Doncaster Festival of Light
FAQ’s
What is the Doncaster Festival of Light?
Doncaster Festival of Light is a free cultural event for the community of Doncaster. We strive to push boundaries and deliver a unique high quality event that we can all be proud of. This is about audiences connecting to joy, embracing experiences and participatory moments. Culture belongs to everyone.
What are the dates and times of the 2024 Doncaster Festival of Light?
15th November - 24th November 2024.
5pm-9pm. (From 7pm Opening Evening).
Who makes the Doncaster Festival of Light happen?
Right Up Our Street working collaboratively with our community Festival Steering Group. This ensures that programming is relevant and led by the community of Doncaster.
Right Up Our Street is about people in Doncaster choosing, making, seeing and sharing great art, music, theatre, film, dance, radio, poetry, and more.
Do I need to book a ticket to visit the Doncaster Festival of Light?
The Doncaster Festival of Light is a free ticketed event and will operate in half hour slots. Tickets are available to book here.
This year there is an option to leave a donation. All donations go towards the delivery of our free, charity led events. Our suggested donation amount is £2 per ticket.
Is the Doncaster Festival of Light Free?
Yes the Doncaster Festival of Light is FREE. When you book your tickets you can select to leave a donation. All donations go towards the delivery of our free, charity led events.
How do I volunteer at Doncaster Festival of Light?
Want to join our fab Festival Crew this year and Volunteer with us? Let us know you are interested by filling in the form on this page and a team member will get back to you as soon as possible. www.rightupourstreet.org.uk/volunteer-with-us
How can I find out about access?
Please visit out Access for the Doncaster Festival of Light Webpage for all information on access in the Minster.
Where can I access Food & Drink?
The Minster will be serving Tea and Coffee in their Café inside the building.
The Doncaster Wool Market is a 5 Minute walk from the Minster and has a fantastic offer of food and drink available. You can access their Facebook Page here.
Where can I park my car?
There are several car park options in the City Centre that are available. Below is a list near the area of the Minster.
The Markets Car Park (5 Minute Walk to the Minster).
Grey Friars Road Car Park (3 Minute Walk to the Minster).
Friars Gate Car Park (4 Minute Walk to the Minster).
The Frenchgate Centre Car Park (5 Minute Walk to the Minster).
How To Get to Us VIA Bus
The Minster is a 5 minute walk from the Doncaster Interchange, with a number of bus services that go to and from town.
You can access the bus timetables for South Yorkshire here.
Can I bring my dog?
Access dogs are welcome onsite, however due to the limited visibility within Doncaster Minster we sadly aren’t able to accommodate dogs.
Photography and filming onsite
Please note that photography and filming will take place during the festival. The material may be used in social media, in promotional videos and other publicity materials, both off and online. If you do not wish to appear in Right Up Our Street promotional materials, or have any other queries or concerns, please speak to a member of the Right Up Our Street Team.
Weather
Due to our artworks being situated inside The Minster, wet weather should not impact our event. However if you are concerned we will make any announcements regarding changed to delivery on our social media.
Who funds the Doncaster Festival of Light?
Our organisation is primarily funded by Arts Council England with support from Doncaster City Council.
Questions in Booking Form
The data collected allows us to do two things. As a charity we work hard to ensure that we are reaching all communities within Doncaster and that we are also supporting any access needs that they may have.
We use the data we collect from these questions so that we can understand more about our audiences. We also share this data with the Arts Council who use it to make the case to Government for public investment in creativity and culture. The data we collect is non-identifiable i.e. it cannot be traced back to the person completing the survey. Answering these questions is optional. If you'd rather not answer these more personal questions please leave them or select ‘prefer not to say’.
Contact Us
If you have any further questions or queries please email the team at hello@rightupourstreet.org.uk or fill in the form below and a member of the Right Up Our Street team will get back to you as soon as possible.