Save the Date for all Creatives!
Portsmouth and South Coast Business Week takes place next week (24th – 28th February 2025). This week-long festival is packed with free activities designed to support and champion businesses across the region – created by business, for business.
Portsmouth’s creatives are encouraged to attend events throughout the programme, with daily highlights showcasing and supporting the creative sector. These include networking opportunities, industry discussions, and interactive workshops. Creative professionals have the chance to connect across business sectors at iconic venues such as The Mary Rose Museum and The Queens Hotel.
The creative sector is a vital contributor to the economy, driving innovation, job creation, and cultural enrichment. In Portsmouth, it plays a crucial role in shaping business success, developing economic resilience, and positioning the city as a hub for creative enterprise.
Key Events:
Launch Event
- Monday 24th February
- Open to all creatives. Spaces must be booked in advance.
- Queens Hotel, Southsea, PO5 3LJ
- 9:30-16:00
Book now: Calendar Detail Provided By RubiCRM
Evening Networking at the Mary Rose Museum.
- Tuesday 25th February
- Open to all creatives. Spaces must be booked in advance
- The Mary Rose Museum, Main Road, Portsmouth PO1 3PY
- 18:30-21:00
Book now: Calendar Detail Provided By RubiCRM
Open Doors Explore local businesses and creative spaces across Portsmouth.
- Wednesday, 26th February
- Various locations across Portsmouth including Casemates Studios and café, 4 Scott Road Hilsea, PO3 5JH
- 10:00-16:30
Book now: Calendar Detail Provided By RubiCRM
Portsmouth Creates ‘We Connect Networking Evening
- Wednesday 26th February
- Open to all creatives, including an introduction to movement artists across the city
- Groundlings Theatre, 42 Kent Street, Portsea, PO1 3BS
- 17:00-19:30
Book now: Contact jane@portsmouthcreates.co.uk
The Power of Place within the Creative Industry
- Friday 28th February
- A day of interactive discussions and workshops exploring the value of creativity and culture. Open to all creatives. Spaces must be booked in advance.
- Pitt Street Skatepark, Commercial Road, Portsmouth
- 10:00-15:00
Key sessions include:
- The Power of People & Place Making – Creative Places, Meanwhile Spaces. Insights on Meanwhile Spaces Project, including business case development, business models, and brokerage between empty space providers and creatives.
- Lightening talks by: The Sustainable Conservation Trust, Portsmouth Creates/ Artswork, Pitt Street Skatepark
- Keynote Speaker – David Ralf, Executive Director & CEO of Theatre Deli theatredeli.co.uk
- Reflections Q and A
- Tour Of Pitt Street Skatepark
- The Value and Benefits of the Creative Industry. This dynamic workshop session will explore how culture and creativity can act as catalysts for deep and systemic social change. We invite participants to shape the conversation, bringing their own experiences and ideas to the table.
It’s a Wrap – Drinks Reception!
- Friday 28th February
- Open to all creatives. Spaces must be booked in advance
- 18:00-22:00
- Queens Hotel, Southsea, PO5 3LJ
Book now: Calendar Detail Provided By RubiCRM
