Festival Calendar

EVENT / DATE / VENUE
Croome Lecture / Monday 20 February 2017 / PARISH CHURCH
Abbey 900 Official Opening - Tree Planting in the Abbey Grounds / Wednesday 22 February 2017 / ABBEY GROUNDS at 3pm
Abbey 900 Opening Service by Bishop Rachel / Wednesday 22 February 2017 / PARISH CHURCH at 6.30pm
Abbey 900 Festival Banquet and Fun Auction / Friday 3 March 2017 / RAU – BATHURST SUITE
Wine Women and Song(CLEARWORTH event) / Wednesday 8 March 2017 / SUNDIAL THEATRE
Introducing Medieval Monasteries / Thursday 16 March 2017 / CORINIUM MUSEUM
Hare Festival Launch / Saturday 25 March / TBA
Cirencester Choral Society Concert -St John Passion, J S Bach / Saturday 8 April 2017 / PARISH CHURCH
Mega Mozart (Join In and Sing) (CLEARWORTH event) / Saturday 15April 2017 / CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH
St George's Day Red White and Blue Concert (CLEARWORTH event) / Sunday 23 April 2017 / RAU
International Organ Festival / Saturday 22 - Sat 29 April 2017 / PARISH CHURCH
May Day Fleece Fair, Maypole and Morris Dancing / Monday 1 May 2017 / MARKET PLACE
NADFAS Study Day / Wednesday 3 May 2017 / RAU
Gloucester Choral Society Concert - Petite Messe Solennelle, Rossini / Saturday 6 May 2017 / PARISH CHURCH
Geophysical Survey in the Abbey Grounds / Monday 8 – Friday 19 May 2017 / ABBEY GROUNDS
Music in Country Churches / Friday 12 - Saturday 13 May 2017 / PARISH CHURCH
Athletics - Triathlon Event / Sunday 21 May 2017 / AROUND TOWN
Plantagenet Society Re-enactments
with Cirencester Community Choir / Sunday 28 – Monday29 May 2017 / ABBEY GROUNDS
Medieval Banquet / Sunday 28 May 2017 / RAU – BATHURST SUITE
Cirencester College Festival of Fashion / Thursday 1 – Sunday 25 June 2017 / CORINIUM MUSEUM and CIRENCESTER COLLEGE
"Digging up the Past" CAHS Talk / Friday 16 June 2017 / CORN HALL
Powell’s School Abbey 900 Concert / Thursday 15 June 2017 / BINGHAM HALL
Powell’s School Abbey 900 Week and Fête / Monday 19 - Saturday 24 June 2017 / POWELL’S SCHOOL and
ABBEY GROUNDS
Flower Festival in Church / Thursday 22 – Sunday 25 June 2017 / PARISH CHURCH
Soroptimists’ Vintage Tea Party / Sunday 25 June 2017 / ABBEY GROUNDS
"Time Stands Still" Concert at Daglingworth / Saturday 1 July 2017 / DAGLINGWORTH CHURCH
Cirencester College Abbey 900 Festival of Learning / Monday 3 - Friday 7 July 2017 / COLLEGE AND TOWN
Churn Art Exhibition / Wednesday 12July2017 / CHURN PROJECT
Liberté Egalité, Fraternité(CLEARWORTH event) / Friday 14 July 2017 / RAU
Love Parks Week / Friday 28 July –Sunday 6 August 2017 / ABBEY GROUNDS
New Brewery Arts Exhibition / Sat 22 July –Sun 17 September 2017 / NEW BREWERY ARTS
Octavia’s Bookshop Literary Festival / Monday 7 – Friday 11 August 2017 / BLACK JACK ST, CIRENCESTER
Phoenix Festival / Saturday 26 –Sunday 27 August 2017 / ABBEY GROUNDS
Northern Harmony Workshop and Concert(CLEARWORTH event) / Wednesday 6 September 2017 / SUNDIAL THEATRE
Heritage Open Days / Friday 8 – Sunday 10 September 2017 / CIRENCESTER TOWN
Murder in the Cathedral by T S Eliot / Thursday14 –Sat 16 September 2017 / PARISH CHURCH
Freedom Parade by 29th Regiment / Sunday 17 September 2017 / TOWN CENTRE
Abbey 900 Festival of Fashion Show / Thursday 21 September 2017 / BINGHAM HALL
Official Closing Ceremony and Community Supper / Sunday 24 September 2017 / PARISH CHURCH
Music to Die For (CLEARWORTH event) / Thursday 2 November 2017 / RAU
A Book of Hours - Music From the Monastic Day - A Concert by St Cecilia Singers / Saturday 4 November 2017 / PARISH CHURCH
Cirencester Choral Society Concert - Vivaldi Gloria / Saturday 25 November 2017 / PARISH CHURCH
HERE FOR A WHILE
Four Ancient Abbey Manuscripts in Corinium Museum / Monday 16 January –Sun 21 May 2017 / CORINIUM MUSEUM
Hare Festival / Monday25 March 2017 –
Wednesday 20 September 2017 / THROUGH TOWN
3D Sketch-up of Abbey Church / Tuesday 11 April - October 2017 / PARISH CHURCH
LEGO® Brick Build of Abbey Church / Tuesday 11 April - October 2017 / PARISH CHURCH
Treasure Hunt Quiz on a Bike - Family Biking Event / Easter to early September 2017 / AROUND AND ABOUT TOWN
Ecclesiastical Workshops (see NBA Programme) / Sat 11 March – Sat 7 October 2017 / NEW BREWERY ARTS
Ecclesiastical Crafts Exhibition / Sat 22 July –Sun 17 September 2017 / NEW BREWERY ARTS
900 Acts of Random Kindness – your chance to be nice! / Throughout the Year / VIA WEBSITE
CHURCH EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Special Church Services/Events / Through the year / PARISH CHURCH
Creation of Commemorative Banner for Church / Displayed through the year / PARISH CHURCH
Tower Tours / Through the year / PARISH CHURCH
Special Bell Ringing Events including a Muffled Peal to markthe date of the Surrender of the Abbey / Through the year and
Sunday 19 December 2017 / PARISH CHURCH
Commemorative Brass (brass rubbing workshops) / May 2017 onwards / PARISH CHURCH
ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
Children’s Activities in Museum / See Corinium Museum Programme / CORINIUM MUSEUM
Schools Mosaic Project / LOCAL SCHOOLS
Schools Quilting Project / To be displayed at various venues / LOCAL SCHOOLS
EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER
Abbey 900 Tours/Walks / Tuesdays and Saturdays May - September 2017 / PARISH CHURCH/ABBEY GROUNDS
Abbey House - A History Exhibition by Bingham Trustees / Saturday 20May–
Saturday 7 October 2017 / BINGHAM GALLERY
Story Carpet – Community Story Telling Event / May/June 2017 onwards / AT VENUES AS REQUESTED
Bands in the Park / May – September 2017 / ABBEY GROUNDS
Key to Events / FOR MORE DETAILS AND WHERE TO OBTAIN TICKETS PLEASE REFER TO MAIN PROGRAMME and VENUE WEB SITES
Or visit the Abbey 900 or Cirencester Community Development Trust websites

Or TELEPHONE: - 01285 644244
Free Abbey 900 events
Abbey 900 events for which there is a donation or ticket charge
Events linked to Abbey 900; some free, but some have charges

As far as we are aware, all of the venues for Abbey 900 events have disabled access, but please check with the venue if you have any queries.