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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

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Old Chapel Folk

May to September 2023 : Walpole Old Chapel, Wiltshire. A series folk and traditional music concerts in glorious surroundings.

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Music in Country Churches

June to July 2023 : in Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Devon, and Norfolk. Four churches and six concerts, we will travel from Devon to Norfolk, and from Byrd to Tippett. Come and listen to wonderful music and help to support the precious heritage of our country's rural churches.

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Gower Festival | Gwyl Gwyr

July 2023 : in churches across Gower, South Wales. Predominantly chamber music, moving night after night from one lovely church to another.

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Bradfield Festival of Music

June to July 2023 : St Nicholas, Bradfield in the Peak District. The award winning Bradfield Festival of Music is an annual celebration of classical music.

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North Yorkshire Chamber Music Festival

August 2023 : in churches across North Yorkshire. Celebrates and explores great collaborative music, within the context of an inspiring environment.

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Edington Music Festival

August 2023 : Edington Priory, Wiltshire. Based on La Corona by John Donne, following the church year from Annunciation to Ascension.