Social Media
If you’d like to help promote the To Absent Friends festival online and on social media there are some ideas below.
Hashtags
#ToAbsentFriends
#TAF2026
Bluesky and X
You can download some Bluesky dimension photos to share here:
- TAF Festival banner v1
- TAF Festival banner v2
- TAF Festival banner v3
- Remembrance Playlist
- To Absent Friends cookbook
- Remembrance wall
- To Absent Friends listings
Ideas for posts
I’m changing my photo to [insert name of person] for #ToAbsentFriends. [Add tribute to them]
Today, I’m remembering [insert name of person] for #ToAbsentFriends, a people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance.
What are you doing for #ToAbsentFriends? We are [insert event or activity here]. More ideas here:
https://www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/ideas/
Nominate a song of remembrance to a loved one who has died for #ToAbsentFriends https://www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/songs/
What song reminds you of someone who has died?
https://www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/songs/ #ToAbsentFriends
I’ve left a message to remember [person] on the #ToAbsentFriends wall of remembrance www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/remembrance/
We’re taking part in #ToAbsentFriends by [insert event or activity here]! Come and join in! [Add URL for event if applicable]
Here are some Instagram dimension photos you could share:
Ideas for Facebook posts
To Absent Friends, a people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance, is taking place across Scotland from 1-7 November. We’re getting involved and you can too. Find out all about it here: http://www.toabsentfriends.org.uk
We have changed our profile picture to [insert name of person] for To Absent Friends, a people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance. [Person] was important to us because [reason].
We’re taking part in To Absent Friends, a people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance, taking place across Scotland from 1-7 November. [Details of event]
To Absent Friends festival are building a playlist dedicated to people who have died: https://www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/songs/ What songs do you associate with happy memories?
This online remembrance wall is a place to leave a tribute to someone who had died: https://www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/remembrance/
Is there a song that reminds you of someone? We’re creating a playlist of songs that have special memories for people - you can add your own piece of music and story here: https://www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/songs/
Links
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief Bluesky: @goodlifedeathgrief.bsky.social
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief Facebook: www.facebook.com/lifedeathgrief
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief Instagram: www.instagram.com/lifedeathgrief/
