EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS

Festival

Launch Event - Malmesbury In Bloom
Community
Sat 23-May 11:00 am
Free

Launch of Malmesbury in Bloom at the Market Cross, with Malmesbury Town Cryer, The Mayor and celebrity garden designer Kate Durr.

eat:Festival
Food & Drink
Sun 24-May 10:00 am -4:00 pm
Free

The award-winning eat:Festivals bring the very best South West food and drink producers together, and this time, they’re coming to Wiltshire. The festival will take place across Malmesbury town centre, with over 60 stalls set to appear in the High Street, Market Cross, Birdcage Walk, and town hall.

Troubled Waters, Corinne Harragin
Festival
Fri 19-Jun 7:00 pm
£15.00

Malmesbury River Festival presented by Caerbladon.  Adult spoken-word storytelling show

Midsummer Garden Festival
Festival
Sat 20-Jun 12:00 pm -8:00 pm
£10, U13 Free

Join us for a celebration of music and theatre in the beautiful gardens at Abbey House manor

BBQ and Bar available all day

Cynefin - Following the River
Festival
Sat 27-Jun 7:00 pm
£15.00

Malmesbury River Festival presented by Caerbladon.  Full Cynefin band concert. Suitable for all ages.

Minety Music Festival
Festival
Thu 02-Jul - Sun 05-Jul
Day and Weekend tickets available

Set in the heart of the Cotswolds, Minety Music Festival is now moving towards 2026 for its eighth event, following on from a hugely successful 2025 festival.

Scarecrow Trail
Festival
Sat 01-Aug - Fri 28-Aug
£3

Trail opens on 1 August Can you find them all? Map/Entry forms on sale at the Tourist Information Centre from 1 August

Open Gardens
Festival
Sun 02-Aug 1:00 pm -5:30 pm
£7

A rare chance to look around some of the most beautiful gardens in Malmesbury

Athelstan Players Carnival Performance
Festival
Thu 06-Aug - Sat 08-Aug
£12 / £10 Concessions

Follow the adventures of the Railway Children with the Athelstan Players

Carnival Quiz
Festival
Sat 08-Aug 7:30 pm
£10 per person

The Carnival quiz is back courtesy of our ace quizmasters. Be prepared for your quizzing skills to be well and truly tested.

River Valleys Trust Bat Walk
Festival
Thu 13-Aug 8:30 pm -10:00 pm
£3

Come and learn about our bats on this guided walk through Conygre Mead Nature Reserve. (Tickets available at venue)

Call my Wine Bluff
Festival
Fri 14-Aug 7:00 pm
£20

Think you know your Malbec from your Merlot? or your Chenin from your Chardonnay? Well here's a chance to prove it; Malmesbury's wine bluffers will temp you with another collection of fine wines.

This year we are joined by Jamie from The Malmesbury Wine Company, a new bluffer with plenty of experience (and wine!)

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