Lichfield Festival

Lichfield Festival Staffordshire's premier arts festival bringing music, theatre, literature & creativity to the region

18/06/2026

There's plenty of fun for families at Lichfield Festival this year!

Join The KNDS Fairey Band for a special screening of Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers with live brass band accompaniment, race across Mr McGregor's garden with Peter Rabbit and Waterperry Opera Festival or learn about some truly amazing feats with a special Guinness World Records event!

Find out more:
https://lichfieldfestival.org/events/photo/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=405

The exceptional Welsh dance company Ballet Cymru are true Festival favourites. They are returning to Lichfield this year...
17/06/2026

The exceptional Welsh dance company Ballet Cymru are true Festival favourites. They are returning to Lichfield this year with an enchanting take on the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, complete with Tchaikovsky’s glorious music, on Mon 13 July.

Here are some of the spectacular production images from Sleeping Beauty to give you a flavour of the production.

And, with multiple screens in Lichfield Cathedral, you can enjoy a close-up view from wherever you’re sitting. A pre-recorded audio description is also available on request.

Find out more:
https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/ballet-cymru-3/

Lichfield is the place to be for world-class classical music this summer. Don't miss our concerts in the atmospheric sur...
13/06/2026

Lichfield is the place to be for world-class classical music this summer. Don't miss our concerts in the atmospheric surroundings of Lichfield Cathedral.

Ex Cathedra perform Rachmaninoff's Vespers on 10 July, and saxophonist and broadcaster Jess Gillam brings her Ensemble on 14 July.

One of China's greatest classical music stars Xuefei Yang will fuse Chinese folk music and Spanish flamenco dance alongside Maria Vega on 16 July, and BBC National Orchestra of Wales return on 18 July featuring soloist Maria Ioudenitch, violinist.

Book now:
https://lichfieldfestival.org/events/photo/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=413

For many years now, one of the Festival’s focusses has been its jazz output, and 2026 is no different as we welcome a ho...
11/06/2026

For many years now, one of the Festival’s focusses has been its jazz output, and 2026 is no different as we welcome a host of the UK’s most talented jazz musicians to Lichfield, including Will Barnes - Music, cellist Gabriella Swallow alongside Joe Webb Music, Joe Stilgoe and Liza Pulman, and James Pearson of Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.

Read all about the jazz talent visiting the city this summer in our latest blog:
https://lichfieldfestival.org/news/jazz-at-lichfield-festival-this-july/

2026 is a big year for Festival piano events - with returns for show-stopping Associate Artists James Pearson and Joe St...
09/06/2026

2026 is a big year for Festival piano events - with returns for show-stopping Associate Artists James Pearson and Joe Stilgoe 3 solo Young Artist recitals, and late-night candle-lit Rachmaninoff from Junyan Chen.

A £30 ‘piano key’ donation will help us to cover our increased summer piano hire costs and, as a valued 88 Key Club member, youʼll be invited to a drinks reception, have your name proudly listed in our programme, and receive our sincere thanks!

Find out more:
https://lichfieldfestival.org/join-us/88-key-club/

07/06/2026

It's one month to go until Lichfield Festival opens with Othello from The Lord Chamberlain's Men - performing Shakespeare with an all-male cast, outside Lichfield Cathedral

Last year's production of Twelfth Night saw hundreds of people enjoying theatre in the open air - we're crossing our fingers for the weather to be just as good! 🌞

You can book this year's show here:
https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/othello-the-lord-chamberlains-men/

05/06/2026

We're looking back to 2025, when we wrapped up the Festival with a very special candlelight performance from Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, in the beautiful surroundings of Lichfield Cathedral.

There's lots of fantastic solo piano performances coming up this year, including events featuring Young Artists Ariel Lanyi, Anelise Gamulescu and Jamie Cochrane, plus our closing concert from Junyan Chen.

Head to our What's On page for more
https://lichfieldfestival.org/events

Can't wait until July to enjoy some great music in Lichfield?The Lichfield Jazz Weekender starts tomorrow, with a whole ...
03/06/2026

Can't wait until July to enjoy some great music in Lichfield?

The Lichfield Jazz Weekender starts tomorrow, with a whole host of fantastic jazz events taking place at The Hub at St Mary's until Sun 7 June.

Head to their profile to find out more, and then book even more jazz events at the What's On page of our website.

https://lichfieldfestival.org/events/photo/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=418

Performer Jess Gillam is one of the most recognisable saxophone players in the world. She became the first saxophonist ...
28/05/2026

Performer Jess Gillam is one of the most recognisable saxophone players in the world. She became the first saxophonist to reach the BBC Young Musician finals in 2016, the youngest soloist to perform at the Last Night of the Proms and, in 2021 – and still in her early twenties – she was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for Services to Music.

We chatted to Jess about her music and her tour this summer - read all about it in our latest blog post

https://lichfieldfestival.org/news/energy-and-variety-sax-star-jess-gillam-tells-us-about-her-lichfield-festival-show/

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Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm
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Thursday 9:30am - 5pm
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