Festival Calendar from 1 June 2017
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EVENT |
DATE |
VENUE |
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Cirencester College Festival of Fashion |
Thursday 1 – Sunday 25 June 2017 |
CORINIUM MUSEUM and CIRENCESTER COLLEGE |
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"Digging up the Past" CAHS Talk |
Friday 16 June 2017 |
CORN HALL 7pm |
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Powell’s School Abbey 900 Concert |
Thursday 15 June 2017 |
BINGHAM HALL |
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Powell’s School Abbey 900 Week and Fête |
Monday 19 - Saturday 24 June 2017 |
POWELL’S SCHOOL and ABBEY GROUNDS |
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Flower Festival in Church “Circle of Life” |
Thursday 22 – Sunday 25 June 2017 |
PARISH CHURCH |
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Soroptimists’ Vintage Tea Party |
Sunday 25 June 2017 |
ABBEY GROUNDS |
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"Time Stands Still" Concert at Daglingworth |
Saturday 1 July 2017 |
DAGLINGWORTH CHURCH |
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Cirencester College Abbey 900 Festival of Learning |
Monday 3 - Friday 7 July 2017 |
COLLEGE AND TOWN |
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Regia Anglorum – Re-enactment Event |
Saturday 8 - Sunday 9 July 2017 |
ABBEY GROUNDS 10am – 4pm |
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Churn Art Exhibition |
Wednesday 12 July 2017 |
CHURN PROJECT |
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Liberté Egalité, Fraternité (CLEARWORTH event) |
Friday 14 July 2017 |
RAU |
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Love Parks Week |
Friday 28 July – Sunday 6 August 2017 |
ABBEY GROUNDS |
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New Brewery Arts Exhibition |
Sat 22 July – Sun 17 September 2017 |
NEW BREWERY ARTS |
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Octavia’s Bookshop Literary Festival |
Monday 7 – Friday 11 August 2017 |
BLACK JACK ST, CIRENCESTER |
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Phoenix Festival |
Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 August 2017 |
ABBEY GROUNDS |
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Northern Harmony Workshop and Concert (CLEARWORTH event) |
Wednesday 6 September 2017 |
SUNDIAL THEATRE |
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Heritage Open Days Opening Talk |
Friday 8 September |
SALVATION ARMY HALL |
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Heritage Open Days |
Friday 8 – Sunday 10 September 2017 |
CIRENCESTER TOWN |
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Murder in the Cathedral by T S Eliot |
Thursday 14 – Sat 16 September 2017 |
PARISH CHURCH |
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Freedom Parade by 29th Regiment |
Sunday 17 September 2017 |
TOWN CENTRE |
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Cirencester Golf Club ABBEY 900 Tournament |
Monday 18 September |
GOLF CLUB |
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Abbey 900 Festival of Fashion Show |
Thursday 21 September 2017 |
BINGHAM HALL 6.45pm |
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The Abbey 900 Community and Harvest Supper |
Sunday 24 September 2017 |
PARISH CHURCH 6pm |
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“Winstone Talk”, Dr. Janina Ramirez – “The role the Abbey played in the political, religious and cultural life of the Nation and its more immediate influence on its local community”. |
Wednesday 4 October |
PARISH CHURCH 7.30pm |
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Music to Die For (CLEARWORTH event) |
Thursday 2 November 2017 |
RAU |
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A Book of Hours - Music From the Monastic Day - A Concert by St Cecilia Singers |
Saturday 4 November 2017 |
PARISH CHURCH |
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Cheltenham Bach Choir - Brahms "A German Requiem" (and Howells "Take Him, Earth, For Cherishing") |
Saturday 11 November 2017 |
PARISH CHURCH at 7.30pm |
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Cirencester Choral Society Concert - Vivaldi Gloria |
Saturday 25 November 2017 |
PARISH CHURCH |
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HERE FOR A WHILE |
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Four Ancient Abbey Manuscripts in Corinium Museum |
Monday 16 January – Wednesday 24 May 2017 |
CORINIUM MUSEUM |
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Hare Festival |
Monday 25 March 2017 – Wednesday 20 September 2017 |
THROUGH TOWN |
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LEGO® Brick Build of Abbey Church |
Tuesday 11 April - October 2017 |
PARISH CHURCH |
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Treasure Hunt Quiz on a Bike - Family Biking Event |
Easter to early September 2017 |
AROUND AND ABOUT TOWN |
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Ecclesiastical Workshops (see NBA Programme) |
Sat 11 March – Sat 7 October 2017 |
NEW BREWERY ARTS |
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Ecclesiastical Crafts Exhibition |
Sat 22 July – Sun 17 September 2017 |
NEW BREWERY ARTS |
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900 Acts of Random Kindness – your chance to be nice! |
Throughout the Year |
VIA BIG YELLOW WEBSITE |
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CHURCH EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR |
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Special Church Services/Events |
Through the year |
PARISH CHURCH |
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Creation of Commemorative Banner for Church |
Displayed through the year |
PARISH CHURCH |
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Tower Tours |
Through the year |
PARISH CHURCH |
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Special Bell Ringing Events including a Muffled Peal to mark the date of the Surrender of the Abbey |
Through the year and Sunday 19 December 2017 |
PARISH CHURCH |
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ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN |
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Children’s Activities in Museum |
See Corinium Museum Programme |
CORINIUM MUSEUM |
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Schools Mosaic Project |
LOCAL SCHOOLS |
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Schools Quilting Project |
To be displayed at various venues |
LOCAL SCHOOLS |
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EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER |
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Abbey 900 Tours/Walks |
Tuesdays and Saturdays May - September 2017 |
PARISH CHURCH/ABBEY GROUNDS |
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Abbey House - A History Exhibition by Bingham Trustees |
Saturday 20 May – Saturday 7 October 2017 |
BINGHAM GALLERY |
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Story Carpet – Community Story Telling Event |
May/June 2017 onwards |
AT VENUES AS REQUESTED |
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Bands in the Park |
May – September 2017 |
ABBEY GROUNDS |
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Key to Events
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FOR MORE DETAILS AND WHERE TO OBTAIN TICKETS PLEASE REFER TO MAIN PROGRAMME and VENUE WEB SITES
Or visit the Abbey 900 or Cirencester Community Development Trust websites
https://abbey900ciren.org.uk http://ccdt.org.uk/abbey-900
Or TELEPHONE: - |
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Free Abbey 900 events
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Abbey 900 events for which there is a donation or ticket charge |
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Events linked to Abbey 900; some free, but some have charges |
As far as we are aware, all of the venues for Abbey 900 events have disabled access, but please check with the venue.