The Old Town Festival 2025 came to a powerful close on Sunday 8 June, with over 4,000 people filling Wood Street for the ever-popular Old Town Festival Street Party. The event marked the grand finale of a week-long programme of creative events, performances, and workshops that brought over 10,000 people together in celebration of local culture, community and the arts.

The revived Old Town Arts Festival launched on Sunday 1 June with a record-breaking 4,650 attendees at the Family Fun Day in Town Gardens, marking the start of a refreshed week-long programme of arts and community activity across Swindon’s Old Town.