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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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Ukrainian Christmas Carol

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Arts and Culture

Bradford on Avon

The night before Ukrainian Christmas is filled with magic
The music studio MUSE Sweet organized by Ukrainian musician from Frome, represents the show "Ukrainian Christmas Carol", in which we will present talented Ukrainians and our Christmas…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Zone Club Summer Show

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Music

Bradford on Avon

Zone Club extends a warm welcome to all. Playing classic old favourites and incredible new pieces, Zone Club delivers a Summer Prom like no other. Zone Club's Prom concert day will include other activities in the afternoon, including art and…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra

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Bradford on Avon

BERNSTEIN Overture Candide
GERSHWIN Piano Concerto
SAINT SAENS Dance Macabre
DEBUSSY La Mer
An exciting programme of French and American music from the early 20th Century. Starting with the virtuosic Overture to Candide by Bernstein, TSO are then…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Cordelia Williams and Friends: Celebrating Schubert

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Music

Bradford on Avon

SCHUBERT Impromtus for Piano Op 90 No 3 & 4
SCHUBERT Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major D934
SCHUBERT 'The Trout Quintet' – Piano Quintet in A major D667
Cordelia Williams has become recognised for her affinity with the music of Franz…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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"Gloria!" a Christmas concert

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Concert

Bradford on Avon

Bradford on Avon Choral Society's Christmas concert this year, once again performed during Holy Trinity's dazzling Christmas Tree festival, features two joyous pieces; Vivaldi's ever-popular "Gloria" and Pergolesi's "Magnificat".
Although there…

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Pasadena Roof Orchestra

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Bradford on Avon

Take a step back into the glamorous world of the Roaring 1920s and '30s to a time of Flappers, The Charleston, and Speakeasies.
Featuring lovingly recreated orchestrations of classics from greats like George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington,…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Amadeus Orchestra

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Bradford on Avon

SMYTH Overture to "The Wreckers"
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G Major
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
The Amadeus Orchestra present a selection of exhilarating orchestral masterpieces. They begin with Smyth's exuberant overture from her 1904 opera, "The Wreckers"…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Screening: The Royal Opera Die Walküre

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Bradford on Avon

Richard Wagner composer
Antonio Pappano conductor
Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky reunite to continue the mythical adventure that began with Das Rheingold in 2023. On a stormy night, fate brings together two strangers,…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Bradford on Avon Choral Society

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Bradford on Avon

GF HANDEL ISRAEL IN EGYPT
Handel's dramatic choral masterpiece charts the escape of the Israelites from captivity in Egypt. Ten plagues are vividly depicted before the crossing of the Red Sea, the drowning of the enemy and unbounded joy when safety…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Screening: The Royal Ballet Ballet to Broadway

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Music

Bradford on Avon

Christopher Wheeldon choreography
Koen Kessels conductor
Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works. Fool's Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: four works showing the remarkable…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Gasper Nali - Bradford on Avon Live Music Festival

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Music

Bradford on Avon

For the second night of the Bradford on Avon Live Music Festival we bring you an Afro-beat party to blow the roof and your mind. Famous since a film of him went viral, Gasper Nali is a roots one-man band from Lake Malawi who plays a one-string,…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Bath Symphony Orchestra

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Music

Bradford on Avon

LOUISE FARRENC Overture No 2 in E flat major Op 24
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18
BRAHMS Symphony No 2 in D major Op 73
Viv McLean makes a welcome return as soloist in Rachmaninov's powerful and romantic Piano Concerto No. 2.…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Piano Phase Project

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Music

Bradford on Avon

BRAHMS Selection from 21 Hungarian Dances WoO 1
STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring K015
The innovative duo Piano Phase Project bring their unique and energetic style to two classic works in a performance for piano four hands. Known for their rhythmic…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Jah Wobble and the Invaders of the Heart - Bradford on Avon Live Music Festival

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Music

Bradford on Avon

When Sid Vicious dubbed John Wardle Jah Wobble, the nickname stuck. And when Sid gave Jah Wobble his first bass guitar, a founding member of post-punk heroes, PiL (Public Image Limited) was born, one who would then go on to be one of the best-loved…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Frigg

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Music

Bradford on Avon

Finnish folk sound equals Frigg – a band whose fusion of Nordic Folk Music and various Western folk styles has been dubbed 'nordgrass', referring to the band's bluegrass influences. Comprising an ensemble featuring violins and double bass, they're…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Melksham Music and Drama - Treasure Island Pantomime

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Theatre

Melksham

Join us in a swashbuckling adventure with Melksham Music and Drama amateur dramatics group performing their annual pantomime. This performance of Treasure Island will have you laughing, cheering and booing all throughout. Suitable for all ages and…

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Screening: The Royal Opera The Tales of Hoffmann

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Music

Bradford on Avon

OFFENBACH The Tales of Hoffman
Through the haze of the years, a poet remembers the women he loved. But when it comes to matters of the heart, nothing is as it seems. Journeying back to his school days, Hoffmann relives his childhood romance with…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Melvyn Tan

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Music

Bradford on Avon

SCHUBERT 4 Impromptus Op 142
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No 32 in C minor Op 111
CHOPIN Scherzo No 1 in B minor Op 20
Exploration, insight and imagination are vital ingredients in Melvyn Tan's blend of artistic attributes. He established his…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Brodsky Quartet: Remembering Vienna

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Music

Bradford on Avon

SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor D703
ISIDORA ŽEBELJAN Dark Velvet
HAYDN String Quartet in F sharp minor Op 50 No 4
ANTON VON ZEMLINSKY String Quartet No 2 Op 15
The Brodsky Quartet bring their storytelling flair back to the WMC stage with a…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo

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Music

Bradford on Avon

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo lead a stellar cast in a new 5-star production of Shakespeare's Macbeth, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London. Unsettling intimacy and brutal action combine at breakneck speed as Max Webster directs this tragic…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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