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You can select the required number of tickets for each event when you view the cart. Except where stated, tickets for these events are also available to personal callers at the Town Office at the Civic Centre, Nailsworth (payment by cash or cheque only). For all other events, see the details of ticketing on the Festival events page.
Tickets will also be available on the door (cash or cheque only) – provided we have not reached our maximum capacity, in which case we will indicate it clearly on this website.
| Date | Event | Price | |
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| 16 May | Grant Harrold | £18 |  |
| 17 May | Pantaloons | £15 | |
| 18 May | Folklore of the Cotswolds | £8 | |
| 19 May | Dark Ages to the Black Death | £8 | |
| 20 May | Philip Clouts | £15 | |
| 20 May | Film Club | £8 | |
| 21 May | Poetry Slam | £10 | |
| 21 May | Kleio Quartet | £15 | |
| 22 May | Jonathan Agnew Online sales are temporarily paused while we collate online and paper ticket sales. We expect a few more online tickets will be released soon. | £20 | |
| 23 May | Living with Swifts | £5 | |
| 23 May | Jake Leg | £10 | |
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How can one show possibly contain so much action and adventure? Elementary, my dear! The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company present a brand-new riff on the fiendishly famous case. Will detective duo Holmes and Watson discover the deadly secret of the Baskerville family curse before it strikes again? Or are they barking up the wrong tree? Features live music, audience interaction and more mystery than you can shake a magnifying glass at.
Discover mysterious, funny and romantic Cotswolds tales.This talk by folklorist and storyteller Kirsty Hartsiotis explores the tales told by the folk in the region over many centuries. Taking in wallowing pigs and ancient goddesses, a queen who may not be what you think she is, greedy kings, flying monks and wicked wizards, saints alive, little folk, big cats, and much more! Kirsty is a professional storyteller and author. She explores the folk tales and traditions of the area in her regular column for Cotswold Life.
Dr Simon Draper is an archaeologist specialising in landscape settlement,
Melodic jazz with inspirations from around the world. Cape Town-born pianist/composer Clouts’ South African roots have inspired a voyage of discovery through the joyful passion of Caribbean calypso, the bluesy melodies of middle eastern praise songs, the exuberant sway of Cuban dance music and the tuneful essence of Gospel.
It’s a prime knockout night in Nailsworth, as poets take the page onto the stage to compete for points that lead to prizes! Judges rate the quality of writing, performance and warmth of the applaudience.
First Prize and Commission Prize winners at the Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition 2023, the Kleio Quartet are quickly establishing themselves as an internationally-recognised quartet. The Kleio quartet are also BBC New Generation Artists 2024-2026. They have given live-broadcast concerts on BBC Radio Three and performed at the Wigmore Hall, the Royal Festival Hall and London’s Kings Place. Also, across Europe and at the Edinburgh International Festival. Their programme, in Nailsworth, features Elgar’s String Quartet, as well as works by Beethoven and Smetana.
Sarah Roberts presents a talk on the Common Swift, an urbanised bird on the British Trust for Ornithology red list for conservation concern. Sarah has been involved in bird conservation for over a decade and started North Wiltshire Swifts in 2019, as a specialist project and advice group. Their aim is to preserve and boost existing swift populations, in Wiltshire, through nest box projects and support others to do so. The talk will be a friendly introduction to swifts with some super facts, amazing photos and all you need to know to get started in helping these incredible sirens of summer.