Buxton Festival
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The Buxton Festival is an annual summer arts festival in Buxton, England, renowned for its opera, classical music, and literary events.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buxton Festival canonical | 7 |
| Buxton International Festival | 2 |
| Buxton Festival Fringe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1415174 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buxton Festival Context triple: [Buxton, knownFor, Buxton Festival]
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A.
Lichfield Festival
Lichfield Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Lichfield, England, featuring a diverse program of music, theatre, literature, and visual arts.
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B.
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Shrewsbury Folk Festival is a major annual music and arts event in Shrewsbury that showcases folk and roots music from the UK and around the world.
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C.
Bath Festival
Bath Festival is a long-running arts and music festival in the city of Bath, England, featuring a diverse program of concerts, performances, and cultural events.
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D.
Canterbury Festival
Canterbury Festival is an annual arts and culture festival held in Canterbury, England, featuring a wide range of performances, exhibitions, and events.
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E.
Stonehaven Folk Festival
Stonehaven Folk Festival is an annual music and cultural event in Stonehaven, Scotland, showcasing folk music performances, workshops, and community celebrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buxton Festival Target entity description: The Buxton Festival is an annual summer arts festival in Buxton, England, renowned for its opera, classical music, and literary events.
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A.
Lichfield Festival
Lichfield Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Lichfield, England, featuring a diverse program of music, theatre, literature, and visual arts.
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B.
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Shrewsbury Folk Festival is a major annual music and arts event in Shrewsbury that showcases folk and roots music from the UK and around the world.
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C.
Bath Festival
Bath Festival is a long-running arts and music festival in the city of Bath, England, featuring a diverse program of concerts, performances, and cultural events.
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D.
Canterbury Festival
Canterbury Festival is an annual arts and culture festival held in Canterbury, England, featuring a wide range of performances, exhibitions, and events.
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E.
Stonehaven Folk Festival
Stonehaven Folk Festival is an annual music and cultural event in Stonehaven, Scotland, showcasing folk music performances, workshops, and community celebrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arts festival
ⓘ
music festival ⓘ opera festival ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Aiden Plender
ⓘ
Anthony Hose ⓘ Malcolm Fraser ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1979 ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
commissioning new productions
ⓘ
hosting talks and debates ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
literary arts
ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedEvent | Buxton Festival Fringe ⓘ |
| hasAudienceType |
local audience
ⓘ
tourist audience ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
classical music concerts
ⓘ
literary series ⓘ opera programme ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
classical music
ⓘ
literature ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| hasMainVenue | Buxton Opera House ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of the UK’s leading small opera festivals ⓘ |
| hasSubjectFocus |
classical music
ⓘ
literature and ideas ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| heldDuring | summer ⓘ |
| inception | 1979 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buxton
ⓘ
Derbyshire ⓘ England ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining opera, music and books in one festival
ⓘ
staging rarely performed operas ⓘ |
| organisedAs | charitable organisation ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual ⓘ |
| regionServed | Peak District ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | around two to three weeks ⓘ |
| usesVenue |
Buxton Opera House
ⓘ
Pavilion Arts Centre ⓘ other venues in Buxton ⓘ |
| website | https://buxtonfestival.co.uk/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buxton Festival Description of subject: The Buxton Festival is an annual summer arts festival in Buxton, England, renowned for its opera, classical music, and literary events.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Buxton Festival
linked to: Buxton Festival