Banbury Early Music Festival
An exciting weekend for early music - fabulous concerts and workshops combined with instruments and sheet music shopping!
When
🍂Autumn festival
TBA
About
Banbury Early Music Festival is entering its third year in September 2026. The festival has something for everyone - early music fans and newcomers alike can come and participate in inspiring workshops, listen to world class concerts, leaf through a myriad of music and try or buy early music instruments.
The festival is organised by three passionate early music specialists who aim to bring early music fans of all ages together and provide a performance platform for excellent period musicians.
Join us - Banbury is easy to get to and with good transport links - we're looking forward to seeing you!
Past events
Jewels That Brightly Burn
Ensemble Augelletti
- Sun, 27 Sep 2026
St Mary's Church, Banbury
7:00pm
£15 - £20
Banbury Early Music Festival
Love's Labyrinth
The Gonzaga Band
- Sun, 27 Sep 2026
- Swift Suite, Whately Hall, Banbury
- 4:30pm
- £10 - £15
- Banbury Early Music Festival
Medieval Workshop
Blondel
- Sun, 27 Sep 2026
- St Mary's Church, Banbury
- 2:30pm
- £10
- Banbury Early Music Festival
Celebrating John Dowland
Lynda Sayce
- Sun, 27 Sep 2026
- St Mary's Church, Banbury
- 1:00pm
- £10 - £15
- Banbury Early Music Festival
Voice & Instrument Workshop
David Hatcher
- Sun, 27 Sep 2026
- St Mary's Church, Banbury
- 10:30am
- £10
- Banbury Early Music Festival
Epitaph for a Green Lover
Linarol Consort of Viols
- Sat, 26 Sep 2026
- Methodist Church, Banbury
- 7:30pm
- £15 - £20
- Banbury Early Music Festival
Sense and Musicality
Little Song Party
- Sat, 26 Sep 2026
- St Mary's Church, Banbury
- 5:00pm
- £10 - £15
- Banbury Early Music Festival
Historical Dance Workshop
Dr Helen Davidge
- Sat, 26 Sep 2026
- St Mary's Church, Banbury
- 3:30pm
- £10
- Banbury Early Music Festival
Recorder Workshop
Heidi Fardell
- Sat, 26 Sep 2026
- St Mary's Church, Banbury
- 1:45pm
- £10
- Banbury Early Music Festival
Cover Story
Blondel
- Sat, 26 Sep 2026
- Marlborough Road Methodist Church, Banbury
- 12:00pm
- £10 - £15
- Banbury Early Music Festival
Choral Workshop
Dylan McCaig
- Sat, 26 Sep 2026
- St Mary's church, Banbury
- 10:00am
- £10
- Banbury Early Music Festival
What Is Our Life?
Chelys Consort of Viols
- Sun, 28 Sep 2025
- St Mary's Church, Banbury
- 5:30pm
- £18, u18s free
- Banbury Early Music Festival
Performers Platform
Banbury Early Music Festival
- Sun, 28 Sep 2025
- Swift Suite, Whately Hall
- 3:30pm
- Free
- Banbury Early Music Festival
Recorder Workshop
Sarah Jeffery
- Sun, 28 Sep 2025
- St Mary's Church Hall, Banbury
- 3:00pm
- £10
- Banbury Early Music Festival
Decameron Musicale
Rune
- Sun, 28 Sep 2025
- St Mary's Church, Banbury
- 1:45pm
- £15, u18s free
- Banbury Early Music Festival
Workshop for Instruments & Voices
Alison Kinder
- Sun, 28 Sep 2025
- St Mary's Church Hall, Banbury
- 10:30am
- £10
- Banbury Early Music Festival
Location
St Mary's Church, Banbury
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