Monday, 20 May 2024
Proportion of people attending arts events on a weekly basis has fallen by 14 percentage points over the last two years, according to government data.
The percentage of people physically attending arts or cultural events at least once a week fell to 59% during the final three months of 2023, according to statistics published by DCMS.
The figure comes from the government’s most recently published Participation Survey covering October to December 2023 - the third quarter of 2023/24. The 59% is a drop of one percentage point on the figure recorded... read more