City of Wells & Area 2016

City of Wells & Area 2016 This events list is updated on a regular basis; please check when you visit to see if more have been added. Also see www.wellssomerset.com, www.wells.gov.uk and www.wellsjournal.co.uk for event listings April 1 st Family Activities: Jesters and Fools Bishop s Palace 11am 3pm 2 nd Stitching Workshop - Bishop s Palace 10am 4pm 3 rd Choir Performance in Chapel - Bishop s Palace 2pm 4 th Family Garden Activities - Bishop s Palace 11am 3pm 7 th Lunchtime concert: Theodora Poole (pianist) - Wells Cathedral 13.05-13.45pm 8 th Family Activities: Spring Life Bishop s Palace 11am 3pm 8 th 10 th Camperex South West - Bath and West Showground 10am 5pm 9 th Antique and Collectors Fair - Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 9 th Launceston Male Voice Choir - Wells Cathedral 13.05 13.45pm 13 th Charterhouse Classic Car Auction - Bath and West Showground 14 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 14 th Watercolour workshop Impressionistic Flowers Bishop s Palace 2pm 4pm 15 th Tenebrae A Hymn of Heavenly Beauty - Wells Cathedral 7.30pm 16 th Mendip Hills Heritage Day - Wells and Mendip Museum 10am -4pm 16 th Ashtead Singers - Wells Cathedral 13.15 13.45pm 16 th Mayor s Charity Concert - Wells Town Hall 7.30pm 16 th -31 st Aug The Ornate & The Beautiful Exhibition Bishop s Palace 17 th Toy Collectors Fair Bath and West Showground 10.30am 2.30pm 19 th 23 rd Sister Act - Strode Theatre 7.30pm and 2.30pm on 23rd 21 st 23 rd Craft 4 Crafters Bath and West Showground 10am - 21 st 24 th Wells Film Festival 23 rd Vintage and Retro Fair - Seager Hall 10am -3pm 23 rd Spring Craft Fair - Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 23 rd Wells City Band Concert Swan Hotel 7pm 23 rd Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society Wells Cathedral 7pm 28 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 28 th Watercolour workshop Landscape/Seascape Bishop s Palace 2pm 4pm 30 th Free afternoon organ recital - Wells Cathedral 2.15pm 30 th Into the 80s Tribute Band - Strode Theatre 7.30pm May 2 nd Wells City Band and Maypole Dancing May Day Celebrations - Market Place 3 rd David Starkey: The King is Dead - Strode Theatre 7.30pm 5 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 6 th May Charter Fair - Market Place 6 th Antiques and Collectors Fair - Bath and West Showground 9am 5pm 7 th Choir Performance in Chapel - Bishop s Palace 2pm 7 th Mid Somerset Orchestra: Invitation to the Dance - Strode Theatre 7.30pm 8 th Mendip Vintage and Classic Car Tour - Cathedral Green 8 th Wells Brocante and Vintage Fair - Market Place 10am 4pm 12 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm

12 th Toy Collectors Fair Bath and West Showground 10.30am 2.30pm 13 th Wells and Mendip Astronomers Mercury Revealed Wells and Mendip Museum 7.30pm 14 th Antique and Collectors Fair Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 14 th Somerset Singers - Wells Cathedral 7pm 15 th Free organ recital Wells Cathedral 4.30pm 16th 21 st Return to the Forbidden Planet - Wells Little Theatre 7.30pm 19 th Aled Jones Cathedral Tour - Wells Cathedral 7.30pm 20 th Trevera Male Choir - Wells Cathedral 1.05 1.45 pm 20 th Early Music Wells - Wells Cathedral 7.30 22 nd Wells City Band Pylle Pageant 2pm 6pm 26 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 28 th Spring Bank Holiday Craft Fair Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 29 th Wells Fun Run 29 th Wells Action Bandstand Concert - Recreation Ground 3pm 5pm 30 th Sussex Voiceworks Choir - Wells Cathedral 1.05 1.45pm 30 th Family Garden Activities - Bishop s Palace 11am 3pm 30 th Tractor Ted Day Out - East Somerset Railway June 1 st -4 th Royal Bath and West Show - Bath and West Showground 3 rd Family Activities: Minibeasts Bishop s Palace 11am 3pm 3 rd -5 th Wells Comedy Festival - Wells Little Theatre and Globe Inn 4 th Vintage and Retro Fair - Seager Hall 10am -3pm 4 th Avalon Marshes: Landscape, Heritage and Wildlife - Strode Theatre 10am 5 th Wells Classic Motorcycle Club Tortoise & Hare Run Market Place 10am 5 th Wells Action Bandstand Concert - Recreation Ground 3pm 5pm 7 th A Midsummer Night s Dream - Wells Little Theatre 7.30pm 9 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 10 th 12 th The English Country Garden Festival 2016 - Bishop s Palace 11 th Wells City Band - Dinder Fete 2pm 4pm 11 th Somerset Schools Folk Dance Festival Cathedral Green 2.30pm 4.30pm 12 th Toy Collectors Fair Bath and West Showground 10.30am 2.30pm 12 th Wells Action Bandstand Concert - Recreation Ground 3pm 5pm 15 th Watercolour workshop: Paint outside in Palace grounds Bishop s Palace 2pm 4pm 15 th A Midsummer Night s Dream Glastonbury Abbey 18 th Musicircus music and circus - Market Place 11am 1pm 18 th Antique and Collectors Fair Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 18 th 19 th Footman James Classic Car Show - Bath and West Showground 9.30am 4pm 19 th Wells Action Bandstand Concert - Recreation Ground 3pm 5pm 20 th 22 nd Mid-Somerset Musical Spectacular 2016 - Strode Theatre 7pm 22 nd -26 th Glastonbury Festival 25 th -3 rd July Hilliard Society Miniatures Exhibition - Wells Town Hall 10am-5pm 25 th Orlando Singers - Wells Cathedral 7pm 26 th Wells Action Bandstand Concert - Recreation Ground 3pm 5pm 26 th Charterhouse Theatre Company The Railway Children - Bishop s Palace 6.30pm 26 th Yeovil District Canine Society: Premier Open Show - Bath and West Showground 28 th Chapter House Theatre Company: The Railway Children - Bishop s Palace 7.30pm 30 th Watercolour workshop: Paint outside in Palace grounds Bishop s Palace 2pm 4pm July 1 st 3 rd Antiques and Collectors Fair - Bath and West Showground 9am 5pm 2 nd Summer Craft Fair Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 2 nd Yeovilton Air Day 2016 - RNAS Yeovilton 9am 5pm 3 rd Wells Action Bandstand Concert - Recreation Ground 3pm 5pm

6 th Wells Cathedral School Strings Wells Cathedral 1.05 1.45pm 7 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 7 th Watercolour workshop: Paint outside in Palace grounds Bishop s Palace 2pm 4pm 8 th Wells Cathedral School Symphony Orchestra Wells Cathedral 7.30pm 8 th -9 th Open Garden - The Rib, St. Andrews Street Wells 8 th 10 th NASS Festival 2016 - Bath and West Showground 10am 3am 9 th Antique and Collectors Fair Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 9 th 10 th Pilgrimage Weekend - Glastonbury Abbey 10 th Wells Action Bandstand Concert - Recreation Ground 3pm 5pm 14 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 16 th Annual Artisan Market Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 17 th Wells Action Bandstand Concert - Recreation Ground 3pm 5pm 17 th Giant Flea Market - Bath and West Showground 9.30am 4pm 18 th Much Ado about Nothing - Glastonbury Abbey 22 nd The Time Traveller s Guide to Medieval Music - Glastonbury Abbey 23 rd Somerset Chamber Choir - Wells Cathedral 7pm 24 th Wells Action Bandstand Concert - Recreation Ground 3pm 5pm 25 th Family Garden Activities - Bishop s Palace 11am 3pm 29 th Family Activities: Seeds and Plants Bishop s Palace 11am 3pm 30 th Eboracum Baroque and Terry Deary - Glastonbury Abbey 30 th Holiday Fun with Peppa Pig - East Somerset Railway 31 st Wells Action Bandstand Concert - Recreation Ground 3pm 5pm 31 st Lord Chamberlain s Men Much Ado about Nothing - Bishop s Palace 7pm August 5 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 6 th Antique and Collectors Fair Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 6 th Glastonbury Extravaganza - Glastonbury Abbey 7 th Wells Action Bandstand Concert - Recreation Ground 3pm 5pm 11 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 12 th Boxtree Productions Around the World in 80 Days - Bishop s Palace 6.30pm 13 th -14 th Railwells model railway exhibition - Wells Town Hall 10.30-5pm 14 th Wells Action Bandstand Concert - Recreation Ground 3pm 5pm 14 th Family Fun Dog Show - Glastonbury Abbey 20t The Wind in the Willows - Glastonbury Abbey 21 st Wells Action Bandstand Concert - Recreation Ground 3pm 5pm 26 th Hamlet - Glastonbury Abbey 27 th 29 th The Way We Were: 1930 s 1950 s East Somerset Railway 27 th August Bank Holiday Craft Fair Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 27 th Pantaloons The Canterbury Tales Bishop s Palace 7.30pm 28 th Wells Action Bandstand Concert - Recreation Ground 3pm 5pm 28 th 29 th King Arthur Weekend Glastonbury Abbey 29 th Wells Moat Race - Bishop s Palace September 3rd Antique and Collectors Fair Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 8 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 9 th The Sixteen: Choral Pilgrimage 2016 - Wells Cathedral 7.30pm 9 th Night at the Abbey - Glastonbury Abbey 9 th -11 th Camperex South West - Bath and West Showground 10am 5pm 10 th Wells Indoor Market Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 13 th Charterhouse Classic Car Auction - Bath and West Showground 16 th -18 th Antiques and Collectors Fair - Bath and West Showground 9am 5pm

17 th Autumn Craft Fair Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 17 th Early Music Wells: Bach Cello Suites - Wells Cathedral 7pm 17 th 2 nd Oct Somerset Open Studios 2016 21 st 22 nd Boden Clothing Sale - Bath and West Showground 21 st -24 th Twelfth Night - Wells Little Theatre 7.30pm 22 nd Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 24 th Vintage Motorcycle Club Autojumble Bath and West Showground 24 th Wells Cathedral Choir: Faure Requiem - Wells Cathedral 7pm 25 th Giant Flea Market - Bath and West Showground 9.30am 4pm October 1st Vintage and Retro Fair - Wells Town Hall 10am -3pm 5 th The Dairy Show Bath and West Showground 8.30am 5pm 8 th 22 nd Wells Art Contemporary - Wells and Mendip Museum 10am 5pm 9 th Wells Food Festival Market Place Recreation Ground 9 th Toy Collectors Fair Bath and West Showground 10.30am 2.30pm 13 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 14th 22 nd Wells Festival of Literature - Bishop s Palace 15 th Antique and Collectors Fair Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 15 th Wells Cathedral School: Messiaen - Wells Cathedral 7pm 18 th New Music Wells: WCS - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 19 th New Music Wells: WCS - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 19 th An evening with the Master of the Queen s Music - Wells Cathedral Education Room 7.30 20 th New Music Wells: Organ Recital Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 20 th -22 nd Craft 4 Crafters Bath and West Showground 10am - 21 st Wells Cathedral School Symphony Orchestra - Wells Cathedral 7.30pm 22 nd Artisan Market Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 26 th,29 th,30 th Spooky Specials East Somerset Railway 28 th Wells City Band Annual Poppy Concert - Wells Town Hall 7.30pm 29 th Westfest 2016 - Bath and West Showground November 5 th Footman James Classic Vehicle RestorationShow - Bath and West Showground 9.30am 4pm 10 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 10 th Vicars Choral Commemoration Concert - Wells Cathedral 8pm 11 th -13 th Antiques and Collectors Fair - Bath and West Showground 9am 5pm 12 th Crafts for Christmas Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 12 th Vintage and Retro Fair - Seager Hall 10am -3pm 12 th Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society - Wells Cathedral 7pm 13 th Remembrance Sunday Requiem - Wells Cathedral 3pm 17 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 18 th Wells Carnival 19 th 20 th The South-West Homebuilding and Renovating Show - Bath and West Showground 10am-5pm 24 th Free lunchtime organ recital - Wells Cathedral 1.05pm 25 th -27 th Christmas Shopping Show - Bath and West Showground 26 th Early Music Wells: St Cecilia Concert Wells Cathedral 7pm 29 th 30 th WCS Primary Schools Christmas Concerts Wells Cathedral 7pm December 1 st Primary Schools Christmas Concert - Wells Cathedral 7pm 3 rd Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society: Messiah Wells Cathedral 7pm

4 th Giant Flea Market - Bath and West Showground 9.30am 4pm 6 th 7 th WCS Junior School: Christmas Celebration - Wells Cathedral 7pm 8 th Mid Somerset Carol Concert - Wells Cathedral 7pm 10 th Sing for Somerset Carol Concert - Wells Cathedral 7pm 10 th -17 th Jack and the Beanstalk - Wells Little Theatre 7.30pm 11 th Toy Collectors Fair Bath and West Showground 10.30am 2.30pm 12 th Opus Angelicum: Mediaeval Carols - Wells Cathedral 7.30pm 17 th Christmas Craft Fair Wells Town Hall 10am -4pm 17 th Wells City Band Christmas Concert - Wells Town Hall 7.30pm 20 th 21 st Candlelit Christmas Concerts - Wells Cathedral 7pm Car Boot Sales For details of other car boot sales in Somerset please visit www.carbootjunction.com Fridays Charity Car Boot Sale, 10am 1pm, Sanders Garden World, Brent Knowle (Mar Nov) Saturdays Burnham on Sea Car Boot Sale, 2pm 4pm,BASC Sports Ground, Stoddens Rd, Burnham on Sea (May Aug) Sunday Cheddar Car Boot Sale & Market, 7am 2pm, Winchester Farm, Cheddar (A371) (All year round) Frome Car Boot Sale, 6.30am -? Frome Market (A36 Standerwick) (All year round) Every Wednesday and Saturday throughout the year a street market is held in the Market Place, Wells, with the exception of the Charter Fairs, Carnival, and extreme weather such as snow! Wells Walking Tours Guided City Tours on Wednesdays at 11am, Meet at The Crown in the Market place,. Adult. 6, Child. 2 (not last Wed in July or first Wed in August) Every Wednesday from 10.30am 12.30pm during June, July & August The Old Deanery Garden, Wells will be open. Donations Milton Lodge Gardens open Easter to end October. Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday and Bank Holidays. Open 2pm to 5pm. 5 entry. Please note that Wells Visitor Information Service cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions: we advise checking details before travelling.