The Heritage Open Days Festival Impact Review 2025 captures the biggest festival yet, delivered by a growing and increasingly diverse community.
Heritage Open Days writes:
… With the help of new micro-grants and partnerships over 5,879 events were organised offering people more places to visit and stories to explore than ever before…
From expert led conservation workshops at a local primary school to an LGBTQ+ audio trail and a discussion of architectural myths in a pub cellar. Our community put on a spectacular showcase of heritage this September, building community pride and inspiring further engagement along the way.
The community
- 2,549 organisers
- 104 coordinators
The festival
- 5,879 events
- 1.3 million visits
Bernard Donoghue OBE, Director, ALVA / Museums + Heritage Award judge, on Heritage Open Days receiving Sector Impact Award [said]:
‘When it was first created it was a great, inspiring and generous idea and it has only grown in size, importance and impact over the years. When something so loved and so well-established becomes part of the heritage landscape it sometimes is in danger of being taken for granted. This award shows that we don’t take it for granted but celebrate it, encourage it and thank all those who make it so special.’
