Festival Events

Full details of all events will be shown here as and when they are confirmed. Please keep an eye on our socials for information!


Battle of the Bands

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

There's one remaining slot left for a band to play at Somerstock during the Friday night session. So we're pitting three bands against each other in a Battle of the Bands to take place at the Parish Rooms on Friday 19th April and you can vote for...

£5.00

Somerton Arts Exhibition

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

The Somerton Arts Exhibition, which provides the opportunity for local artists and creatives to showcase their talent, is free to visit and will be open to the public daily from Saturday 25th May to Saturday 1st June..

FREE

Learn to Crochet

Somerton Library 8 West Street, Somerton, United Kingdom

Sponsored by Somerton Library Following the popularity of last year’s event, Sue McGregor has kindly agreed again to run a Learn to Crochet session. This is for beginners and is sponsored by the library. It will be a free event but a donation to the library is always welcome. Spaces are limited so please contact […]

FREE

RSPCA Craft Morning for Children

Somerton Library 8 West Street, Somerton, United Kingdom

Come along to the library and join in with some animal themed crafts. The is a free event but donations to the RSPCA are very welcome. Contact the library or pop in for more information.

FREE

Bin Painting Session – Cancelled

Somerton Sports and Recreation Ground Somerton Sports Field, Somerton, Somerset, United Kingdom

DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Get your creative juices flowing! Come and help the crew at Archies Xtra to paint oil drums for use as bins at Somerstock. The jazzier the better. All paints and materials provided. Open to everyone aged 11 to 18 years.

FREE

Jungle Animals Crafts

Somerton Library 8 West Street, Somerton, United Kingdom

Come along to the library and enjoy a fun filled session of creating crafts with a jungle animal theme. An event for children of all ages. Contact the library or pop in for more information.  

FREE

French chanteuse Nicole Perez at ACEarts

ACEarts The Old Town Hall, Market Place, Somerton, Somerset, United Kingdom

Nicole is a French chanteuse who sings classic and contemporary bossa nova in Portuguese, French and English. She takes you on a melodic and storytelling journey as she delights her audience with anecdotes from the 60s' bossa nova movement throughout the gig.

£14.00

Fiddleback at the White Hart

White Hart Market Pl, Somerton TA11 7NB, Somerton, United Kingdom

Sponsored by The White Hart Alt-folk duo singing popular folk rock covers, classic favourites & foot stomping folk tunes. Popular covers, classic favourites, originals & foot stomping folk tunes. Ollie Back sings smoky, stripped back versions of popular songs with a soulful twist. Vocal harmonies, folk songs and violin melodies come from Sam on the […]

FREE

Lonely Tourist at the Etsome Arms

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

Bristol based Glaswegian duo The Lonely Tourist will be playing at the Etsome Arms as part of the Somerton Arts Festival. They have released two singles in 2023 - "Duty of Care" and "This Place Takes a Lot of Beating"  which have received airplay on BBC6 Music and BBC Radio Scotland. Both will be part […]

FREE

Craig & Alex Priddice at The Royal Oak

The Royal Oak Somerton, Somerton, Somerset, United Kingdom

Sponsored by The Royal Oak Unlike the Gallagher brothers, Craig and Alex Priddice are two brothers who can sing, play guitar, write songs and get along! The duo have played at prestigious venues and festivals including Glastonbury and Godney Gathering and have supported the likes of Toploader. Their music is inspired by Oasis, Blur, The […]

FREE

DJ Bacchus Delux at The White Hart

White Hart Market Pl, Somerton TA11 7NB, Somerton, United Kingdom

Sponsored by The White Hart Experience the ultimate in filtered mixes and mesmerizing turntablism. A live set of curated playlists of various genres and music categories. As Bacchus says, the time for healing music is right now.

FREE

Fly Yeti Fly at the Etsome Arms

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

The Etsom Arms is hosting a music evening as part of the Somerton Music & Arts Festival week. Fly Yeti Fly will be bringing their own unique flavour of delicate but distinctive folk to the venue on Saturday 6th July.

FREE

Jay Anderson at The Royal Oak

The Royal Oak Somerton, Somerton, Somerset, United Kingdom

Sponsored by The Royal Oak Jay Anderson is a 17 year-old singer-songwriter based in Glastonbury. His musical influences include John Martyn, Jeff Buckley and Ben Howard. He’s been writing original tunes since he was 10 and at 15 he released an EP called Shivelight.

FREE

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 Walk through time – History Walk 4pm

Tickets for the walk at 2pm have now sold out, so Martyn has agreed to guide two more walks. This one is 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

£6.00

Festival Quiz

Somerton Sports Club Gassons Lane, Somerton, Somerset, United Kingdom

Quizmaster Terry Francis returns to the Sports Club for the annual Festival Quiz with his mixture of taxing teasers and obscure observations. Pit your wits against the other teams, show off your knowledge, win prizes and try to knock the current champions off their podium...

£2.50

Bow & Strings

St Michael and All Angels Church Market Pl, Somerton TA11 7NB, Somerton, United Kingdom

Bow & Strings is a passionate string duo with elite classical training who perform at events across the UK.
The sisters have an extensive classical repertoire, specialising in pop arrangements, including modern pop and rock, classical, film, TV soundtracks, Broadway and jazz.

£10.00 – £12.00

A Somerset Miscellany

Parish Rooms 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 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

Festival Church Service

St Michael and All Angels Church Market Pl, Somerton TA11 7NB, Somerton, United Kingdom

Churches Together in Somerton will celebrate and give thanks for the Arts Festival with music and readings. All are welcome to join in this Celebration.

FREE

The Bohemians – SOLD OUT

St Michael and All Angels Church Market Pl, Somerton TA11 7NB, Somerton, United Kingdom

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT

£21 – £24

Get Involved

If you would like to sponsor any of our events or performers, please contact Andrea Shore at sponsorship@somertonartsfestival.co.uk