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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.

Music festivals

Wiltshire : Old Chapel Folk

Dates to be confirmed, but probably May to September 2024 at Walpole Old Chapel. A series folk and traditional music concerts in glorious surroundings.

England : Music in Country Churches

May to July 2024 in churches across Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Devon, and Norfolk. Come and listen to wonderful music and help to support the precious heritage of our country's rural churches.

Wales : Gower Festival | Gwyl Gwyr

Dates to be confirmed, but probably July 2024 in churches across Gower. From its early years the Gower Festival has been concerned to foster Welsh music.

Yorkshire : Bradfield Festival of Music

Dates to be confirmed, but probably June to July 2024 at St Nicholas, Bradfield in the Peak District. The award winning festival is a great series of varied concerts with outstanding artists.

Wiltshire : Edington Music Festival

Dates to be confirmed, but probably August 2023 in Edington Priory. Based on La Corona by John Donne, following the church year from Annunciation to Ascension.

Wales : Cowbridge Music Festival

Dates through 2024 at Holy Cross, Cowbridge. Among the most exciting music festivals in Wales, offering classical music, jazz and folk at an international level.

Wales : Presteigne Festival

August 2024 in St Andrew Presteigne, with some performances in other smaller churches in the surrounding villages and a couple of events in Leominster Priory. Discover musical innovation and artistic discovery amidst the beauty of the Welsh Marches.