The Wintertide team would like to offer our deepest and most heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped bring Wintertide Festival to life.

This festival simply wouldn’t be possible without the dedication and generosity of our funders, community, artists, visitors, partners, traders and contractors. Because of you, Wintertide was a truly unforgettable success.

Our sincere gratitude goes to our funders and investors, without whom this event simply could not happen: TVCA, Arts Council England, National Lottery Community Fund, Youth Music Trailblazer Fund 2025–2027, Creative Lives UK, Larch, Hays Travel Foundation, PFC Headline Sponsor, JRF Headline Sponsor, Sea Change, X Energy, Hartlepool Borough Council, Headland Parish Council.

With heartfelt appreciation to our local business and community supporters: Huskies Basketball, Water Babies, Mark Lloyd- Stardust, JustGiving and EasyFundraising contributions.

Thank you to our fantastic partners, volunteers and critical friends, whose collaboration and enthusiasm helped shape this year’s festival: Heugh Battery Museum, Colourful Kitchen Chaos, Jess Tones & Olivia Burton, Tees Valley Volunteering, Murphy’s Fun Fair, Hartlepool Carnival Committee, Tees River Trust, Sea Change Partners: Clipp, Hartlepool Sport, West View Advice & Resource Centre, BloomInArt, Britney Fraser Art, Art Bytes, St Helens Primary School, West View Primary School, Grange Primary School, Catcote Academy, Throston Primary School, Eldon Grove Academy, Barnard Grove Primary School, Lynnfield Primary, Greatham C of E Primary School, Hart Primary School, Holy Trinity C Of E Primary School, High Tunstall College of Science, Salaam Centre, Something Positive Solutions, Start, Hartlepool Youth Services, Thrive Teesside, MASS, Hartlepool Chat, Ian Humberston, Northern School of Art, Stella Hall, Aaron Bowman, Natalie Hogg, Evy Hardwick. 

Shout out to local Venues who welcomed audiences with open arms: Heugh Battery Museum, St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool Borough Hall & Sports Centre, The Fishermans Arms, Elaine Gooding & Matthew Wallace for running Wintertide Bar at Constables Bar, The Cosmopolitan, The Headland Social Club, Headland Baptist Church, Duke of Cleveland Facade, 4 York Place, The Studio (Youth Music pre-festival event) 

To our incredible delivery team, your professionalism and hard work have been truly invaluable:, Samuel Deakin- Marketing, AH Events, Reaction Fireworks, Axiom Events, Francis Fitzgerald- Photography, Art Mouse Events- Videography.

To all the amazing artists, community groups, local residents who brought creativity, energy, and heart to Wintertide. There are simply too many of you to name, but please know how deeply we appreciate each and every one of you.

And finally, to our audiences, thank you for braving the elements, embracing the weekend, and engaging so wholeheartedly with everything on offer. Your messages of love, support, and enthusiasm mean the world to us.

Thank you for making Wintertide Festival truly extraordinary.