Worcester Paint Festival brings street, mural & graffiti artists to the city showcasing renowned names in the UK scene, supported by emerging artists to create a vibrant outdoor art gallery. WPF works with street artists and graffiti writers for projects, collaborations and commissions.
Please get in touch if you have a wall or project that needs brightening up!
Whats happening in 2026…….
Due to limited time and energy, changes in Council funding (which previously enabled us to run an event) and it becoming harder and harder to find suitable walls for hand painted spots for artists working in this scene, we will be doing things a little differently for 2026.
You can expect to see:
– a couple of awesome murals which will pop up during the warmer weather months (more info coming soon) thanks to our fantastic ongoing relationships with Platform Housing Group and The Bransford Trust, and extremely supportive local councillors and Karen from Friends of Fort Royal Park and Commandery Gardens
– activity up at the fabulous legal wall, showing true skills and passion for this incredible scene spanning 60+ years
-graffiti and street art tours (please message if interested in this)
-and talks on the Graf and Street Art scene (and tours) can be booked for groups too
Photographer credit : Elliott Parker of artwork by Nuzoe, Diglis Dock Road, 2022.
You can pick up a paper map all year round from Tourist Information on the High Street (by The Guildhall), or use the digital one, or the downloadable PDF in large print via the map page!
We are always looking for sponsors for future projects so please do get in touch if you would like to help the community get some large, inspiring and joyful artwork, pay to cover the costs of a mural and support Worcester Paint Festival. Or if you want to discuss a commission, we have an extensive network of street, mural and graffiti artists who can deliver! Please get in touch if you want to book a tour, or talk about graffiti and street art culture, or the local scene
PAINT THE STREETS – was a major exhibition of Graffiti and Street Art culture and history in 2023-24 at Worcester City Museum and Art Gallery. It featured super rare original, large scale (8ft tall x 20ft wide immaculate) boards from Bridlington 1987, featuring Goldie, Vulcan, Mode and TKid. These boards had not been seen for decades, being locked away in a council facility. This was coupled with original works from Inkie, Bansky, Shepard Fairey and UK street artists. We included archive material and photographs from Martin Jones, John Nation and Barton Hill Youth Club, and the scene here in Worcester with sketch books, photos, tools and more from our veteran Worcester writers. Paint the Streets ran for 5 months and had over 18,000 visitors! Thank you to everyone who came to this amazing exhibition!
You can still still listen to an audio tour of PAINT THE STREETS Please follow this link. AUDIO TOUR AVAILABLE.
Worcester Paint Festival overview created by James Silvanus Films during the 2023 festival