Promoting the Arts in Harris
About Us

The Harris Arts Festival was set up in the early 1990s by a group of local enthusiasts who felt that because of the strong cultural traditions of Harris that the island deserved to have a Festival of its own.

The aims of the Festival were to host events in Harris to which local people would not normally have easy access and to provide venues for local singers, musicians and other artists.

In the past the Festival has attracted many musicians, singers, poets and others from all over the United Kingdom and at times from other countries. Although the main concentration has been on traditional and folk music, classical music has always been a major part of the Festivals.

jointly funded by:
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Awards for All
Feisean nan Gaidheal