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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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Mark Kavuma

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Bradford on Avon

Recently Awarded Jazz FM Instrumentalist of the year 2025, Mark Kavuma is renowned for his unique, distinctive trumpet sound, his lyricism, soulful tone and graceful technique spread infectious joy and mutual excitement among audiences and fellow…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Astatine Trio

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Bradford on Avon

HAYDN Piano Trio No 44 in E major Hob XV:28
MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No 1 in D minor Op 49
Named BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists for 2025-27, the award-winning Astatine Trio perform one of Haydn's revelatory late piano trios, full of wit and…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Anda Union

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Bradford on Avon

Drawing on the diverse traditions of Mongolia's ethnic nomadic cultures, this major festival favourite weaves together haunting long-song, resonant throat singing, and instrumental mastery on horse-head fiddles, two-stringed lutes, flutes, and…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra

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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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Sir Willard White & Brodsky Quartet

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Bradford on Avon

COPLAND ARR P CASSIDY / J THOMAS Hoedown
GERSHWIN ARR P CASSIDY Excerpts from Porgy and Bess
BARBER Dover Beach
BRITTEN Poème
HOFFMAN / LAMPL / LIVINGSTONE ARR A HAVERON Close To You
One of Britain's best-loved and most versatile opera stars of the…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Catrin Finch: Notes to Self

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Bradford on Avon

Marking her first solo album in a decade, Catrin Finch's Notes to Self is a deeply personal collection of musical pieces written to her 13-year-old self. Through music and accompanying letters, this performance explores one of the UK's most…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Rum Ragged

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Bradford on Avon

Boasting instruments like bouzouki, fiddle, bodhran and button accordion, this seasoned Newfoundland group have wowed audiences at some of the world's premiere folk, Celtic and roots venues. Their secret? Combining striking vocal harmonies with a…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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IG4

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Bradford on Avon

Experience an evening of brand-new arrangements of classic rep, written especially for this ensemble by the celebrated pianist and composer, Nikki Iles, joined by award-winning vocalist Claire Martin and band.. Together they perform fresh take on…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Music in the Round: Chris Addison's Incomplete Guide to Chamber Music

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Bradford on Avon

CORELLI Trio Sonata da Camera Op.2 No.1 in D
STROZZI Che si può fare Op.8
JS BACH Prelude from Cello Suite No.1 in G
CPE BACH Flute concerto in D minor
HAYDN String Quartet Op.76 No. 3 'Emperor'
MOZART Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Viola K.498…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Music in the Round: The Storm Whale

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Bradford on Avon

A brand-new musical version of Benji Davies' modern-classic The Storm Whale, which tells of a child, a whale washed up on the beach, and friendships that will echo down the generations. A delightful musical introduction, brimming with memorable…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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VOCES8: Give Me Your Stars

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Bradford on Avon

TOMÁS LUIS DE VICTORIA Regina Caeli á 8
ERIC WHITACRE All Seems Beautiful to Me
LUCY WALKER Give Me Your Stars
GRIEG Ave Maris Stella
KATE RUSBY ARR JIM CLEMENTS Underneath the Stars
Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Leon McCawley

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Bradford on Avon

HAYDN Sonata No 59 in E flat major Hob XVI:49
LISZT Les Jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este
RAVEL Jeux d'eau
CHOPIN Ballade No 3 in A flat major Op 47
Leon McCawley's wide-ranging and imaginative recital encompasses over 125 years of music history. The…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Film Club: Sisters With Transistors

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Bradford on Avon

Filmmaker Lisa Rovner follows the story of electronic music's female pioneers; composers who embraced machines and harnessed their liberating technologies, transforming how we produce and listen to music today.

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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West of England Youth Orchestra: Wallace & Gromit – The Wrong Trousers with Live Orchestra

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Music

Bradford on Avon

Players from WMC's flagship West of England Youth Orchestra come together to play music accompanying one of Britain's most iconic and favourite animated films. Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
In Aardman's second Wallace & Gromit adventure,…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Film Club: Max Richter's Sleep

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Bradford on Avon

Follow acclaimed composer and musician Max Richter and his creative partner, artist and BAFTA winning filmmaker Yulia Mahr, as they navigate an ambitious performance of his celebrated 8-hour opus SLEEP at an open-air concert in Los Angeles.

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Screening: The Royal Opera – The Magic Flute

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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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Screening: The Royal Opera – Siegfried

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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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Screening: The Royal Ballet – Woolf Works

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Bradford on Avon

Virginia Woolf defied literary conventions to depict rich inner worlds – her heightened, startling and poignant reality. An experimental ballet by Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor inspired by the literary works of Virginia Woolf, set to…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Camilla George

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Bradford on Avon

Powerful and visionary, George's music is a potent blend of musical influences, inspired by her strong Nigerian roots and love of fusing African and western m. Her unique style is a key reason why she's a firm fixture on the new London Jazz scene,…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Screening: Shakespeare's Othello

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Bradford on Avon

Shakespeare's OTHELLO rages to life like never before in a 'compelling' (★★★★ Telegraph) new production starring David Harewood OBE (Homeland, Best of Enemies), Toby Jones OBE (Mr Bates vs the Post Office, Detectorists), Caitlin FitzGerald…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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