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Newport Live Big Splash 2025

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    Many Young Children and Young People will see and engage with the arts and culture offered for this weekend for the very first time.

  • Number of beneficiaries - 26000

    25,000 people attend, almost 1,000 people perform

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

The Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre is thrilled to announce the return of Wales’ largest free outdoor arts festival, Big Splash, taking place on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July 2025. Once again, Newport city centre will be transformed into a vibrant hub of creativity and celebration, following a turnout of over 25,000 visitors last year. The two-day festival features live music, street theatre, dance, workshops, crafts, and activities for all ages and is free to attend.

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BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

30000

26k Festival attend & performers, 4k community engagement

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£10,000.00

TIMELINE

Feb 2025 - Aug 2025

Activity goals

Ensure all visitors engage with the festival and culture available for free

community groups across Newport are encouraged to engage and all perceived barriers reduced

Newport Live once again creates the largest outdoor street festival in wales

Activity Actions

  • Reaching out to community groups directly

  • promoting the benefit to the arts

  • providing a free to perform community stage

  • hugely important benefit on mental and physical health through engagement

  • providing jobs and learning and training opportunities.

Activity details
GEOGRAPHIC REACH

Wales: Newport

IMPACT REPORTING

Quarterly

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being UN SDG 5: Gender Equality UN SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth UN SDG 10: Reduced Inequality UN SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities UN SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production UN SDG 13: Climate Action UN SDG 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

through direct engagement surveys weekly updates with all BIg Splash team

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

Newport Live

Newport Live are the charity that creates and owns the event.
OTHER PARTNERS

Arts Council for Wales

the main funder to the value of £50,000 - Newport Live seeking £10,000 to broaden community activity