Bromyard Folk Festival

A Family Festival Keeping Folk Traditions Alive

Bromyard Folk Festival started in 1968 and sold 150 tickets. Now it is attended by thousands every year. Bromyard Folk Festival’s goal has always been to promote folk traditions by making them as accessible as possible during one weekend of packed entertainment. Acts can be local, award-winning national performers and international folk legends. There is a warm family feeling to Bromyard Folk Festival, with entertainment for all ages, plus food, drink, and activities throughout the whole weekend.

Three Choirs Festival

The Oldest Festival of Classical Music in the World

The Three Choirs Festival is a week-long program of choral and orchestral concerts, cathedral services, solo and chamber music recitals, masterclasses, talks, theatre, exhibitions, and walks, rotating each summer between the beautiful English cathedral cities of Hereford, Gloucester, and Worcester. It is the oldest non-competitive classical music festival in the world, which celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2015.

At the heart of the festival are the large-scale evening concerts featuring the Three Choirs Festival Chorus and the Philharmonia Orchestra, which has been a resident at the festival since 2012. The main festival’s packed schedule of daytime events is augmented by a community program that varies slightly in style in each city.

Wassailing in Hereford

Combining Musical Tradition with Herefords Cider-making Heritage 

One of the jewels in Herefordshire’s crown is cider, its origin, heritage, and traditions. With a wealth of inspiring small and lager makers, Herefordshire’s ciders are now in demand across the globe, and wassailing has become a popular pastime on twelfth night.