Active Digital Proud to Support Local & Live 2026 and the Tunbridge Wells Community
When local businesses invest in their communities, everybody benefits. That’s why Active Digital was proud to return as a Diamond and headline sponsor of Local & Live 2026, helping support one of Tunbridge Wells’ most loved community events and one of Kent’s biggest free music festivals.
Over the August Bank Holiday weekend, thousands of people gathered across Tunbridge Wells to enjoy four days of live music, discover local talent and spend time with family and friends. Despite some challenging weather, Local & Live 2026 once again demonstrated the strength, resilience and spirit of the local community, with audiences continuing to turn out to support performers and celebrate everything that makes the area special.
For Active Digital, supporting Local & Live is about far more than sponsorship. It reflects our ongoing commitment to investing in the communities where we live and work and helping create opportunities that bring people together.
Supporting the Tunbridge Wells Community
As a business with strong roots in Kent, Active Digital has always believed that successful organisations have an important role to play within their local communities. Whether that means supporting local events, championing local talent or helping organisations stay connected through reliable communications technology, we are committed to making a positive difference.
Events such as Local & Live play a vital role in bringing together residents, businesses, charities, volunteers and visitors. They help strengthen community connections, support the local economy and create opportunities for people to discover the incredible talent that exists right here in Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding areas.
By sponsoring Local & Live 2026, Active Digital was proud to help ensure that this much-loved free music festival remained accessible to everyone.
Celebrating Local Talent Through Local & Live 2026
Since its launch, Local & Live has become one of the most important showcases for local and emerging musicians in Kent. The festival provides artists with a platform to perform original music in front of large audiences, helping them build confidence, gain exposure and connect with new fans.
For many performers, opportunities like this can be transformational. Local & Live creates an environment where talent can thrive and where the local creative community can be celebrated.
Throughout the weekend, Calverley Grounds and venues across Tunbridge Wells were filled with live performances, enthusiastic crowds and an atmosphere that remained positive despite the rain. The determination of the performers, organisers, volunteers and attendees highlighted exactly why the festival continues to grow year after year.
Active Digital’s Commitment to Local Businesses and Organisations
Supporting the community extends beyond event sponsorship. Every day, Active Digital works with businesses, schools, charities and organisations across Kent and the South East, helping them stay connected with reliable communication and technology solutions.
From business mobile services and hosted telephony to connectivity and communications support, we help organisations operate more efficiently so they can focus on serving their customers and communities.
Just as Local & Live connects people through music, Active Digital helps connect people through technology.
We understand that strong communities rely on strong local organisations. By supporting businesses and organisations with dependable communications solutions, we help contribute to local growth, productivity and long-term success.
A Festival That Brings People Together
While official attendance figures for Local & Live 2026 have yet to be announced, the festival has consistently attracted audiences of more than 10,000 people and remains one of the highlights of the Tunbridge Wells events calendar.
What makes Local & Live particularly special is its ability to unite people from all walks of life. Families, friends, local businesses, musicians and visitors all come together with a shared purpose: to enjoy great music and celebrate the local community.
Despite the rain making several appearances throughout the weekend, the crowds stayed, the music played and the spirit of the event never faded.
Proud to Support Local & Live
Active Digital would like to congratulate festival founder Paul Dunton, the Local & Live team, every performer, volunteer, venue and sponsor who helped make Local & Live 2026 such a success.
Events like this do not happen without the dedication of countless people working behind the scenes, and we are proud to play a small part in helping make them possible.
Local & Live 2026 was a fantastic reminder of what can be achieved when businesses and communities work together. As a long-standing supporter of the festival and the wider Tunbridge Wells community, Active Digital remains committed to backing initiatives that create opportunities, support local talent and bring people together.
We are proud to support our community, proud to support Local &Live, and proud to be part of what makes Tunbridge Wells such a great place to live, work and do business.
