Frome’s fourth annual Kindness Festival was blessed with blue skies and large, enthusiastic crowds keen to celebrate and explore the superpower of kindness.
Hundreds of people took part in 44 planned and pop-up events that ran all over the town from 15th to 22nd March, including comedy, music, dance, guided walks, workshops and discussion. Behind the scenes, volunteer-led assemblies took place in 13 Frome schools, reaching over 3,500 children and young people.
Festival themes included encouraging children to be kindness superheroes, celebrating the kindness both seen and unseen that already exists in the town, and taking a deep dive into the relationship between kindness and forgiveness.
“We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who made this year’s festival such a success,” says the Good Heart team, who organise the event.
“Whether you were an event leader, a designer and maker, a musician or performer, chef or venue manager, or a member of our wonderful Kindness Crew, it couldn’t have happened without you. The Kindness Festival simply highlights the amazing kindness and community spirit that exists in Frome all year round. We’ve already started planning for 2026, so please reach out if you’d like to play a part.”
The Ukrainian choir perform songs of kindness at St John’s Church
Anna Sabine MP launches the Kindness Festival at the Saturday market
A Super Eco-Craft and Toy Swap run by Frome Families for the Future
Frome’s superhero phone box
Anna Sabine MP – Photo by Jess Francombe
Banner making to celebrate kindness in Frome – Photo by Jess Francombe
Mojo Moves leads the warm-up for the Superhero Fun Run – Photo by Georgina Jones
Stephanie Collinshaw warms up with the Frome Youth Choir
The hat goes up! with Becks from the Kindness Crew
The Mayor of Frome with Melina Robinson at the launch of the Frome Grief Network – Photo by Paul Robinson
Frome cafes continue the tradition of putting Kindness Jars on their tables
Around 300 people enjoyed the tea at the Songs and Scones concert
