Festivals and concert series
The Early Music festival scene in the UK is extraordinarily creative and adventurous. Emerging and established artists alike are bridging the gap between the past and the present with inspiring programmes at festivals and in concert series across the country.
Brighton Early Music Festival
Established in 2002, Brighton Early Music Festival organises a series of vibrant events in venues around Brighton & Hove. Our flagship event is our autumn Festival, taking place each October.
- 🍂Autumn festival
Fri, 2 Oct 2026 — Sun, 25 Oct 2026
Brighton
Loki Music
Throughout the year- Next event: Sun, 4 Oct 2026
- Southwest London
Salisbury Musick
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 2 Oct 2026 — 4 Oct 2026
- Next event: Sun, 4 Oct 2026
- Salisbury Medieval Hall + other locations
Early Music at Kings Place
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sun, 4 Oct 2026
- Kings Place, London
Royal Academy of Music
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sun, 4 Oct 2026
- Royal Academy of Music, London
Brighton Early Music Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 2 Oct 2026 — 25 Oct 2026
- Next event: Sun, 4 Oct 2026
- Brighton
Colchester Early Music
- ❄️Winter series
- Next event: Sun, 4 Oct 2026
- St Andrew's Church, Marks Tey
Tetbury Music Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 26 Sep 2026 — 4 Oct 2026
- Next event: Sun, 4 Oct 2026
- St Marys' Church, Tetbury
Early Music at Wigmore Hall
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Wed, 7 Oct 2026
- Wigmore Hall, London
Hatfield House Music Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 8 Oct 2026 — 11 Oct 2026
- Next event: Thu, 8 Oct 2026
- Hatfield House, Hatfield, Herts
Southbank Centre
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Fri, 9 Oct 2026
- Southbank, London
Little Missenden Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 2 Oct 2026 — 11 Oct 2026
- Next event: Sat, 10 Oct 2026
- Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire
Mayfield Festival
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sat, 10 Oct 2026
- Mayfield, East Sussex
Folkestone Early Music
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sun, 11 Oct 2026
- The Grand Hotel, Folkestone
Handel Hendrix House
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Tue, 13 Oct 2026
- Handel Hendrix House
Leamington Music
- ❄️Winter series
- Next event: Tue, 13 Oct 2026
- St Mary's Church, Warwick
Music in the Round
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Thu, 15 Oct 2026
- Sheffield
Bach in Ipswich
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Fri, 16 Oct 2026
- Unitarian Meeting House, Ipswich
St Martin-in-the-Fields
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Fri, 16 Oct 2026
- St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
Brecon Baroque Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 16 Oct 2026 — 19 Oct 2026
- Next event: Fri, 16 Oct 2026
- Brecon, Wales
The Georgian Concert Society
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sat, 17 Oct 2026
- Edinburgh New Town Church
Roman River Music
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Thu, 22 Oct 2026
- Colchester, Essex
London Festival of Baroque Music
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 24 Oct 2026 — 31 Oct 2026
- Next event: Sat, 24 Oct 2026
- Sinfonia Smith Square, London
Trinity Recitals
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sun, 25 Oct 2026
- Trinity College, Oxford
Worcestershire Early Music
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sun, 25 Oct 2026
- Old Bishop's Palace, Worcester
Plumstead Peculiars
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sun, 25 Oct 2026
- The Ascension Church, Plumstead
Early Voices/Lleisiau Cynnar
- 🌱Spring festival
- Next event: Sun, 25 Oct 2026
- St Illtud's Church, Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Cambridge Music Festival
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Wed, 28 Oct 2026
- Cambridge
London Bach Society
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 31 Oct 2026 — 10 Nov 2026
- Next event: Fri, 30 Oct 2026
- City of London
Cambridge Early Music
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Cambridge
London Handel Festival
- Throughout the year
- 24 Sep 2026 — 15 Dec 2026
- Next event: Tue, 3 Nov 2026
- St George's Hanover Square
Royal College of Music
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Thu, 5 Nov 2026
- 60 Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London
Wimbledon International Music Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Next event: Sat, 7 Nov 2026
- Wimbledon
Barbican Centre & Milton Court
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Mon, 9 Nov 2026
- Barbican Centre, London
London International Festival of Early Music
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 11 Nov 2026 — 14 Nov 2026
- Next event: Wed, 11 Nov 2026
- Blackheath, London
Hastings Chamber Music Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 22 Oct 2026 — 25 Oct 2026
- Next event: Sun, 15 Nov 2026
- Kino Teatr & Christ Church, St Leonards-on-Sea
Saxon Shore Early Music Kenardington
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sun, 15 Nov 2026
- Church of St Mary, Kenardington, Ashford
Bach at New College
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Mon, 16 Nov 2026
- The New Space, Oxford
Stoke Newington Early Music Festival
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Fri, 20 Nov 2026
- Stoke Newington, London
Baroque at LSO St Luke's
- 🍂Autumn series
- Next event: Thu, 26 Nov 2026
- LSO St Luke's, Old Street, London
Smith Square Hall
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Thu, 26 Nov 2026
- Westminster, London
Temple Music Foundation
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Thu, 3 Dec 2026
- Temple, London
York Early Music Christmas Festival
- ❄️Winter festival
- 4 Dec 2026 — 13 Dec 2026
- Next event: Fri, 4 Dec 2026
- York
Stapleford Granary
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Tue, 8 Dec 2026
- Stapleford, Cambridge
Garsington Opera
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: Thu, 25 Mar 2027
- Wormsley, Buckinghamshire
Buxton International Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- 7 Jul 2027 — 25 Jul 2027
- Next event: TBA
- Buxton
Early Music at the BBC Proms
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Royal Albert Hall, London
Medieval Music in the Dales
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Next event: TBA
- Bolton Castle, North Yorkshire
Borders Music Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Next event: TBA
- Scottish Borders including Melrose, Galashiels and Peebles
Machynlleth Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Machynlleth, Wales
Oxford Festival of the Arts
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Oxford
St Cecilia's Hall
- Throughout the year
- Next event: TBA
- Edinburgh, Scotland
The Music Summer School and Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Gresham's School, Holt
Lammermuir Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Next event: TBA
- Lammermuir, Scotland
Purbeck Art Weeks Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- 29 May 2027 — 13 Jun 2027
- Next event: TBA
- Various locations in the Purbecks, Dorset
Bach+ Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Cambridge, UK
Five Churches Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- North Norfolk
The Glasgow Barons Early Music Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Govan Old Parish Church, Govan & Linthouse Parish Church
Saffron Hall
- Throughout the year
- Next event: TBA
- Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
York Early Music Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- National Centre for Early Music, York
Lake District Music Summer Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Cumbria
Dowland 400 Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- The Octagon Chapel, Norwich
Ryedale Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Ryedale, North Yorkshire
The Grange Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Northington, Hampshire
Edinburgh International Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Edinburgh, Scotland
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