Minehead and Coast Development Trust Announce 2026 Business Sponsorship Opportunities
The Minehead Bay Festival is a non-profit, charity-run event delivering a free, inclusive programme of arts, culture and live music on Minehead’s seafront each summer.
With 5,000+ attendees, a growing digital audience of 3,000+ social media followers, and strong year-round engagement, the festival generates real economic benefit for Minehead. It also supports local creatives, and provides valuable opportunities for businesses to showcase their products and services to attendees and the wider community, while supporting a positive community event.
Looking ahead to 2026
As we start planning for the next Minehead Bay Festival, scheduled for Saturday 29 August 2026, we are also looking to the festival’s longer-term future. Our ambition is to grow the Minehead Bay Festival into a larger, Minehead-wide celebration, reaching more people, creating more creative opportunities, and delivering even greater social and economic impact for the town.
Achieving this growth depends on the support of our community, local businesses and community partners. This support is vital to ensure this positive, community-led cultural event can continue for many years to come. With that in mind, we are excited to announce our 2026 sponsorship opportunities!
Why partner with the Minehead Bay Festival?
The Minehead Bay Festival gives local businesses a valuable platform to engage with the community. It’s a chance to promote your services or products and raise the profile of your brand with thousands of visitors. Sponsoring the festival places your business in front of new potential customers while showing your commitment to local events and community life. It’s a simple, effective way to build awareness, strengthen your reputation and support a vibrant summer celebration in Minehead.
In return for your support, partners benefit from meaningful visibility and engagement through a trusted local festival.
Sponsorship benefits include:
- Brand visibility across the festival site
- Presence across marketing materials, digital channels and press activity
- Website, newsletter and social media coverage
- Access to a highly engaged and diverse audience
- Association with a respected, charity-run cultural programme
We offer 2026 sponsorship packages to suit a range of budgets and partnership goals, for both local businesses and regional organisations.
Get involved
The continued support of partners and the wider community is essential to helping the festival grow and thrive.
If your organisation values Minehead, culture, community and positive social impact, we would love to hear from you.
Read more and download the 2026 sponsorship pack