Week of Events
Monday, May 18, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
No events on this day.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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Thursday, May 21, 2026
No events on this day.
Friday, May 22, 2026
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Saturday, May 23, 2026
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May 23, 2026 -Talk: Wiltshire Women & Music: From the Archives to the Airwaves
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May 23, 2026 -Celebrating Life around the Canal: A themed morning at Chippenham Folk Festival
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May 23, 2026 -Shooting Roots: Drama workshop
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May 23, 2026 -Shooting Roots: Song workshop
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May 23, 2026 -Shooting Roots: Make a Band
Talk: Wiltshire Women & Music: From the Archives to the Airwaves
Wiltshire Women & Music: From the Archives to the Airwaves. Nancy Kerr and Lucy Whitfield in conversation. Lucy Whitfield is a genealogist, historian, and author of the Extraordinary Ordinary Women of Wiltshire book series. Nancy Kerr is Co-Investigator on the AHRC project Music, Heritage, Place, which is unlocking the musical collections within English County records. […]
Celebrating Life around the Canal: A themed morning at Chippenham Folk Festival
Celebrating the rich history and life around canals, Chippenham Folk Festival presents a morning exploring canals. Join Dave Maloney, volunteer from the Wilts and Berks Canal Trust, sharing wonderful stories of our local canal. This is a tale of history, community, and the long-term project to restore the local canal. Storyteller and narrowboat dweller Ian […]
Shooting Roots: Drama workshop
Part of Chippenham Folk Festival's youth festival, but open to all 11-17s across the area. Folk arts specialists Shooting Roots travel folk festivals across the country, a organisation of young people working with teens to have fun together, learn new skills, explore folk arts and make new friends. In the drama workshops, there’ll be games […]
Shooting Roots: Song workshop
Part of Chippenham Folk Festival's youth festival, but open to all 11-17s across the area. Folk arts specialists Shooting Roots travel folk festivals across the country, a organisation of young people working with teens to have fun together, learn new skills, explore folk arts and make new friends. In the song workshops, you’re invited to […]
Shooting Roots: Make a Band
Part of Chippenham Folk Festival's youth festival, but open to all 11-17s across the area. Folk arts specialists Shooting Roots travel folk festivals across the country, a organisation of young people working with teens to have fun together, learn new skills, explore folk arts and make new friends. At the Make a Band workshops, you’ll […]
Sunday, May 24, 2026
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May 24, 2026 -Shooting Roots: Drama workshop
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May 24, 2026 -Shooting Roots: Song workshop
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May 24, 2026 -Harriet Willes’ Ball
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May 24, 2026 -Shooting Roots: Make a Band workshop
Shooting Roots: Drama workshop
Part of Chippenham Folk Festival's youth festival, but open to all 11-17s across the area. Folk arts specialists Shooting Roots travel folk festivals across the country, a organisation of young people working with teens to have fun together, learn new skills, explore folk arts and make new friends. In the drama workshops, there’ll be games […]
Shooting Roots: Song workshop
Part of Chippenham Folk Festival's youth festival, but open to all 11-17s across the area. Folk arts specialists Shooting Roots travel folk festivals across the country, a organisation of young people working with teens to have fun together, learn new skills, explore folk arts and make new friends. In the song workshops, you’re invited to […]
Harriet Willes’ Ball
Dearest Gentle Reader… You are cordially invited to Harriet Willes' Ball. Miss Harriet Willes invites you to attend an afternoon of her favourite dances, as documented in her own hand. Event part of Chippenham Folk Festival, in partnership with Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre. No experience necessary. All dances taught on the day. Dress up […]
Shooting Roots: Make a Band workshop
Part of Chippenham Folk Festival's youth festival, but open to all 11-17s across the area. Folk arts specialists Shooting Roots travel folk festivals across the country, a organisation of young people working with teens to have fun together, learn new skills, explore folk arts and make new friends. At the Make a Band workshops, you’ll […]
