AN arts organisation is looking for cultural groups, venues, performers and businesses to showcase themselves at an upcoming festival.

Darlington for Culture (DfC) is looking for people wishing to take part in the fourth annual Darlington Arts Festival in May next year.

It will be staged at a wide range of venues across the borough and is co-ordinated by DfC, the group which speaks for arts and culture in the area.

Planning is well under way for the festival, which will include a month-long literary festival, featuring readings and writing workshops, arts-based events involving a wide range of artists, a film festival to be run by Darlington Film Club, which is based at the Forum in Borough Road, and a series of music events.

DfC chair John Dean said: “The festival has become a fixture in the Darlington calendar and last year saw eighty events at more than 25 venues.

“We are sure that the arts community will again respond to make the fourth one a similar success.”

Deadline for inclusion in the brochure is January 31.

When submitting events, people are being asked to provide the name of the event, some information about the venue or group, the name and type of event, organiser, venue, date, time and ticket arrangements.

Details can be sent to darlo4culture@gmail.com