Coventry Peace Festival invites those who are holding events that are linked to the theme of Peace to apply for financial support up to a maximum of £250. If events need a larger amount, applicants can make a business case … Continue reading →
01/11/2021 – 14/11/2021 @ All Day – Coventry Peace Festival is an annual celebration of the city’s place as the UK’s only city of Peace and Reconciliation. It will take place during the first two weeks of November. The programme is shown below. Click here to download a PDF of the programme. Coventry Peace Award Prizes Date: 1 November 2021 Location: Various […]
Continue reading →01/11/2020 – 15/11/2020 @ All Day – In 2020 the annual Coventry Peace Festival will be held from 1 to 15 November. This year will be the 80th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz, on 14-15 November, which is the event the Peace Festival was set up to remember. The programme has still not been announced but we expect it to be published […]
Continue reading →01/11/2019 – 14/11/2019 @ All Day – This year Coventry Peace Festival will run from 1 to 16 November. Events Ongoing events 1395 Days Without Red Positive Images Peace Festival Poetry Competition Coventry and Warwickshire Children’s Peace Poem 2020 Peace Festival events 1 – 14 November St John the Baptist Church Fleet St – Peace Festival 1 November HillzFM Radio Presents Peace […]
Continue reading →For many years, Coventry has been running a two week annual Peace Festival culminating on the anniversary of the bombing on 14 November 1940. This year, due to staff changes and a new City Events Manager Jon Hogan only recently … Continue reading →
10/11/2018 @ 13:00 – 16:00 – The award ceremony for entrants to the Safe Places Positive Images Peace Festival poetry competition will be held on 10 November 2018 in the Hope Centre. All entrants will be invited to attend the event, to read out their poems or have them read for them. Winners and runners up in 10-15 years category and […]
Continue reading →01/11/2018 – 14/11/2018 @ All Day – The annual Coventry Peace Festival takes place from 1 to 14 November. The programme of events can be found here.
Continue reading →01/11/2017 – 14/11/2017 @ All Day – The Coventry Peace Festival 2017 will be taking place from the 1 to 14 November. Coventry has a leading role in the world as a city of Peace and Reconciliation and this festival has taken place for many years highlighting the work going on in and around the city. This includes many different types of […]
Continue reading →The Peace Festival is held annually from 1 to 14 November to commemorate the bombing of Coventry City centre during World War 2. On the night of 14 November, German aeroplanes dropped over 4000 firebombs on the city, killing hundreds of … Continue reading →
06/11/2016 @ 14:00 – This concert by UMCM is the highlight of our 15 days themed opening of our church to the public. We plan to have a brochure of our peace + reconciliation trail. Our display of white peace Lillies throughout the church + tapestries provided by Pru Poretta. We aim to provide a haven for peaceful contemplation. Contact: […]
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