Art, folk music and Calne festival plans

Published Thursday 24 September 2026

Plan Calne's October festival, browse a free art show and choose family activities or Friday-night folk music.

Top Updates

Calne festival programme brings more than 20 events

Calne Music & Arts Festival runs from Friday 2 to Sunday 11 October, with music, drama, art and spoken-word events around town. A free family day on Saturday 3 October includes music and drama workshops; browse the newly announced festival programme before booking.

Chippenham young creatives get a new six-month home

A new youth arts charity is bringing theatre training, Arts Award work and National Youth Theatre Connections to Chippenham, with a six-month base for young performers. Read about the new programme for young creatives.

Dates For Your Diary

Thursday 8 October, 1-4.30pm

Make a drum lampshade at Bowood

Aimée Alice Payton leads a step-by-step workshop in the Gardeners' Bothy, with materials, tea or coffee and House & Gardens entry included. Tickets cost £69.50; book the Bowood lampshade workshop.

Thursday 8 October, 7.30pm

Free film and community discussion in Derry Hill

Derry Hill and Studley Parish Council screens the 50-minute People's Emergency Briefing documentary in Lansdowne Hall's New Meeting Room, followed by a discussion. Book a free place.

What's On

Friday 25 September

Rock music for toddlers and their grown-ups, 10.30am-12.30pm. Rock the Tots brings a child-friendly live-music session to The Ruze in Chippenham. Tickets cost £8 for everyone over two and £2 for under-twos; see the Rock the Tots information.

Chippenham artists open their annual exhibition, 5-7pm. Chippenham District Artists opens its free exhibition across Yelde Hall and The Waverley, with awards announced at 6pm. The show then opens 10am-4pm daily except Sundays until 10 October; check the art exhibition information.

Folk harmonies and new songs at The Ruze, 6.30-11pm. West Country folk-Americana trio The Lost Trades share the bill with Phil Cooper and Scottish singer-songwriter Ruby Darbyshire in Chippenham. Tickets cost £12; see the concert information.

Saturday 26 September

Build with bricks at Calne Library, 10am-3pm. Calne Library's Brick Creators' Club offers a Saturday building session for children. Check the week's Calne event times before setting out.

Autumn fair in Calne, 12-4pm. A four-hour family autumn fair is listed in Calne on Saturday afternoon. Check the Calne events calendar for the organiser's latest information.

Planning Watch

Scout Hut temporary use proposed to continue: An application seeks to extend the temporary period attached to the Scout Hut on Old Road in Studley until 31 January 2034. Read application PL/2026/05559.