Feb 8 @ 8:00 am – Feb 24 @ 11:00 pm
8:00 am
This February, we will celebrate Shrewsbury as “The Origin of Independent Thinking” and birthplace of Charles Darwin – the most independent thinker of them all. From free guided tours to brainteasing lectures and dance performances[...]
Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival
@ Various Locations
Feb 20 – Feb 24 all-day
12:00 am
DANCE, MUSIC, POETRY, CRAFTS, SINGING, EXHIBITIONS, STORY TELLING, TALKS, FILM, OPEN STUDIOS, WORKSHOPS, an ARTISAN MARKET, a BAKE OFF and much more, with most of it FREE. Set in the Shropshire Hills town of Bishop’s[...]
Wenlock Olympian Society Live Arts Festival
@ William Brookes School
Mar 9 – Mar 17 all-day
12:00 am
The 40th Live Arts Festival will take place over the weekends 9th/10th and 16th/17th March. Once again the festival includes Instrumental, Vocal, Dance and Speech & Drama (including Creative Writing) classes. Entry to the various classes[...]
Spring Steam Gala
@ Severn Valley Railway Official Site
Mar 15 – Mar 17 all-day
12:00 am
The Spring Gala event will see up to 10 engines in steam, trundling along the beautiful Severn Valley. From the distant clank of a goods trains, to Autotrains puffing back and forth, prepare to venture[...]
Shrewsbury Steampunk Spectacular
@ St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury
Mar 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 pm
10:00 am
Shrewsbury Steampunk Spectacular will take place on Saturday 23rd March 2019. The Marvellous Market will be at the magnificent St Mary’s Church, and various Steampunk entertainment and activities will take place here and at other[...]
American Civil War – Living History Weekend at Whittington Castle
@ Whittington Castle
Mar 30 @ 10:00 am – Mar 31 @ 4:00 pm
10:00 am
On the weekend of March 30th -31st the American Civil War society (ACWS) will be holding this years training event at Whittington Castle in Shropshire come along and see the infantry, cavalry (subject to availability)[...]
The Big Busk 2019
@ The Shrewsbury Ark
Apr 6 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
10:00 am
After a year off, free music festival The Big Busk is returning to the streets of Shrewsbury to celebrate what would have been the 50th birthday of the man in whose memory the event is[...]
Shropshire’s 21st Vintage Tractor Road Run
@ Apley Farm Shop
Apr 7 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
10:00 am
21st Annual vintage tractor road run, starts from Apley Farm shop at 10am, there will be a lunch stop in Bridgnorth High St around 12.30pm All in aid of Midlands Air Ambulance
Apr 27 all-day
12:00 am
Meet cartoonists from around the world as they work on big boards drawing cartoons on the theme of animals. Exhibitions, talks and workshops at various venues. Visit the website for more details:- www.shrewsburycartoonfestival.com
Napoleonic Living History Weekend at Whittington Castle
@ Whittington Castle
Apr 27 @ 10:00 am – Apr 28 @ 4:00 pm
10:00 am
Living History Encampments, French and Allies. Skirmish each day at 3ish, informal talks, drill displays. The scene is set “With the French advance into Portugal, and in turn the withdrawal of Crauford’s Light Division back[...]
Apr 27 @ 11:45 am – 11:00 pm
11:45 am
Shrewsbury – Fake Festivals are back for 2019, bringing you SIX of our finest ‘Fake Bands’ from the UK Tour. Come party all day to pro-level live performances and an electric atmosphere provided by the[...]
Ironbridge Walking Festival
@ Various Locations
May 4 – May 12 all-day
12:00 am
The festival offers 58 FREE walks for all abilities from 2 or 3 mile child friendly walks to several over 20 miles. For a full walk programme visit the website http://www.ironbridgewalking.co.uk Pre-booking is essential.
Field to Fork Festival
@ Harper Adams University
May 4 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
10:00 am
This FREE one-day festival will be a great day out for the entire family, from more than 70 food, drink and crafty stalls to live music, loads of kids entertainment, sports, hands-on experiences, displays, animals[...]
The Woodville Household – War of the Roses Living History Event
@ Whittington Castle
May 4 @ 10:00 am – May 6 @ 4:00 am
10:00 am
3 Day Event at Whittington Castle. The cost will be £5 per adult and £1 per child entrance donation. The Woodvilles are a living history and battle re-enactment group covering the “Wars of the Roses”[...]
May 5 – May 6 all-day
12:00 am
Clun’s Green Man will again be attempting to win the age-old battle against winter and darkness, and bring in the summer! Sunday is the Ice Queen’s last stand, with her Fair in the Square. Monday[...]
Shropshire Kids Festival
@ The Quarry
May 11 – May 12 all-day
12:00 am
You want fun? We’ve got it. And then some. Shropshire Kids Festival is back, with more super-extra-massive bonkers fun. Kids just wanna have fun – and we serve it up right across a fabulous weekend.[...]
Bishop’s Castle Walking Festival 2019
@ Walking in Shropshire
May 15 – May 19 all-day
12:00 am
Bishop’s Castle is a small market town surrounded by the wonderful Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Beauty, near the Welsh border and off the beaten track. It is a welcoming place. Our 21st annual Walking Festival[...]
Shropshire County Show 2019
@ West Mid Showground
May 25 all-day
12:00 am
The annual Shropshire County Agricultural Show attracts thousands of people from across the country to the West Mid Showground in Shrewsbury for a celebration of the rural community and to highlight the role it plays[...]
Ironbridge Gorge WW2 Weekend
@ Ironbridge
May 25 @ 10:00 am – May 26 @ 5:00 pm
10:00 am
Our event has grown rapidly over the past few years, from humble beginnings based in a local pub to an event which attracted around 11,000 visitors for the 2018 weekend. Set in the stunning backdrop[...]
Proms & Prosecco in the Park
@ Weston Park
May 26 all-day
12:00 am
Join us at this stunning outdoor setting, amongst the rolling landscape of Weston Park, for great music, delicious food and of course fizz! Bring the children, parents, grandparents, picnic hampers and candelabras for a relaxed[...]
Shrewsbury Wacky Races
@ Shrewsbury Quarry
May 26 all-day
12:00 am
Soapbox Derby Come and join thousands of spectators from across the West Midlands to cheer on our weird, wonderful and wacky soapbox downhill racers at Shrewsbury Wacky Races 2019, the first event of it’s kind[...]
Fireflies Festival
@ Weston Park
May 27 all-day
12:00 am
Light up your Bank Holiday with music, food and fizz until the sun goes down! If you love the idea of a music festival, but hate the idea of huge crowds, parking miles away and[...]
English Haydn Festival
@ St Mary's Church
Jun 5 – Jun 8 all-day
12:00 am
Five day classical music festival with lunchtime and evening concerts. The 2019 Festival Theme is “HAYDN’S FRIENDS, PATRONS & COLLEAGUES” Haydn’s appreciation and study of music commenced as a choirboy at St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna.[...]
Picnic Proms in the Park
@ The British Ironwork Centre
Jun 8 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
6:00 pm
We are pleased to announce the launch the 2019 Proms in the Park at the British Ironwork Centre near Oswestry on Saturday June 8th starting at 7pm. The programme will feature music from popular Radio[...]
RAF Cosford Air Show
@ RAF Cosford Air Show (Official)
Jun 9 all-day
12:00 am
The aircraft on display are the undoubted stars of the show, but there’s a lot more to the RAF Cosford Air Show than that! Whether you’re looking to inspire and entertain the whole family or you’re[...]
Jun 15 – Jun 16 all-day
12:00 am
BROSELEY FESTIVAL IS A FREE TWO DAY MUSIC EVENT HELD IN THE SMALL HISTORIC TOWN OF BROSELEY, SHROPSHIRE. ENJOY A WEEKEND PACKED WITH LIVE MUSIC ACROSS TWO STAGES, GREAT CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT, A RANGE OF FANTASTIC[...]
Church Stretton Walking Festival
@ Various Locations
Jun 20 – Jun 23 all-day
12:00 am
Mainly made up of locals, the volunteers lead groups along favourite routes as well as lesser known ones and there’s also a selection of themed walks, including the Map & Compass Course, the night time Stars in[...]
Shrewsbury Food Festival
@ The Quarry
Jun 29 – Jun 30 all-day
12:00 am
Back for a 7th year with over 200 amazing food, drink and artisan craft stalls, 2 live music stages, cookery demo’s, hands on cookery clases, kids cookery, TONS for the kids to enjoy, animals, masterclasses[...]
Step Back to the 1940s
@ Severn Valley Railway Official Site
Jun 29 @ 9:00 am – Jul 7 @ 6:00 pm
9:00 am
We turn the clocks back to the 1940s with this light-hearted journey back to wartime Britain – don’t forget to dress up! With a fantastic selection of daytime attractions up and down the line, get[...]
Oswestry Colour Run 2019
@ The British Ironwork Centre
Jun 30 all-day
12:00 am
Following the outstanding success of 2018….the 2019 Oswestry Colour Run is back! Sunday 30th June 2019 – Follow us on TWITTER @OsColourRun for the latest updates!! – Like the British Ironwork Centre Facebook page too![...]
Subscribe to filtered calendar
