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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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Lady Maisery

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Bradford on Avon

Made up of multi award-winning artists Rowan Rheingans, Hazel Askew and Hannah James, this captivating folk trio form a unified female voice, carrying stories of sisterhood, human struggle, the joy of living and the vitality of song. Beautiful,…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Bath Symphony Orchestra

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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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Down for the Count All-Stars - Swing that Music

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Music

Bradford on Avon

Join the UK's hardest swinging band, Down for the Count All-Stars, for "one hellova celebration of vintage music" (TimeOut London) – it's time to Swing That Music! This mini big band recreate the music of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Glenn…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra

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Music

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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Christmas at Steam

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Christmas Markets

Off Kemble Drive, Swindon

Saturday 7th – Sunday 8th December 2024,
10am – 5pm
We are delighted to announce that our Christmas extravaganza will be returning this winter!
Enjoy plenty of sparkles as you step into a wonderland of over 50 Christmas market stalls
set amidst…

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STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon

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Samuele Telari

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Bradford on Avon

MOZART Andante in F K616
SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue in A Major Op 87 No 7
SCHUBERT Impromptu Op 90 No 2
SCHUBERT Impromptu Op 142 No 2 & 4
SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue No 15 in D flat major Op 87
TCHAIKOVSKY ARR. ALESSANDRO RUI RUI Suite from…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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OAE Experience Ensemble

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Music

Bradford on Avon

CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES Symphony No 2 in D Major 'L'Amant Anonyme'
HAYDN Symphony No 49 in F minor 'La Passione'
HAYDN Symphony No 43 in E flat major 'Mercury'
The OAE Experience Scheme gives gifted period instrument musicians the opportunity to…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Steven Osborne

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Music

Bradford on Avon

SCHUMANN Arabesque in C major Op 18
DEBUSSY Selections from the Children's Corner Suite
DEBUSSY Two Arabesques
SCHUMANN Kinderszenen Op 15
SCHUBERT Sonata for Piano No 21 in B flat major D960
Steven Osborne OBE is one of Britain's most treasured…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Bradford Roots Music Festival

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Music

Bradford on Avon

Banish your January blues with our one-day, indoor Winter get-together celebrating community spirit and joyful music. Packed with music, activities food, dancing and more, this is the ultimate feel-good festival that you just can't miss.
Activities…

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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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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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Sterling Elliott

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Music

Bradford on Avon

AMY BEACH Four Sketches Op 15
GEORGE WALKER Cello Sonata
AMY BEACH Romance Op 23
KEVIN DAY Cello Sonata
WILLIAM GRANT STILL Mother and Child
Acclaimed for his stellar stage presence and joyous musicianship, cellist Sterling Elliott has been…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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FARA

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Music

Bradford on Avon

In honour of their 10th anniversary, this Orkney-born folk quartet are on a whistle-stop tour of the UK – including Bradford on Avon! Presenting an evening of highlights from their three critically acclaimed albums, the group's fiery fiddles,…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Amadeus Orchestra

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Music

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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Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra

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Music

Bradford on Avon

The concert opens with Ethel Smyth's Overture to her 1904 opera The Wreckers, followed by the highly attractive and unjustly neglected flute concerto by Leibermann – a contemporary American composer, it's a surprisingly romantic work making…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell

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Music

Bradford-on-Avon

Since forming their duo in 2018 having met at the National Youth Folk Ensemble, Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell have made a huge impression on the British folk scene, being nominated for the BBC Young Folk Award after releasing their critically…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Screening: The Royal Opera Turandot

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Music

Bradford on Avon

PUCCINI Turandot
Featuring the ever-popular 'Nessun dorma', this opera of love and revenge is brought to life in a dazzling production. The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles. Those who…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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Pasadena Roof Orchestra

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Music

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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Poppy Beddoe (clarinet) & Duncan Honeybourne (piano)

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Concert

Calne

Poppy and Duncan have wide and varied careers as solo and chamber musicians. Their programme will include the Brahms F minor Sonata, the Bax Sonata and the Carnival of Venice by Giampieri.

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Njioma Chinyere Grevious

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Music

Bradford on Avon

ELECTRA PERIVOLARIS New Commission
MOZART Violin Sonata in E Minor K304
SCHUMANN Intermezzo
BRAHMS Scherzo from F-A-E Sonata
PROKOFIEV Violin Sonata No 2 in D Major Op 94
Nominated as a 2024 Classic FM 'Rising Star', violinist Njioma Chinyere…

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Wiltshire Music Centre, West Wiltshire

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