Love Rugby Festival

The Love Rugby Festival will take place from 20 June to 6 July, coinciding with Rugby School’s Festival on The Close and Warwickshire Open Studios’ annual Summer Art Weeks festival.

In addition to the programme of cultural and sporting events and activities, the Love Rugby Festival includes a ‘couch to 5k’ fun run through the town centre, finishing at Whitehall Recreation Ground.

Love Rugby Festival community grants

To encourage participation in the Love Rugby Festival, the council is offering grants of up to £250 for community groups and town centre businesses to organise festival events and activities, while community sports clubs can apply for a grant of up to £500 to host taster sessions or open days.

To apply for a grant, simply download and complete the application form and event details template:

• Download the grant application (Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF formats available)
• Download the event details template (Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF formats available)

Grant applications must be submitted by 30 April.

For support in promoting your festival event, email chris@ucltd.co.uk 

We plan to announce the full Love Rugby Festival line-up once details have been finalised.