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Festivals

The perfect setting for a festival

Bringing together fantastic local musicians, producers, artists and volunteers in incredible surroundings.

Delightful displays and floral fragrances in abundance, tempting your taste budswith local beer or enjoying sublime music in wonderful surroundings. Churches, chapels and meeting houses are built for festivals!

Why not find a festival to visit this year.

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We'd love to include all festivals taking place in churches around the UK this year. If you know of one that we have not included please let us know by email or message us on social media.

Heritage festivals

We are approaching the time of year when more churches, chapels and meeting houses are open than any other. There are five major open day events in September, one of which is the regional churches trust's Ride + Stride. Click on each box for more information.

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Doors Open Days

Scotland during all of September 2024

Walking festivals

We are gathering a map and list of walking festivals in 2024 which feature churches, chapels and meeting houses in their routes. This page will grow in detail through the year.

Find a walking festival near you

Music festivals

London : Festival of Contemporary Church Music

May 2024 at churches across London.


Wiltshire : Old Chapel Folk

Probably May to September 2024 at Walpole Old Chapel.


England : Music in Country Churches

May to July 2024 in churches across Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Devon, and Norfolk.


Yorkshire : Bradfield Festival of Music

Probably June to July 2024 at St Nicholas, Bradfield in the Peak District.


Yorkshire : North Yorkshire Chamber Music Festival

August 2024 in churches across North Yorkshire.


Wiltshire : Edington Music Festival

Probably August 2024 in Edington Priory.


Gloucestershire : Elmore Chamber Music Festival

August 2024 in St John the Baptist, Elmore.

Wales : Gower Festival | Gwyl Gwyr

Probably July 2024 in churches across Gower.


Wales : Cowbridge Music Festival

Dates through 2024 at Holy Cross, Cowbridge.


Wales : Presteigne Festival

August 2024 in St Andrew, Presteigne (with other smaller churches and Leominster Priory).

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