What's On and Things To Do Around Warwick

The annual Schools Art Exhibition returns to the beautiful surroundings of St Mary’s Church, Warwick. Local school children from Myton, Aylesford, Warwick School, King’s High, Warwick Prep, Ridgeway, St Mary Immaculate, Woodloes, Newburgh and Emscote have all entered a wonderful variety of work for display.

Warwick-based open access community choir, Singing for Pleasure is staging a concert with the renowned Trelawnyd Male Voice Choir from North Wales at St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Warwick on Saturday, 23 June 2018 at 7.

A community event promoting awareness of diabetes. Exhibitors and speakers throughout the day. Open to all diabetics, carers of diabetics and anyone with an interest in the condition. 10am to 4pm Further information from Sandra Cooke, Secretary, South Warwickshire Group Diabetes UK pandscooke73@virginmedia.com

Guide Dogs Annual Open Day, fun for all of the family with dog displays, bouncy castle, stalls, face painting and refreshments.

Wednesday and Sunday services at Leamington Spa NSU Church. Holly Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 4TN Every Wednesday Service with a Guest Speaker / Medium commences at 2.30 pm. Healing available before the service. Please see notice board for details and Special events.

Opera Gala Summer Concert Faust and Carmen choruses will be performed by the Royal Leamington Spa Choir with soloists: Alinka Kozari: soprano Adriana Festeu: mezzo-soprano Roberto Abate: tenor Nicholas Morris: baritone

Family fun day: Blindfold activities Puppy viewing from galleries Guide dog show Meet our dogs, volunteers and staff Children activities Gift shop 3 tombolas and raffle Hog roast, cakes, cream teas and refreshments. Note - No pet dogs allowed.

Calling all Rock & Roll lovers! The event is the perfect show for those with a love of the outdoors and a passion for retro. Join us in your motorhome, caravan or tent for a long weekend of jive, dance and rockabilly or head to the event for a day out shopping in the exhibition area.

Celebrating 50 years of music ... All Ages welcome to join in the parade Come dressed as your favourite pop star or music idol!

The leading one-day exhibition for the recycling, waste and skip hire industries. A thousand visitors from all over the country will converge on Leamington Spa on Thursday July 5th, when fifty companies will be displaying the latest commercial equipment and technology from the fast-growing sector at...

With major upcoming infrastructure projects being discussed at this year’s conference, Geotechnica 2018 is a must-attend event for the geotechnical industry The team behind Geotechnica 2018 have revealed the conference topics and the first keynote speakers for this year’s geotechnical conference.

Mallory Court is a breathtakingly beautiful country house hotel set in 10 acres of gardens that incl sweeping lawns, a croquet lawn, rose gardens, herbaceous borders and beds of seasonal flower displays.

Willow weaving is an ancient traditional craft. Join our workshop and create something to take home. Learn to weave and create a willow chicken during this 4-hour workshop. All materials will be supplied and you’ll be left with a hand-made, one-off creation for all your hard work. Booking Essential.

Join us to uncover one of the hidden gems of Charlecote - our Library, boasting 4 centuries of collection by the Lucy Family. The Lucy family have been avid book collectors for many generations, which is evidenced by the library at Charlecote housing an amazing collection of around 3,500 books.

Join us as we try to spot some of our resident bats. Charlecote Park is home to lots of bats! Stroll around the grounds with a member of Warwickshire Bat Group to find out a little more about them and, hopefully, see a few. Detecting equipment will be provided for the evening. Booking Essential. Phone: 01789 470277.

For your pleasure eight gardens will open for the first time in 2018 for the NGS. Explore the wide variety of sizes, styles, aspects, features and specialities, from a quiet courtyard with tinkling water to extended grounds with a ha-ha. We offer you woodland walks with majestic trees and far-reaching views.

Bagot’s Castle, Baginton, CV8 3AR have three children’s trial set in 19 acres of pastureland surrounding the castle. The trails would be suitable for children from the age of 3 to teenagers. This is an enjoyable way for children to learn about the history of Bagot’s Castle.

Indulge your inner artisan with stalls and demonstrations for all the family. Showcasing a wonderful range of vintage games and workshops, to historic craft demonstrations and local choirs, you won’t want to miss this fantastic day out in the beautiful surroundings of our parkland.

The Stratford-upon-Avon Poetry Festival returns with an exciting line-up of readings, performances and workshops, mixing the talents of inspirational and award-winning poets with actors and musicians on the theme of peace and reconciliation. (Extra charges apply)

‘Hear the Ambassadors’ represents a collaboration between one of the UK’s most prestigious cultural institutions, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, and the University of Warwick.

Bob Yeats Tunnel Brewery will present a collection of hand-crafted ales for tasting. A mixture of popular craft ales, Traditional Beers and a Mulberry Ale made with mulberries from the famous Mulberry trees at Shakespeare’s New Place.

Enjoy a great day out, cycling along quiet country lanes and exploring the wonderful Warwickshire countryside setting off from the beautiful historic site of Packwood House NT, Packwood Lane, Lapworth B94 6AT.

Join Head Gardener, Mick Evans, as he reveals the history and planting secrets of Packwood gardens. Glass of wine included. Booking Essential. Phone: 01564 782024. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Join Illyria this summer for Gilbert and Sullivan’s hugely popular operetta, The Pirates of Penzance. Full of great tunes and a plot that twists and turns, The Pirates of Penzance is a delightful farce of a classic that is fun for all ages. Booking Essential. Phone: 0344 249 1895.

Celebrate the longest and most magical time of the year at the farm. Magic and merriment, fairies and frolics! Enjoy enchanting Tudor storytelling, make a fairy garden, and learn circus skills with our hilarious jester. Fun activities for the whole family to on this special festival weekend

Southam is a small market town mentioned in the Domesday Book as Sucham. The centre of the town is a conservation area. There are three very different gardens to visit. 4 Warwick Place incorporates the garage roof into the rear garden, which is packed with plants.

Berkswell is a beautiful village dating back to Saxon times with a C12 Norman church and has several C16 and C17 buildings including the pub and old Museum.

There is no greater pop comeback than Steps who have returned to claim their pop crown! Their fantastic Summer of Steps Tour 2018 includes a concert at Butts Park Arena, Coventry on Sunday 24 June. Special guests are Aqua and Blue.

If you enjoy alfresco dinning than this event is perfect for you! Join us by the campfire and enjoy the warmth and glow that a campfire provides whilst cooking a tasty meal. Dampers will start, then onto a fish or chicken dish and to finish baked bananas with Irish cream.

Watch out! I am HOOT OWL. I am hungry. And here I come! Hoot Owl is no ordinary owl - He’s a Master of Disguise! And he plans to use his cunning camouflage powers to gobble up the tiny animals of the night. Trouble is, Hoot Owl’s prey keep escaping! Is Hoot Owl as masterful as he thinks he is?

Join us for an evening of outdoor Yoga, surrounded by the sights and sounds of Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve. With a focus on quietening your mind and connecting with nature, this session is open to all abilities.

One of the best-loved comedies ever written, Twelfth Night is a beautifully lyrical, pacey and hilarious farce, with an array of notable characters and iconic scenes.

Within this exciting exhibition artist Stewart Francis Easton explores the creation and development of folkloric tale. Beginning with a series of creation myths Easton maps the course of a folk tale from it’s inception in history, with it’s many branches, to the tale’s role in contemporary life.

Explore our collections through songs, stories, movement and sensory play. Suitable for age 0-4

Artist Stewart Easton will take us on a journey to explore the myth behind his exhibition, Fevral: A Folklore and discover his work in thread, ink, paint and digital.

Let imaginations soar as your child learns to play creatively in this interactive space. Explore and grow using inspiring sensory materials, the possibilities are endless! Suitable for age 0 - 4

Silly, joyous, brain-grinding, noisy fun. It’s not just for kids you know! Join us for a night to play hard! Aye aye, me hearties, you can expect a piratical theme as during the night, video game company Rare take us out into the Sea of Thieves.

Delve into the world of play in this interactive exhibition for all the family. Discover how we have played for the last 2000 years. From marbles to Meccano and dolls to dressing up, this exhibition is packed with objects and interactives to delight and entertain all ages.

Our most popular workshop returns with artist Adie Blundell teaching you how to create your design and transfer it to lino. Discover the techniques needed to cut the design and create a relief surface, and experiment with inking and printing. Take home your handiwork and a new skill at the end of the day.

Join us for a celebration of Rare, the award-winning and internationally renowned video games company based in Warwickshire. Journey through three decades of iconic games such as Battletoads, Banjo-Kazooie, GoldenEye and Viva Piñata.

Join jewellery designer/maker Rhiannon Palmer and learn how to create stunning necklaces from concrete. A finalist in the Etsy Award 2016, Rhiannon has hosted these workshops at a range of London venues including the London Craft Club and the Museum of London.

The Herbert’s famous free Early Years Exhibition for families returns with World of Play. Enter into a world of imagination and open-ended learning, where children can play in a place of possibilities.

HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME! Direct from a string of sold-out seasons in London’s Hyde Park Winter Wonderland and the West End, Britain’s favourite contemporary thrill circus is on tour to amaze and entertain the nation.

One of the most influential choirs from the North Western USA visits Coventry Cathedral on Thursday 28th June 2017 to perform a concert marking the centenary of the end of World War I and dedicated to lasting world peace.