Music, theatre, street art, dance and more, High Wycombe boasts a vibrant art and cultural scene. With venues and creative landmarks dotted throughout the town, thousands of visitors are welcomed each year to participate and engage in the town’s creative arena.

Built in 1992, the ‘Wycombe Swan’ Theatre has become a cultural marker for High Wycombe. The theatre has brought many internationally lauded musicians, actors and comedians to the town, as well as hosting an annual ‘Summer Youth Project’. High Wycombe’s iconic Town Hall, once the site of an early Rolling Stones concert in 1963, is also a champion of the local cultural scene. It also hosts the regular ‘Hellfire Comedy Club’, giving a platform for up and coming comedians to perform.

But beyond the professional stage, High Wycombe is also the proud home of many community-led venues. The ‘Wycombe Arts Centre’ , an imposing converted church turned creative hub, is run by an open collective of local people of all ages and races who are inspired by creativity. It offers an array of workshops, visual art projects and performance spaces for hire, fostering entrepreneurship and creative talent within the town’s community.

Curated by talented local artists, over recent years High Wycombe has benefitted from a series of creative street and visual art projects, with murals popping up throughout the town, bringing the streets to life with vibrancy & colour, particularly around High Wycombe’s diverse Desborough Road area.