Open Weekend is back for 2026 – now in its SIXTH year!!! Come along, sign up or host your own event and be part of our vibrant, Bucks-wide event.

This year we will hold an extended Open Weekend(s) across 3 long weekends in August – 14th, 15th 16th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 28th, 29th & 30th.

Roots, Rhythms & Rituals

Step into a summer of long weekends where stories are shared, traditions come alive, and creativity connects communities across Buckinghamshire.

The Buckinghamshire Culture Open Weekend returns with this year’s theme, “Roots, Rhythms & Rituals” — a vibrant celebration of the people, places, and practices that shape our cultural identity. From ancient traditions to contemporary expression, this year’s programme invites you to explore how heritage is preserved, reimagined, and passed on.

About Bucks Culture

Buckinghamshire Culture is an independent charity established to nurture and champion arts, heritage and culture in the county.

Our Mission: Working together to shape, build and celebrate a bright cultural future for Buckinghamshire.

We believe that creativity and culture are essential parts of everyone’s lives – whether they are things you actively do or experience, or because they are embedded in the design, storytelling, films and engineering that surround us daily.

Inclusion is essential to our aims for a sustainable future for creativity and culture in Buckinghamshire.

Partnership and collaboration are central to our work.