January 31, 2024
Sponsorship Opportunities: Deadline Extension for Deaffest’s 15th Anniversary Festival
The sponsorship deadline for Deaffest 2024 has been extended to 5pm (GMT) on Friday the 23rd of February 2024.
The 15th anniversary edition of Deaffest welcomes sponsors to support the important festival, which will be taking place in Wolverhampton, UK from the 10th to the 12th of May 2024.
Contact Deaffestsponsors@zebra-access.com if you would like to view Deaffest’s sponsorship brochure and the packages on offer!
VENUES
Deaffest will return from the 10th to the 12th of May 2024 to celebrate the 15th edition of the festival. The events will be taking place at three different venues, including:
– Arena Theatre, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1SE
– University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY
– The Halls Wolverhampton, North Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1RD
Please visit here for further details about events happening at the above venues.
ACCESS
All venues have wheelchair access. Please contact the above venues for further accessibility details.
British Sign Language and International Sign interpreters will be provided at the festival.
If you require a Deafblind Interpreter or a Lipspeaker, please contact us at enquiries@deaffest.co.uk.
ACCOMMODATION
Wolverhampton offers a range of accommodation which you can check out on Google.
TRANSPORT
All three venues listed above are within a 15 minute walking distance from Wolverhampton’s rail, bus, and metro stations.
Car parking information can be found here.
The nearest airport to Wolverhampton is Birmingham Airport (BHX).
January 25, 2024
Deaf Visual Artists: an opportunity to showcase your work at Deaffest 2024 on Saturday the 11th of May!
Deaffest’s Stalls Fair will be returning to Wolverhampton, UK, at a different venue; the Rosalind Franklin (MB) Building at the University of Wolverhampton.
Visual Artists can apply for a stall with a freestanding project board (located behind the stall). This is a fantastic opportunity to display and sell your artistic work!
For more information about holding a stall and to apply: click here. If you are interested in having a project wall, please add this information in the ’Special Request’ box on the form.
If you have already applied for a stall and want to add a project board, please contact: deaffeststalls@zebra-access.com.
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