Arts & Literature

Online version of the seasonal printed guide 'The List'

Where Two Rivers Meet (photography) by Richard Harris
An outdoor exhibition of selected work by Malmesbury based photographer Richard Harris about the Malmesbury rivers through the seasons at Birdcage Walk

The original house will be on display at Caerbladon throughout the exhibition.

Throughout Malmesbury Town Centre

Exhibition by Day Bowman and dance performance devised with the performers by Lizzi Kew Ross, Linda Hirst, Henry Montes, Alice Sara & Sonia Rafferty.

Poetry by John Clare, Gerard Manley Hopkins & Sue Hubbard.

Tickets online or in person at Caerbladon, or on the door.

In 1672 fourteen Malmesbury residents were accused of witchcraft. Why, and what happened next?

Tickets and more information also available from the Town and Tourist Information Centre at Malmesbury Town Hall (T: 01666822143) or turn up. (Pre-booking is advisable to avoid disappointment). £7.00 Adults and £3.50 children. All Guided Walks Around Malmesbury start at Malmesbury Town Hall unless otherwise stated.

This weekend event celebrates the quality of artists and makers living and working in the Malmesbury area.

It is an opportunity to meet the artists in their studios, homes and pop-up spaces, and maybe pick up an original piece to take home.

Buying artwork direct from the artists and makers is an enjoyable experience, you’ll be supporting local creativity while acquiring something special and unique that you will cherish in years to come.

We recommend you follow the numbered routes on the maps to get the most from your visit in Malmesbury and the Somerfords.

AMY JEFFS - ARTHUR: A NEW LIFE

We are delighted to welcome Sunday Times bestselling author Dr Amy Jeffs, in conversation, to celebrate the release of her latest book ARTHUR: A New Life

“The Arthur I know is all story. But if his legend and its history teach us anything true, it is that the seam between myth and reality is full of moth-holes…”

Tickets £10 or free when you pre-order the book ( Hardback RRP £30)

In association with Barnowl Books, Malmesbury

Comedy in Malmesbury - Andrew Bird, Matt Bragg, Fiona Allen, Jonathan Elston

16+ (under 18s accompanied by an adult)

As seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, ‘Master of one-liners’ Mark Simmons had a groundbreaking 200-plus date sell out debut tour, lasting two years and spanning the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Now he’s back on tour in 2026 with Jest To Impress, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggestions at Tetbury Goods Shed.

At Tetbury Goods Shed in association with Yellow Lighted Bookshop.

Broadcaster and retail guru Mary Portas talks about her new memoir, charting her early career transforming Harvey Nichols from fusty department store into 1990s fashion icon in the Britpop-era world of Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Princess Di and Ab Fab that made “Harvey Nicks” a household name.

For the Goods Shed, Portas will be in conversation with Libs Nicholls, founder of popular Cotswold lifestyle and vintage homeware shop group, Domestic Science, to discuss her memoir as well as what a great shop can do for place-making, taste-making and identity.

It's Christmas (and has been since bonfire night) so go on treat yourself to a night with with the Gloryhole Comedy Club!

Expect four brilliant acts and a compere for our usual three hours of fun and frivolity chez Gloryhole!