Salisbury International Arts Festival 2017

Salisbury International Arts Festival 2017

Friday 26th May to Saturday 10th June 2017
Various venues, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ, England MAP
varies from FREE to around £20

Last updated: Wed 10th May 2017

The Salisbury International Arts Festival takes place from Friday 26th May until Saturday 10th June 2017, Offering sixteen days of performance, visual arts, literature and music which envelops the city of Salisbury in a colourful and vibrant celebration of the arts.

It offer a varied programme of circus, music, film, comedy, theatre, dance, literature and visual arts, plus a family programme for all ages over 16 days.

Line-up

The musical acts announced so far are:-
26 May 2017 7:30pm: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Christian Kluxen
26 May 2017 8:30pm: Idestroy; Underdogs; The Funk Bunnies; The Mosquitos; Lump + Headback Holler; Not Dead Yet; Deep Bright; The Zucchinis; The Rhythm Blasters
27 May 2017 3:00pm: Acoustic Alliance Goes Live!
27 May 2017 5:00pm: Sagat Guirey & Guy Gardner + Julian McCloud;
27 May 2017 8:30pm: Dan Sowerby Band; Barely Legal; Break Cover; Paper Moon; Spiderpig; Just Because; Cressers Last Stand
28 May 2017 3:00pm: The Delorions, The Hightown Crow, Gypsy Jukebox, the Saints of Sin, the Passenger Club
28 May 2017 6:00pm: London Festival Opera
31 May 2017 2:30pm: Tidworth Military Families Orchestra
31 May 2017 7:30pm: Clare Teal- Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
31 May 2017 8:00pm: Will Pickvance - Pianahood
1 June 2017 7:30pm: Bollywood Brass Band featuring Jyotsna Srikanth
1 June 2017 7:30pm: Cordelia Williams
2 June 2017 7:30pm: I Fagiolini - Monteverdi: The Other Vespers
2 June 2017 8:30pm: Alabaster Queen; Off the Cuff; Drop Off Zone; Eve 'n' Song; Pyeshoppe + Marlboro County Fair + Badly Stuffed Animals; Tim Madden & The Struggle; Kings of Lounge; The DB's; The Cellerats
3 June 2017 7:30pm: La Boheme Opera
3 June 2017 8:30pm: The Chalk Outlines; Slingshot; Skynflynt; Little Red Roxie; The Fog; Peter Aston + Nia Nicholls + Limpley Stoke; 45RPM
5 June 2017 7:30pm: The Fair Rain
6 June 2017 7:30pm: Chineke! Orchestra
7 June 2017 7:30pm: Heath String Quartet
8 June 2017 7:30pm: Le Vent du Nord
9 June 2017: 12:00pm: Dozy; Beaky Mick & Tich; Drop the Fish; HP & The Reggae Source; Neighbourhood Strange; Melodaemons; Lucas Hardy; Musicians from Wiltshire College; The Royal Artillery Band
10 June 2017: 8:00pm: Barokksolistene: The Alehouse Sessions

The shows at 8.30pm on Friday 26th May, Sat 27th May, Friday 2nd June and Saturday 3rd June are all free and at various pubs and venues in the city centre.

Comedy acts announced so far include Simon Evans, Kieran Hodgson, Mark Steel and Rich Hall.

Tickets

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Ticket prices vary depending upon event. Please click on the link above for prices and to buy. Please be aware that some free events are still ticketed.

More info

Alongside music there will be international theatre, dance, film, visual arts, children's events, free outdoor events and a full literature programme.

Venues

Many events are held at Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury City Hall, Salisbury Arts Centre, Wardrobe Museum Gardens, Trafalgar Park and other venues across the city.

For more details, please see the Salisbury International Arts Festival website.