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Salisbury events and what's on

As a city, Salisbury embraces the arts in the broadest sense with first-class venues offering quality entertainment throughout the year, from drama and dance to exhibitions and lectures. Salisbury is fortunate to enjoy a wide range of musical events, from classical recitals to jazz bands, folk singers to pop groups.

Festivals and cultural events in Salisbury

One of the major cultural events to take place each summer in Salisbury is the Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival (end May-mid June) which brings with it a host of classical concerts, performances, theatre and participatory events.

Salisbury is also home to the Playhouse which offers an exciting programme of quality performances as well as the Salisbury Arts Centre and the City Hall with a year-round entertainment programme. On the outskirts of the city is the Studio Theatre, home to amateur theatre productions.

Crafts, food fayres and markets

Within the Cathedral Close the Salisbury Contemporary Craft and Heritage Festival is held and during a week in September the Salisbury Food & Drink Festival comes to the city with the highly popular food and drink market on the final day. Look out for food and craft fayres and regular markets held across the city too.

One-off events

Look out for one-off events which take place in and around the city and keep checking back as event are regularly added to our site.

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You can find out more about what's on in Salisbury by browsing the listings below. Alternatively, if you have particular dates in mind search our what's on calendar.

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Paper Airplane Engineering Workshops

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Easter

Chippenham

How many ways are there to build a paper plane? As it turns out, there are quite a few! But which way will make your plane fly the furthest distance?
Drop-in sessions held in our Education Suite. Included in entry fee.
If you are planning to visit…

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REME Museum, North Wiltshire

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DIY Easter Crafts

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Easter

Chippenham

The only limit for you this Easter is your imagination! Get hands-on with Easter-themed paper crafts in our Creation Station.
This is a self-led activity, though guide sheets for particular crafts will be provided if you wish to use them! There will…

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REME Museum, North Wiltshire

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LEGO® Engineering Workshops

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Easter

Chippenham

Unleash your inner engineer and build a vehicle from LEGO® that will actually drive! Led by our Education Officer, Andrew, these sessions are limited in capacity to allow for suitable supervision, please book your space in advance to avoid…

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REME Museum, North Wiltshire

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Iford Manor Jazz Festival: Trish Clowes & Ross Stanley

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Jazz

Iford, Near Bath

Saxophonist Trish Clowes and pianist Ross Stanley have been carefully crafting their unique sound over a number of years, performing their own material, arrangements of music from jazz, folk and church organ traditions and free improvisations.…

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Iford Manor Gardens, West Wiltshire

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Bowood's BIG Easter Adventure

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Family

Bowood, Calne

BIG Egg Hunt
Can you crack the Easter Bunny's puzzle?
Ten giant eggs are hidden around the grounds on a brand-new trail route. Six of the large eggs each hold a letter — find them all and unscramble the letters to reveal the mystery word. Next,…

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Bowood House and Gardens, North Wiltshire

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Easter Adventures at Lacock

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Easter

Lacock, Chippenham

Have an Easter adventure at Lacock with fun for all the family. Explore the gardens, complete the activities and claim your chocolate egg.
Collect your trail sheet from the Easter Gazebo in the Courtyard to help you discover 10 playful, creative…

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Lacock Abbey, Village, and Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire

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February Half Term at Lacock

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Family

Lacock, Chippenham

Collect a free trail flower count spotter's sheet from Visitor Reception and wind your ways around the paths in the gardens and woodland.

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Wartime Britain

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Historical

Chippenham

Mark your calendar for the REME Museum's annual re-enactment and living history event Wartime Britain on 9 - 10 May 2026!
This weekend always promises to be an amazing day out exploring the equipment, military life and home front culture experienced…

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REME Museum, North Wiltshire

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Bands By The Bridge - Melksham

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Music

Melksham

Kick off your May Bank Holiday with us in Melksham and support the incredible Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance! Stationed just a stone's throw away in Semington, this lifesaving team is ready 24/7, including night flights, reaching anywhere in…

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February Half Term Activities

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Family

Chippenham

STEM activities for all ages to get stuck into at the REME Museum.
LEGO® Engineering Workshops – Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 February
Pre-bookable sessions, Education Suite
Unleash your inner engineer and build a vehicle from LEGO® that will…

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REME Museum, North Wiltshire

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Adrian Cox Trio

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Music

Bradford on Avon

As part of the "Club Croco" album tour, internationally acclaimed clarinettist Adrian Cox leads his exceptional trio to deliver fiery, authentic New Orleans jazz that exudes a deep passion for the music. With guitarist Honey Boulton and bassist Alex…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra

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Music

Bradford on Avon

RAUTAVAARA Divertimento for Strings
PROKOFIEV Symphony No 1
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No 2
Opening with Rautavaara and the neo classical masterpiece Prokofiev's Classical Symphony, the concert culminates in Brahm's majestic piano concert, performed by…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Bassekou Kouyaté & Amy Sacko

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Music

Bradford on Avon

Legendary Malian musician and ngoni master Bassekou Kouyate tours the UK for the first time as a duo with his wife, the revered griot vocalist Amy Sacko. Connecting past and present, they bring their deeply personal, expressive style that promises a…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Lau Noah

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Music

Bradford on Avon

Creating beautiful, innovative and evocative vocal and guitar harmonies, Lau Noah is a self-taught, Catalan composer and songwriter, revered for her crystalline voice and innate songwriting talent. She was the first Catalan artist to take perform in…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Kyan Quartet

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Music

Bradford on Avon

HENRI DUTILLEUX Ainsi la Nuit
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No 2 in A major Op 13
Prize-winners of the 2024 Royal Over-Seas League, Kyan Quartet brings together four exceptional musicians from the UK, USA, China, and France. They showcase their…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Matilda Lloyd & Goldmund Quartet

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Music

Bradford on Avon

J.S. BACH Concerto in D major (after Vivaldi) BWV972
HAYDN String Quartet in Eb No 2 Op 33 "The Joke"
HAYDN arr. JAN LEONTSKY Trumpet Concerto in Eb major Hob. Vlle/1
VON MARTINES La tempesta: Alfin fra le tempeste
VIARDOT Chanson de la…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Screening: Metropolitan Opera – Eugene Onegin

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Music

Bradford on Avon

Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini's Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin.
Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Screening: The Royal Opera – Siegfried

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Music

Bradford on Avon

Moments of transcendent beauty and heroic triumph sparkle in the third chapter of Wagner's Ring cycle, brought to life under director Barrie Kosky's inspired eye. Andreas Schager, in his much-anticipated debut with The Royal Opera, stars as…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Bath Choral Society

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Music

Bradford on Avon

Bath Choral Society are joined by Bristol Ensemble in an evening of barqoue masterpieces. Dido and Aeneas's tragic love story is a 17th century gem, considered by many as the greatest English opera of all time. This concert performance is paired…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Screening: The Royal Opera – The Magic Flute

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Music

Bradford on Avon

Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter's rescue. But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno, embark on their adventure, they soon learn that when it comes to…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Salisbury events and what's on

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