesses – particularly those that are youth-oriented – and to enable them to reach new audiences. We hope the event will bring children and their parents and carers into buildings and businesses that they wouldn’t normally visit, in order to take part in free activities offered specifically for COWfest.

If your venue, organisation or business would like to take part, please email us on [email protected] for more information and to discuss what you'd like to offer!