ARTS and LITERARY FESTIVALS 2024
Please check the festivals’ websites for the latest information.
Updated 11th February 2024
Events and festivals that are scheduled, but have not yet announced dates for 2024, are marked in red
JANUARY
Bradford (on Avon) Roots Music Festival www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk/whats-on/bradford-roots-music-festival-day-2023 20th and 21st January 2024
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FEBRUARY
Bristol Slapstick Festival, www.slapstick.org.uk 14th to 18th February 2024
Bath Bach Festival,www.bathbachfest.co.uk 15th to 17th February 2024
Swanage Blues Festival www.swanage-blues.org 29th Febrary to 3rd March 2024
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MARCH
Curious Minds, Bath, various venues www.batharts.co.uk 7th to 28th March 2024
Shaftesbury Book Festival, www.shaftesburybookfestival.com 15th to 17th March 2024
Bristol Bluegrass and Americana Festival, www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk 23rd March 2024
Teignmouth Poetry Festival, www.poetryteignmouth.com 23rd and 24th March 2024
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APRIL
Bath Comedy Festival www.bathcomedy.com 1st to 21st April 2024
From Page to Screen, Bridport, www.frompagetoscreen.org.uk 26th to 30th April 2024
Minehead Victorian Steampunk Festival www.visit-exmoor.co.uk NO details yet
Wylye Valley Art Trail, biennial event, open studios, workshops etc www.wvat.co.uk back in 2025
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MAY
Sherborne Abbey Festival www.sherborneabbeyfestival.org 2nd to 9th May 2024
Bristol Folk Festival www.bristolfolkfestival.co.uk 3rd to 5th May 2024
Swindon Festival of Literature, www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk 6th to 12th May 2024
Wedmore Arts Festival, www.wedmoreartsfestival.co.uk. 11th to 19th May 2024
Dart Music Festival, www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk 17th to 19th May 2024
The Bath Festival,www.bathfestivals.org.uk 17th to 26th May 2024
Shindig Weekender Dillington Estate near Ilminster, music and comedy, www.shindigfestival.co.uk 23rd to 26th May 2024
Sidmouth Jazz and Blues Festival, www.sidmouthjazz.com 23rd to 27th May 2024
The Cursus Cider and Music Festival, Canada Farm Sixpenny Handley www.cursusfestival.com 24th to 26th May 2024
Od Arts Festival, West Coker www.odartsfestival.co.uk No details yet
Chippenham Folk Festival, www.chippfolk.co.uk 24th to 27th May 2024
Bath Fringe Festival, inc Bedlam fair www.bathfringe.co.uk 24th May to 9th June 2024
Dorset Art Weeks, www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk 25th May to 9th June 2024
Love Saves the Day Ashton Court, Bristol 25th and 26th May 2024
Purbeck Art Weeks open studios, music, literature: www.purbeckartweeks.co.uk 25th May to 9th June 2024
Salisbury International Arts Festival www.wiltshirecreative.co.uk 26th May to 9th June 2024
Ilminster Literary Festival ilminsterliteraryfestival.org 30th May to 6th June 2024
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JUNE
Devizes Arts Festival multi arts festival, www.devizesartsfestival.org.uk June 2024 TBC
Wessex Folk Festival, Weymouth, www.wessexfolkfestival.com 1st and 2nd June 2024
North Curry Music Festival, folk, classical, jazz northcurrymusicfestival.org No details yet
Wimborne Minster Folk Festival, www.wimbornefolk.co.uk 7th to 9th June 2024
Chilthorne Domer Home Farm Fest, fund-raiser for Piers Simon Appeal, www.homefarmfest.co.uk 7th to 9th June 2024
Lyme Regis Fossil Festival www.fossilfestival.co.uk 8th and 9th June 2024
Blue Sky Festival, Corsham, Pound Arts, www.blueskyfestival.org.uk No details yet
Petherton Folk Fest South Petherton, www.pethertonfolkfest.org.uk 15th June 2024
Farley Music Festival, www.farleymusic.co.uk 18th to 23rd June 2024
Wimborne Literary Festival, www.wimborneliteraryfestival.co.uk No details yet
Lyme Crime, festival of crime fiction, www.lymecrime.co.uk 20th to 22nd June 2024
Isle of Wight Festival, www.isleofwightfestival.com 20th to 23rd June 2024
Bournemouth Emerging Arts Fringe www.b-e-a-f.co.uk No details yet
Beaminster Festival, www.beaminsterfestival.com 23rd to 30th June 2024
Chalke History Festival, talks, discussions, debates, living history encampment, air show, celebration of history, writing, www.chalkefestival.com 24th to 30th June 2024
Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk 26th to 30th June 2024
Budleigh Salterton Music Festival, www.budleighmusicfestival.co.uk 28th June to 6th July 2024
Bath Pub in the Park Food and Music Festival, Royal Victoria Park, www.pubintheparkuk.com/bath Not in Bath this year
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JULY
New Forest Folk Festival, Plaitford nr Romsey, Powells Farm, www.newforestfolkfestival.co.uk 3rd to 7th July 2024
Somerton Music and Arts Festival includes Somerstock Weekend www.somertonartsfestival.co.uk 4th to 13th July 2024 TBC
Frome Festival includes world food feast, open studios, bands, opera etc www.fromefestival.co.uk 5th to 14th July 2024
Upton Country Park Festival, www.uptoncountrypark.com 6th July 2024
2000 Trees Upcoat Farm, Cheltenham 10th to 13th July 2024
Priddy Folk Festival www.priddyfolk.org 12th to 14th July 2024
Swanage Jazz Festival www.swanagejazzfestival.co.uk 12th to 14th July 2024
Bridgwater Quayside Festival, music, street and indoor theatre, carnival, circus, puppetry, dance, etc, www.bridgwaterquaysidefestival.uk Dates to be confirmed
Godney Gathering, music, etc, www.thegodneygathering.com 19th and 20th July 2024
Southern Cathedrals Festival, Winchester Cathedral, music, www.southerncathedralsfestival.org.uk 11th to 14th July 2024
Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, music, theatre, talks, debates, processions www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk 19th to 21st July 2024
Jurassic Fields Music Festival, Bridport, www.jurassicfields.com 12th to 14th July 2024
Bristol Harbour Festival, street theatre, music, circus, food, historic ships, etc www.bristolharbourfestival.co.uk 19th to 21st July 2024
BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London www.bbc.co.uk/proms July to 14th September, 2024 Dates to be confirmed
Cerne Abbas Music Festival, Gaudier Ensemble www.cerneabbasmusicfestival.co.uk No details yet
Godney Gathering Garslade Farm 19th and 20th July 2024
Chagstock Music Festival, Chagford,www.chagstock.info 19th and 20th July 2024
Dorset Opera Festival, 50th Anniversary, Coade Hall, Bryanston, www.dorsetopera.com Under the Greenwood Tree, premiere, Madam Butterfly 22nd to 28th July 2024
Womad, Marlborough, Charlton Park. www.womad.co.uk 25th to 28th July 2024
Camp Bestival, Lulworth Castle, www.campbestival.net 25th to 28th July 2024
Bridport Folk Festival www.bridportfolkfestival.co.uk 26th to 28th July 2024
Shaftesbury Fringe Festival www.shaftesburyfringe.co.uk 26th to 28th July 2024
Poole Harbour Festival www.pooleharbourfestival.com 26th to 28th July 2024
Exmouth Festival, www.exmouthfestival.org.uk No details yet
Garden Theatre Festival, Holburne Museum Gardens, Bath, www.gardentheatrefest.co.uk No details yet
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AUGUST
Valley Fest, (Bristol Food and Music Festival) Chew Magna, music and food, www.valleyfest.co.uk 1st to 4th August 2024
Sidmouth Folk Week, www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk 2nd to 9th August 2024
Weston-super-Mare Sea Shanty and Folk Music Festival www.wsmshantyfest.com 2nd to 4th August 2024
Dorset Food and Arts Festival, Great Field, Poundbury, Dorchester, www.dorsetfestival.org 3rd August 2024
Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza, www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/information/glastonbury-abbey-extravaganza 3rd August 2024
International Balloon Fiesta, balloons, music, food etc www.bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk 8th to 11th August 2024
Burton Bradstock Festival of Music and Art www.burtonbradstockfestival.com 10th to 18th August 2024
ArcTangent Fernhill Farm nr Bristol 1th to 17th August 2024
Purbeck Valley Folk Festival www.purbeckvalleyfolkfestival.co.uk 15th to 18th August 2024
Beautiful Days, Escot Park, Ottery St Mary, www.beautifuldays.org 16th to 18th August 2024
Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy, choral and sacred music from 16th to 21st century, www.edingtonfestival.org 18th to 25th August 2024
IfOpera Festival, (formerly Iford Arts) www.ifoperas.org.uk Lucia di Lammermoor and Die Fledermaus No details yet
Victorious Festival, Portsmouth, indie rock fest, www.victoriousfestival.co.uk 23rd to 25th August 2024
Lyme Regis Folk Weekend, www.lymefolk.com 23rd to 26th August 2024
End of the Road Festival, www.endoftheroadfestival.com 29th August to 1st September 2024
Purbeck Chamber Music Festival www.purbeck-chambermusic.org.uk 29th August to 1st September 2024
Didmarton Bluegrass Festival www.didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk 30th August to 1st September 2024
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SEPTEMBER
Forwards Bristol Date in September to be notified
Bridport Hat Festival www.bridporthatfest.org 7th September 2024
B-Side, Portland, multi media arts festival, www.b-side.org.uk 5th to 8th September 2024
Swanage Folk Festival www.swanagefolkfestival.com 6th to 8th September 2024
International Agatha Christie Festival Torbay, www.iacf-uk.org 7th to 15th September 2024
Jane Austen Festival Bath www.janeaustenfestivalbath.co.uk 13th to 22nd September 2024
Priston Music Festival www.priston.org.uk 13th to 15th September 2024
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival www.budlitfest.org.uk 18th to 22nd September 2024
Somerset Art Weeks Festival www.somersetartworks.org.uk 21st September to 6th October 2024
Marlborough Literature Festival, www.marlboroughlitfest.org 26th to 29th September 2024
Bath Children’s Literature Festival www.bathfestivals.org.uk/childrens-literature 27th September to 6th October 2024
Arts by the Sea, various venues, www.artsbournemouth.org.uk 29th September to 1st October, 2024
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OCTOBER
Swanage Blues Festival www.swanage-blues.org 3rd to 6th October 2024
Two Moors Festival, www.thetwomoorsfestival.co.uk 3rd to 13th October 2024
Mere Literary Festival. www.mereliteraryfestival.com 9th to 12th October 2024
Wells Festival of Literature, www.wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk No dates yet
Dorchester Literary Festival, www.dorchesterliteraryfestival.com 12th to 19th October 2024
Celebrate Voice, Salisbury, www.celebratevoice.co.uk No dates yet
Purbeck Film Festival, Rex Cinema and other Purbeck venues, www.purbeckfilm.com 18th October to 2nd November 2024
Salisbury Literary Festival, www.salisburyliteraryfestival.co.uk 20th to 22nd October 2024 TBC
Yeovil Literary Festival www.yeovilliteraryfestival.co.uk 10th and 18th-19th, 24th to 28th October 2024
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NOVEMBER
Bath Film Festival various venues, www.filmbath.org.uk No dates yet
Bridport Literary Festival www.bridlit.com 3rd to 9th November 2024
Bath Mozart Festival, www.bathmozartfest.org.uk 8th to 16th November 2024
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DECEMBER
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