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.
The Music Summer School and Festival
With over 30 courses each week and up to 5 talks and concerts each day, the MSSF is a joyous celebration of musical creativity.
- ☀️Summer festival
Sat, 1 Aug 2026 — Fri, 14 Aug 2026
Gresham's School, Holt
Early Music at the BBC Proms
- ☀️Summer festival
- 17 Jul 2026 — 12 Sep 2026
- Next event: Sun, 9 Aug 2026
- Royal Albert Hall, London
Oxford Early Music by Candlelight
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: Sun, 9 Aug 2026
- Exeter College Chapel, Oxford
Edinburgh International Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- 7 Aug 2026 — 30 Aug 2026
- Next event: Fri, 14 Aug 2026
- Edinburgh, Scotland
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Throughout the year- Next event: Sat, 15 Aug 2026
- St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
Suffolk Villages Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- 25 May 2026 — 31 Aug 2026
- Next event: Fri, 28 Aug 2026
- Suffolk
Old Chapel Court Concerts
- ☀️Summer series
- Next event: Sun, 30 Aug 2026
- Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury
St Cecilia's Hall
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Mon, 31 Aug 2026
- Edinburgh, Scotland
Handel Hendrix House
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Tue, 1 Sep 2026
- Handel Hendrix House
Lammermuir Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 8 Sep 2026 — 20 Sep 2026
- Next event: Wed, 9 Sep 2026
- Lammermuir, Scotland
Early Music at Wigmore Hall
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Wed, 9 Sep 2026
- Wigmore Hall, London
Medieval Music in the Dales
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Next event: Fri, 11 Sep 2026
- Bolton Castle, North Yorkshire
Music in the Round
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Fri, 18 Sep 2026
- Sheffield
Early Music at Kings Place
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Fri, 18 Sep 2026
- Kings Place, London
Brighton Early Music Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 2 Oct 2026 — 25 Oct 2026
- Next event: Sat, 19 Sep 2026
- Brighton
Plumstead Peculiars
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sun, 20 Sep 2026
- The Ascension Church, Plumstead
Music@Malling
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 18 Sep 2026 — 27 Sep 2026
- Next event: Tue, 22 Sep 2026
- West Malling, Kent
Banbury Early Music Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 26 Sep 2026 — 27 Sep 2026
- Next event: Sat, 26 Sep 2026
- St Mary's Church, Banbury
Cambridge Early Music
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sat, 26 Sep 2026
- Cambridge
Tetbury Music Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 26 Sep 2026 — 4 Oct 2026
- Next event: Sat, 26 Sep 2026
- St Marys' Church, Tetbury
Baroquestock Festival
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sat, 26 Sep 2026
- Heath Street Baptist Church, Hampstead
Folkestone Early Music
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sun, 27 Sep 2026
- The Grand Hotel, Folkestone
Temple Music Foundation
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Tue, 29 Sep 2026
- Temple, London
Barbican Centre & Milton Court
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Thu, 1 Oct 2026
- Barbican Centre, London
Salisbury Musick
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 2 Oct 2026 — 4 Oct 2026
- Next event: Fri, 2 Oct 2026
- Salisbury Medieval Hall + other locations
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: Sun, 11 Oct 2026
- Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire
Leamington Music
- ❄️Winter series
- Next event: Tue, 13 Oct 2026
- St Mary's Church, Warwick
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
London Festival of Baroque Music
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 24 Oct 2026 — 31 Oct 2026
- Next event: Sat, 24 Oct 2026
- Sinfonia Smith Square, London
Worcestershire Early Music
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Sun, 25 Oct 2026
- Old Bishop's Palace, Worcester
Cambridge Music Festival
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Wed, 28 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
London International Festival of Early Music
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 11 Nov 2026 — 14 Nov 2026
- Next event: Wed, 11 Nov 2026
- Blackheath, London
Smith Square Hall
- Throughout the year
- Next event: Thu, 26 Nov 2026
- Westminster, London
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
Borders Music Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- 11 Sep 2026 — 20 Sep 2026
- Next event: TBA
- Scottish Borders including Melrose, Galashiels and Peebles
Buxton International Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- 8 Jul 2027 — 25 Jul 2027
- Next event: TBA
- Buxton
Roman River Music
- Throughout the year
- Next event: TBA
- Colchester, Essex
Machynlleth Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Machynlleth, Wales
Oxford Festival of the Arts
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Oxford
York Early Music Christmas Festival
- ❄️Winter festival
- 4 Dec 2026 — 13 Dec 2026
- Next event: TBA
- York
The Music Summer School and Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- 1 Aug 2026 — 14 Aug 2026
- Next event: TBA
- Gresham's School, Holt
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
- 31 Jul 2026 — 9 Aug 2026
- 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
Oxford Early Music Weekend
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Magdalen College & New College, Oxford
Music at Paxton
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Paxton House, Scottish Borders
Music in Country Churches
- ☀️Summer series
- Next event: TBA
- Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Norfolk, East Sussex, Devon, Suffolk
Stoke Newington Early Music Festival
- Throughout the year
- Next event: TBA
- Stoke Newington, London
Swaledale Festival
- 🌱Spring festival
- Next event: TBA
- Swaledale, North Yorkshire
Brecon Choir Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- Brecon, Wales
Otley Baroque
- Throughout the year
- Next event: TBA
- All Saints’ Church, Otley
Early Music at Wiltshire Music Centre
- Throughout the year
- Next event: TBA
- Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Tilford Bach Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Next event: TBA
- All Saints Church, Tilford, Surrey
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