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The Little Missenden Festival is an annual music and arts festival held in the village of Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England. It covers a variety of music, particularly classical music and jazz, as well as including visual arts, poetry readings and other talks.

History
The Little Missenden Festival was conceived by local music teacher Pat Harrison, who regularly hosted music evenings for friends with her husband Godfrey. Cellist Rohan de Saram attended one of these evenings and suggested the idea of organising a more formal event for performances from young musicians. Harrison approached the Arts Council for a grant and having been given £2000 by them, organised the inaugural festival in 1960.

Originally, the festival was held over a weekend, but later became a ten-day event.

Legacy
Many works have been commissioned for the festival. The festival has also helped the careers of musicians, such as tenor Ian Partridge.