The summer season of events being held in Shrewsbury takes on a Sixteenth Century feel this month with a Tudor Weekend featuring music and processions and even a visit from Elizabeth I. In the rest of the county we have the Wenlock Olympian Games as well as more art and literary festivals.
Shrewsbury Summer Season
http://www.shrewsburysummer.co.uk/events...
The Shrewsbury Summer Season continues this month with a number of interesting events. The link will take you to an events listing and below I have picked out my favourites for this month.
Tudor Weekend 15 - 17 July
http://www.shrewsburysummer.co.uk/events...
There can be few finer places to celebrate the Tudor period than Shrewsbury. This weekend of events includes a procession of Queen Elizabeth I and her Tudor Company around the town as well as many other activities. The site gives full details of the many events taking place over the weekend. The real star will however be Shrewsbury and all visitors this weekend will get a flavour of how Shrewsbury was in Tudor times.
David Starkey 16 July
http://www.shrewsburysummer.co.uk/events...
David Starkey is rightly seen as one of the leading historians in Britain. His television programme about "Elizabeth" and the best selling book of the same name brought the Elizabethan age to the general public. It is fitting that he is a part of Shrewsbury's Tudor Weekend. His lecture "The Tudors and the Imperial Crown" will be given at Concord College, Acton Burnell and is sure to be very popular and entertaining.
Will Young 16 July
http://www.shrewsburysummer.co.uk/events...
The 2002 winner of Pop Idol, Will Young, will be performing at the Quarry Park in Shrewsbury. This is one of the biggest musical events ever for Shropshire. Will's huge following will mean tickets are going to be hard to get but I'm sure it will be an unforgettable evening. The site gives all the details.
Festival at the Edge 15 - 17 July
http://www.festivalattheedge.org/
The annual storytelling festival is here once again. Taking place in Stokes Barn near Much Wenlock the site gives details of all events and performers as well as travel directions.
Church Stretton and South Shropshire Arts Festival 23 July - 6 August
http://www.strettonfestival.org.uk/
This is a true arts festival with music, poetry, arts and crafts as well as photography featured. The highlight this month is "Afternoon Tea with Wendy Cope" one of Britain's favourite poets. There is also music from, among others, the Czech Philharmonic Horn Ensemble. The excellent site gives details of times, booking details and even accommodation advice.
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