13 Apr 2023
Shropshire Festivals’ popular walk and eat event is back on Sunday, April 23. Shropshire Tasty Trail is returning to Ellesmere’s historic Oteley Estate with a brand-new route that takes in some privately owned meres and farmland.
600 tickets were released with staggered start times. Most of the slots have now sold out, and there is limited availability left for the first part of the day.
The 8-...
31 Mar 2023
Shrewsbury Folk Festival has released its latest wave of artists for 2023 with a DJ set from The Dhol Foundation and debut visits from Scottish indie folk band Elephant Sessions and California based roots band Dustbowl Revival among the new additions.
Also just revealed are the Gigspanner Big Band, Show of Hands frontman Steve Knightley with a solo set, Baskery, global folk collective Mishra, ...
23 Mar 2023
People are being encouraged to look out for a clutch of giant eggs around Shrewsbury town centre as part of a treasure trail to celebrate Easter.
The Easter egg trail is being put together by Shrewsbury BID and will see a dozen eggs popping up in a variety of locations which children can tick off on a map and complete an Easter riddle to be in with a chance of winning a prize.
Five winners will...
20 Mar 2023
Dominic Ingham Quartet April 22 £23/£12 U22
Violinist and composer Dominic Ingham (violin) is joined at SJN at the Hive by a stellar line up of Jonny Mansfield (Vibes), Will Sach (bass) & Jay Davis (drums). Dominic’s writing is an organic & beautiful blend of jazz, folk & classical music which this quartet brings to life exploring new musical spaces of...
17 Mar 2023
BRITAIN’S MOST LOVED TENOR, RUSSELL WATSON, ANNOUNCES HIS “MAGNIFICENT BUILDINGS CONCERT SERIES” FOR 2023 INCLUDING SHOWS AT SOME OF OUR MOST LOVED CATHEDRALS
Tickets on sale now
Renowned British tenor Russell Watson is set to take his soaring vocals to some of the UK's most beautiful buildings in 2023. The tour will see Watson perform in five magnificent venues, including Winchester Cathedral...
16 Mar 2023
THU 6th April, 2023
Moon Late
Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery 7pm - 10pm
Join us for the first in a series of late evening events at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery.
To celebrate the current Special Exhibition, enjoy an immersive event, with a lunar-themed cocktail, a stellar space DJ and a unique, atmospheric close-encounter with The Moon!
The licensed, Cosmic Bar will be open from 7pm....
13 Mar 2023
Arts Alive is bringing Miss Nobodies, a two-hander play that takes the audience through the history of the last 100 years of a Lancashire town, to Wem Town Hall on Thursday March 16.
This funny, poignant, and heart-warming show mixes poetry, storytelling, and music to tell the story of a local shop from 1919 to present day, telling the tales of the women that have made up the shop’s history and...
11 Mar 2023
Hello Everyone, The 26th of March is International Epilepsy Awareness Day. Myself and a few groups in Shrewsbury are holding collaborative events in the Quarry to raise awareness, provide information, support and hopefully provide some kind donations to the Epilepsy Society UK. This is an incredible cause and a condition that really needs to be more understood. Just knowing the basic first aid...
10 Mar 2023
Join John and Chris for an evening of internationally acclaimed folk guitar, happening on 12th May 2023 at The Hive, Shrewsbury.
https://events.hiveonline.org.uk/whats-on/john-doyle-chris-quinn/
"Doyle on guitar has risen to a level occupied by him alone. No one in Irish traditional music is a better guitarist than him right now." -The Wall Street Journal
Over the past 20 years and more he has...
10 Mar 2023
Coming to Shrewsbury on 15th April 2023 is The Robin Nolan Trio - “For The Love Of George Project”. This is the “festival preview concert” for Shrewsbury Django Fest (October 13-15th 2023) which has become an exciting annual feature on Shropshire’s music scene, especially for lovers of jazz, classical, world music and of course gypsy jazz.
Nolan, who spent some of his childhood in Much Wenlock...