Festivals in Wiltshire

If you love nothing better than a festival then there is plenty of choice on offer for you here in Wiltshire! Soak up our culture and enjoy our timeless pleasures.

Festival highlights include big names in music, theatre and dance or more intimate events. Read on to discover more.

Music festivals to enjoy

There are several music festivals that take place here in Wiltshire including the world-renowned WOMAD Festival, the Larmer Tree Festival (returning in 2018) and the End of the Road Festival, the latter two of which are held in the beautiful Larmer Tree gardens.

The small village of Edington, near Westbury, comes alive in late August with the arrival of the Edington Music Festival, focusing on choral music.

Cultural festivals

One of the most prestigious cultural festivals in Wiltshire is the Salisbury International Arts Festival, which is set to return in 2019 bringing with it talks, street entertainment, theatre, dance and music events at venues across Salisbury and south Wiltshire.

The towns of Malmesbury and Devizes are brought to life with an array of events as part of their annual festivals and carnivals including the spectacular Devizes Confetti Battle!

During the second Bank Holiday weekend in May, Chippenham sees the arrival of the annual Folk Festival bringing four days of English traditional folk song, music and dance. A festival that’s popular with all ages!

In June The Pound Arts Centre in Corsham hosts the fabulous family friendly Blue Sky festival featuring performances, exhibitions, workshops and more. Plus in the wintery days of November Corsham comes to life with the exuberant and fantastical Magic and Mayhem Festival.

Over the summer, the Peto Gardens at Iford Manor play host to the annual Iford Arts Festival. This festival brings with it opera, jazz evenings and picnics on the lawn where you can enjoy not only enjoy the music but the views too!

History festivals

Taking place just south of Salisbury, in the beautiful Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is the Chalke Valley History Festival. Not only will you be able to enjoy talks by famous historians and broadcasters but you can enjoy re-enactments, air shows and discussions and debates.

Get to know more about our local history with The Salisbury Museum’s annual Festival of Archaeology (usually in July) or at the Swindon Railway Festival at STEAM Museum (September).

Literature Festivals

Celebrate all things literary with one of our Literature Festivals. Annual festivals include Swindon (May), Marlborough (September) and Mere (October). Programmes often include talks, workshops and readings.

Walking Festivals

Bradford on Avon and Corsham both run annual walking festivals where visitors and locals can book onto walks of a variety of lengths and taking in different places in the local area. Look out for themed walks such as ghost walks, foraging or simply explore parts of Wiltshire that you didn’t know before.

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Browse our lists below for more details of the festivals we mention above and other festivals that are due to take place in Wiltshire.

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Larmer Tree Festival 2018

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Tollard Royal

Larmer Tree Festival is held in the magnificent Larmer Tree Pleasure Gardens on the Wiltshire/Dorset border. This 5-day family friendly festival has an intimate atmosphere which attracts 4,000 people daily and offers a diverse bill of music and come

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The Larmer Tree Gardens, Salisbury

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20 July 2018to22 July 2018
Festival of Archaeology

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Salisbury

Festival of Archaeology
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 July
10am – 5pm
Join us for a family-friendly, unique weekend of heritage, archaeology and living history. Now a firm fixture in the museum programme, this will include two days of talks on some of...

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21 July 2018to22 July 2018
Malmesbury Carnival & Festival

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Carnival

Malmesbury

The ancient market town of Malmesbury has been home to a Carnival for nearly 100 years, and the heart of Carnival is still the procession, which this year is on the 2nd September; 6pm onward.

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24 July 2018to2 Sept 2018
Devizes International Street Festival & Carnival

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Devizes

A fortnight of free outstanding outdoor arts events and festivities with two weeks of colourful celebrations.

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19 Aug 2018to19 Aug 2018

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26 Aug 2018to27 Aug 2018

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29 Aug 2018to29 Aug 2018

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1 Sept 2018to1 Sept 2018
Edington Music Festival

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Edington, Westbury

90 of the UK’s top choral singers and organists come to Edington to sing the most beautiful music ever written. Organ recitals, plainchant, new commissions and sacred music across the centuries combine to make the Edington Music Festival.

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19 Aug 2018to26 Aug 2018
Lift Off! Weekend

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Salisbury

Join us over the August Bank Holiday weekend for a four-day celebration of the arts across the city and help launch Wiltshire Creative's first season.

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Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury

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24 Aug 2018to27 Aug 2018
Devizes International Street Festival Day 1

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Devizes

The Devizes International Street Festival sees a fantastic programme welcoming some of the best street performers, contemporary circus acts, dancers, musicians and walkabout shows from Europe and the UK to Devizes. Come along and join our audience...

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26 Aug 2018to26 Aug 2018
Devizes International Street Festival Day 2

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Devizes

The Devizes International Street Festival sees a fantastic programme welcoming some of the best street performers, contemporary circus acts, dancers, musicians and walkabout shows from Europe and the UK to Devizes. Come along and join our audience...

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27 Aug 2018to27 Aug 2018
Marlborough Literature Festival

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Festival

Marlborough

Marlborough LitFest brings the best writing to the historic market town of Marlborough. The 2017 programme includes fiction, biography, children’s authors, workshops and poetry. Visit www.marlboroughlitfest.org for more details.

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28 Sept 2018to1 Oct 2018
Salisbury Literary Festival

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Festival

The Salisbury Literary Festival celebrates all sorts of fiction and both published and unpuvlished offers. During the week there's a mixture of workshops, speakers and events taking place across the city. Follow the link to their wesbite to keep up...

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16 Oct 2018to22 Oct 2018
Magic & Mayhem Festival

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Festival

Corsham

Welcome to Magic & Mayhem Festival, an intoxicating blend of illusion, glamour, laughter, oddities and imagination. The Nights are dark, but the stage is bright...
Welcome to Magic and Mayhem 2017.
Cabaret
Theatre
Music
Comedy & Talks
Film
Visual...

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The Pound arts centre, Wiltshire

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20 Nov 2018to25 Nov 2018
Swindon Festival of Literature 2018

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Swindon

In Swindon, during the first fortnight of May, let’s celebrate things well thought, well written, and well said!

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7 May 2019to19 May 2019
Salisbury International Arts Festival 2019

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Festival

SALISBURY

Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival presents a wonderful array of spectacular events. Classical and world music share the limelight with international theatre, dance, film, visual arts, children’s events and free outdoor events. The next...

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25 May 2019to9 June 2019
Chippenham Folk Festival

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Festival

Chippenham

A National Festival in the Heart of Wiltshire Four days of the best in English Traditional folk song, music, dance and traditions in the heart of Wiltshire. A truly unique family event in the folk festival calendar of UK Festivals.

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27 May 2019to30 May 2019
Devizes Arts Festival

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Devizes

A 3 week festival of music and the arts taking place in various venues around Devizes.

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1 June 2019to18 June 2019
Stonehenge Summer Solstice

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Festival

Nr Amesbury

Stonehenge is an ancient prehistoric site and has been a place of worship and celebration at the time of Summer Solstice since time immemorial.

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Stonehenge, Salisbury

Dates

From:

20 June 2019to21 June 2019
Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival

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Salisbury

The Chalke Valley History Festival is a true celebration of the past. Offering a unique blend of talks, discussions & debates alongside a vast living history through-the-ages encampment and stunning historic air show, it is a festival like no other.

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25 June 2019to1 July 2019

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