Here in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead we are lucky to have very different types of events that fit under the 'festival' heading embracing not just literature, music and the arts but food and drink too! Explore a wide range of festival events taking place.
Windsor Festival, 17 September – 3 October 2021
Celebrating music, literature and the arts across two weeks, the Windsor Festival Autumn Festival is dedicated to delivering high-calibre performances in magnificent venues. The Festival contains within it the 8th Windsor Festival International String Competition which whilst being held virtually, to allow competitors to enter from all over the world, will be inviting audiences to watch the Semi-Finals and Final together at The Old Court, and to have your vote in the Audience Prize.
Windsor Fringe Festival, September to October 2021
The Windsor Fringe is the second oldest fringe in the UK after Edinburgh. Run by volunteers, it offers an innovative and affordable programme of music, dance, comedy, drama and art with a passion for being a platform for promoting new talent. The 2021 'mini' Fringe Festival features the 18th Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing 2021 as well as an eclectic programme of shows and events in collaboration with local arts groups and venues.
Ascot Beer Festival, 1 – 2 October 2021
Thrilling racing, a fantastic selection of beers and mouth-watering BBQ food combine to guarantee excitement on tap as the popular Ascot Beer Festival in association with CAMRA returns. Expect a range of over 160 real ales, ciders and perries from local producers exhibited in the outside area of the Grandstand concourse alongside diverse offerings from an exceptional array of food vendors.
Let’s Rock the Moor, 2 October 2021
Known as The Retro Festival, this family-friendly celebration of the 80s takes place at Marsh Meadow in picturesque Cookham. Let's Rock the Moor features household name headline acts, local bands, children’s entertainers, a circus, children’s rides, an 80s-themed children’s play area and multiple bars.
Cliveden Literary Festival, 23 – 24 October 2021
Cliveden is the magnificent English country house with a unique and extraordinary history of politics and intrigue, aristocracy and espionage, sex and scandal. Time and again, Cliveden itself has become a character in the story of these isles. Ever since 1666, the house has also been known for its literary salon, helping to inspire writers from Alexander Pope and George Bernard Shaw, Jonathan Swift and Lord Tennyson to Sir Winston Churchill. The Cliveden Literary Festival evokes the spirit of the great writers and potentates who stayed here and continues the tradition of the house as a sanctuary for lovers of literature.
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