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.
York Early Music Festival
Established in 1977 the York Early Music Festival is designed to celebrate York’s myriad of medieval churches, guildhalls and historic houses through historically informed music making of the highest international standard.
- ☀️Summer festival
Fri, 3 July 2026 — Sat, 11 July 2026
National Centre for Early Music, York
Stour Music
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sun, 28 June 2026
- All Saints Church, Boughton Aluph
Stoke Newington Early Music Festival
Throughout the year- Wed, 1 July 2026
- Stoke Newington, London
York Early Music Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sat, 11 July 2026
- National Centre for Early Music, York
The Grange Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sun, 12 July 2026
- Northington, Hampshire
St Birinus Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sun, 12 July 2026
- Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Lichfield Festival
- Throughout the year
- Sun, 19 July 2026
- Lichfield, Staffordshire
Brecon Choir Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sun, 19 July 2026
- Brecon, Wales
Otley Baroque
- Throughout the year
- Sun, 19 July 2026
- All Saints’ Church, Otley
Music in Country Churches
- ☀️Summer series
- Thu, 23 July 2026
- Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Norfolk, East Sussex, Devon, Suffolk
King's Lynn Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sat, 25 July 2026
- King's Lynn, Norfolk
Garsington Opera
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sat, 25 July 2026
- Wormsley, Buckinghamshire
Buxton International Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sun, 26 July 2026
- Buxton
Dowland 400 Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sun, 26 July 2026
- The Octagon Chapel, Norwich
Ryedale Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sun, 26 July 2026
- Ryedale, North Yorkshire
Music at Paxton
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sun, 26 July 2026
- Paxton House, Scottish Borders
The Glasgow Barons Early Music Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sun, 26 July 2026
- Govan Old Parish Church, Govan & Linthouse Parish Church
Oxford Festival of the Arts
- ☀️Summer festival
- Fri, 31 July 2026
- Oxford
Lake District Music Summer Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sun, 9 August 2026
- Cumbria
The Music Summer School and Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Fri, 14 August 2026
- Gresham's School, Holt
Machynlleth Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sat, 29 August 2026
- Machynlleth, Wales
Edinburgh International Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sun, 30 August 2026
- Edinburgh, Scotland
Suffolk Villages Festival
- ☀️Summer festival
- Mon, 31 August 2026
- Suffolk
Early Music at the BBC Proms
- ☀️Summer festival
- Sat, 12 September 2026
- Royal Albert Hall, London
Lammermuir Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Sun, 20 September 2026
- Lammermuir, Scotland
Music@Malling
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Sun, 27 September 2026
- West Malling, Kent
Banbury Early Music Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Sun, 27 September 2026
- St Mary's Church, Banbury
Salisbury Musick
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Sun, 4 October 2026
- Salisbury Medieval Hall + other locations
Hatfield House Music Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Sun, 11 October 2026
- Hatfield House, Hatfield, Herts
Brecon Baroque Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Mon, 19 October 2026
- Brecon, Wales
Brighton Early Music Festival
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Sun, 25 October 2026
- Brighton
London Festival of Baroque Music
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Sat, 31 October 2026
- Sinfonia Smith Square, London
London Bach Society
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Tue, 10 November 2026
- City of London
London International Festival of Early Music
- 🍂Autumn festival
- Sat, 14 November 2026
- Blackheath, London
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