Making It Festival 2026
Making It Festival returns for 2026, celebrating bold new work by Guildhall School’s vibrant community, with an eclectic programme spanning music, opera, theatre, performance, installations and talks.
Making It Festival, 8–26 June
What does it mean to “make it” as an artist in the 21st century? As traditions evolve and power shifts, artists with the skills to create their own work become the trailblazers of our culture.
Join us for the 2026 Making It Festival: a celebration of new, original work made by Guildhall School’s vibrant and multi-skilled community. The programme will also include special events, installations and pop-up performances across campus.
The full Festival events lineup will be released in April.
Tickets start at just £5 and most events are free.
Join us this summer to celebrate the next generation of ground-breaking artists.
Making It Trailer 2025
Making It Festival events
Festival Hub, Silk Street Theatre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DT
Milton Court Concert Hall & Theatres, Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London EC2Y 9BH
Find out more about how to get to Guildhall School on our Visiting Guildhall School webpage
Making It Festival ticketed concerts multi-buy offer:
Book 2 concerts for a 15% discount
Book 3 concerts for a 25% discount
Add multiple Making It Festival events to your basket at barbican.org.uk and the discount will automatically be applied.
No ticket is required for free Making It Festival events - just turn up!
Making It Festival events
Making It
Making It Festival is part of Making It – Guildhall’s new, year-round artist development programme Available from the first day of training until five years after graduation, it’s a rolling programme of opportunities dedicated to supporting artists to create, collaborate, innovate and build sustainable careers in an ever-changing creative landscape. To ‘make it’, whatever that means to them.
Guildhall School of Music & Drama announces its Summer 2026 Season
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