Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque

Welcome to the 3rd Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque — Wessex’s premier musical and cultural celebration of that era (1600-1750). With more events, including the return of previous favourite performers, this daytime high-quality series is sure to brighten the dark days of late January.

Thanks to generous sponsorship, prices have been pegged to allow the widest access possible. Please come along and simply be enchanted!

You can book for individual events (see below) or buy our fantastic value Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque Season Ticket, which costs £120 (Members & Friends £100).

The season ticket gives you access to all the events scheduled for the Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque. Please show your festival season ticket at the entrance of each event.

To book your festival season ticket, click here.

tue20jan2:00 pm5:20 pmShaftesbury Festival Of Baroque: Film - Barry Lyndon20 Jan2:00 pm - 5:20 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Festival Of Baroque,Tuesday Matinée

wed21jan4:00 pm5:00 pmShaftesbury Festival Of Baroque: Composers Behaving Badly - Members Of Salisbury Baroque21 Jan4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Festival Of Baroque,Music

thu22jan11:00 am12:00 pmShaftesbury Festival Of Baroque: Devils And Angels With Emma-Marie Kabanova22 Jan11:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Festival Of Baroque,Music

thu22jan2:00 pm3:00 pmShaftesbury Festival Of Baroque: Sweeter Than Roses - Angela Hicks & Kristiina Watt22 Jan2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Festival Of Baroque,Music

thu22jan4:00 pm5:00 pmShaftesbury Festival Of Baroque: Battle Of The Playwrights22 Jan4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Festival Of Baroque

fri23jan2:00 pm3:00 pmShaftesbury Festival Of Baroque: All The World’s A Stage With Eden Baroque23 Jan2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Festival Of Baroque,Music

fri23jan4:00 pm5:00 pmShaftesbury Festival Of Baroque: Troubled Times — Shaftesbury In The Civil War23 Jan4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Festival Of Baroque,Lecture

sat24jan11:00 am12:00 pmShaftesbury Festival Of Baroque: Baroque Chamber Music From The Courts Of Europe With Salisbury Chamber Ensemble24 Jan11:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Festival Of Baroque,Music

sat24jan2:00 pm3:00 pmShaftesbury Festival Of Baroque: From The Pleasure Garden With Early Bird24 Jan2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Festival Of Baroque,Music

sat24jan4:00 pm5:00 pmShaftesbury Festival Of Baroque: Dance The Baroque Way With Penny-Jane Swift24 Jan4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Dance,Festival Of Baroque,Music

sun25jan11:30 am12:30 pmShaftesbury Festival Of Baroque: Good Againe - Sarah Small25 Jan11:30 am - 12:30 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Festival Of Baroque,Music

sun25jan3:00 pm4:30 pmShaftesbury Festival Of Baroque: Joyful Mysteries With Wessex Baroque Collective & The Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir25 Jan3:00 pm - 4:30 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Festival Of Baroque,Music