FESTIVAL EVENTS

Full details of all events will be shown here as and when they are confirmed. Tickets can be purchased online now or in person, from 1st May, at Stationery House in Somerton. Please keep an eye on our socials for up-to-the-minute information!

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  • A walk through time – History Walk 12pm

    Market Place, Somerton Market Place, Somerton, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Tickets for the walk at 2pm have now sold out, so Martyn has agreed to guide a second walk at 4pm. Martyn Smith, the Somerton Music & Arts Festival treasurer, will be your guide for a tour of historic Somerton. Martyn was born in the Midlands and a job-related move brought him to Somerton in 1990...

    £6.00
  • A Somerset Miscellany

    Parish Rooms, Somerton Market Pl, Somerton TA11 7NB, Somerton, United Kingdom

    Sponsored by WineWize David is a film maker from Bristol and has been making films and TV programmes, often featuring Somerset for many years (modesty prevents us from saying how many years!). He did a couple of film shows for the Festival in pre-Covid days and we’ve asked him to return for an afternoon film […]

    £7.00 – £9.00
  • WW2 Talks

    Parish Rooms, Somerton Market Pl, Somerton TA11 7NB, Somerton, United Kingdom

    An evening of fascinating talks given by two local historians, covering Operation Pedestal and The Great Escape

    £7.00 – £9.00
  • Gin Tasting

    The Etsome Arms, Somerton West Street, Somerton, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Event sponsored by Avalon Sciences Join local drinks expert Stuart Avison as he guides you through an evening of all things gin! Learn about the history of gin and hear all about our local brand E18hteen. The evening begins with a G&T followed by samples of different flavoured gins and gin liqueurs and finishes with […]

    £16.00 – £18.00
  • Bringing History to Life

    Parish Rooms, Somerton Market Pl, Somerton TA11 7NB, Somerton, United Kingdom

    Event sponsored by Matt Carson Join us in the Parish Rooms for two fascinating talks by local historians taking us on a journey of discovery through some of the Second World War's more interesting facets. The Hunt For The Bismarck Josh Bassett, Founder of Historigraph is back to tell us about one of the most […]

    £7.00 – £9.00
  • A Shoemakers Tale

    Parish Rooms, Somerton Market Pl, Somerton TA11 7NB, Somerton, United Kingdom

    Event sponsored by John Rickard & Wendy Smart Join us in the Parish Rooms to find out more about the origins a local company we're all very familiar with - the iconic Clark's Shoes.   200 Years of Clarks Join Dr. Tim Crumplin as he charts the origins of the Clark family, their beginnings in […]

    £7.00 – £9.00

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