Festival Programme 2026

Blue entries are optional paid events, for which you can get TICKETS

Programme is subject to change

Friday 9^th October

Time	Priory Hall	Wine Bar (High Street)	George & Dragon
7pm	Foraged feast – all gluten-free Venison or Nut Roast Veggies and greens Seasonal Fruit Cobbler £15  [Tickets]
7.30		Poetry with Offas Press
8pm	The Offering with GAWIE special guests
8.30			Folk collective
9pm	Emma Linney Band £15 including food £10 without food [Tickets]

Saturday 10^th October

Time	Priory Hall	High Street	Methodist Hall	Pottery	Holy Trinity Church	The book shop	Fire station
10 am		Book Fair 10am-3pm Street performers Well dressing workshop Compton Choir	Sacred stories 10-12	Jon Row & Friends story round 10-1	Portrait workshop 10-2 £20 [Tickets]
11 am
12:00 midday	Morris workshop 12-1
1 pm	Parade Prep and play 1-6		Light In the Darkness with Psychologist and poet Steve Thayne 1-4			Book Launch Heledds Song By Fiona Collins
2 pm							Simon fletcher – poetry workshop 2-4 £10 [Tickets]
3 pm				Zahira story 3-4 £5 [Tickets]
4 pm					St Milburga with Danielle Free 4.30-5.30 £5 [Tickets]
5 pm
6 pm		6.30 Light Lantern Parade
7 pm
8 pm	Cabaret 8- late £10 [Tickets]

Sunday 11^th October

Time	Pottery	Methodist	Holy Trinity Church	Hybrid
9 am		Service and Sacred Stories with Martin Daws	Service and Sacred stories with Zahira	That Sunday Morning thing with Andy Jukes 9.30-10
10 am	Story Round with Dawn Ellis 10-12			World Story telling Café with Despina     World Storytelling Café live from Much Wenlock with Jon Row, Keith Rogers and the mayor of Much Wenlock
11 am
12 am	Bringing your words into the Light with Maya Jordan Writing workshop 12-1.30 £20 [Tickets]
1 pm
2 pm	Story Song and Poetry with Amy Douglas & Martin Daws 2-3pm
3 pm	Writing our well wishes with Lucy Wells and Andy Jukes
4 pm