Event: Wilfred Owen Festival

The Wilfred Owen Festival is a festival of commemoration and remembrance taking place in the town of Oswestry, Shropshire.

The festival will run through October and into November 2018 with the main focal point for events being from November 1st to November 11th. It is a festival designed to coincide with the centenary of Owen’s death and the centenary of Armistice Day and will be a unique and fitting tribute to Owen in the town of his birth and to all those who sacrificed their lives for us during times of conflict.

A wide range of events and performances will be taking place throughout the period and will include Poetry, Drama, Music, Lectures, Re-enactment, Films, Artwork, Exhibitions and much more!

There will also be the unveiling of a new life size Bronze statue of Owen commissioned by Oswestry Town Council. The statue has been created by local sculptor and artist Tim Turner and will be cast at the Castle Fine Arts Foundry in near-bye Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant.

A small committee of local people with a wide range of skill sets is in place to oversee the organisation of the festival and members of the committee are always willing to listen to ideas from anyone who feels they have something to add or would like to participate in some way in the festival. We are also currently seeking potential sponsors for the series of events taking place, a list of which can be found under the Events section of this website. For more information please contact info@wilfredowenoswestry2018.org.uk

For more information please visit the website: http://www.wilfredowenoswestry2018.org.uk/