After 12 extraordinary years of exploring, talking, and making together – and three recent years supported by the Reaching Communities Fund – we’re excited to share that 2026 will mark a milestone moment for T100: a journey home. We will be celebrating everything we’ve created together and imagining how the programme can evolve beyond its current form.  

This special edition will be our most ambitious yet – a joyful, imaginative celebration of the landscapes, stories, and communities that have shaped T100, and a heartfelt invitation to reflect on what it truly means to belong, to return, and to call a place home.

In the lead-up, our monthly walks will continue, guiding us step by step towards the festival. Along the way, we’ll share stories, spark conversations, and invite you to help shape the festival and beyond.

Guided by curiosity, creativity, and a shared spirit of adventure, artists, scientists, historians, local voices, and Thurrock’s next generation will come together to explore who we are, where we’ve come from, and imagine new futures. We’ll walk, talk, and create – discovering new perspectives along the way.

Together, we’ve shown what can grow when creativity and community meet. 2026 is a journey home – a celebration of all we’ve built together, and the beginning of a new chapter still to be written.

Join us as we see Thurrock differently – together – and imagine what might be next.