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(Friday 19 June to Sunday 12 July 2026 - save the dates!)

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Thaxted Festival 2026

2026 marks the fortieth anniversary of Thaxted Festival in its modern form. Click below for a preview of our wide-ranging summer season, with something for all tastes. And we’ll get into the swing of things at our Launch Event on 22 February in Thaxted Parish Church at 3pm.

Don’t forget that members of our Thaxted Music Lovers supporters scheme enjoy advance information and priority booking for our summer events. You can enrol or renew membership for 2026 from early in the year. Stay up to date with all our events and news through our email newsletters. (click the Newsletter Sign-Up button below to join the mail-out).

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Thaxted Music Lovers

General booking for our summer season opens on 16 March, but members of Thaxted Music Lovers enjoy priority booking periods and other benefits. Click below for details, and to join or renew from 1 January.

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“The whole Thaxted Festival Team are brilliant, making everyone feel welcome, and the whole atmosphere is light-hearted and enjoyable.”
Thaxted Festival concertgoer
“Thaxted programming at the highest level: Nicky Spence and Dylan Perez’s My Father’s Son”
Colin Clarke, Seen and Heard international, Sunday 22 June 2025.
“It's always the variety and quality which keeps me coming back.”
Thaxted Festival concertgoer
“Wild Arts seems to flourish on challenge; its Onegin counts as a notable success.”
Colin Clarke, Classical Explorer, Saturday 12 July 2025
“I think Gustav is smiling down to see how his memory and that of his best friend and colleague Ralph Vaughan Williams are honoured by the expertly played pieces they both composed.”
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“The performance was a joy … and the quartet brought out its sense of both structural and linear perfection.” Holst’s Phantasy Quartet Op 36 performed by the Tippett Quartet.
Colin Clarke, Classical Explorer
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