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Newbury Spring Festival 2026

Newbury Spring Festival 2026

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Newbury Spring Festival returns for 2026!

With a range of diverse events to choose from, there is something for every music lover. From chamber music and gospel choirs to musical theatre and cabaret, take a look below at what's on offer from the Festival this year. You can view the full line up on the Newbury Spring Festival website.

A parade down Newbury high-street, with crowds surrounding a large puppet dressed as a bandmaster.

Festival Parade

A swing band on stage wearing suits, playing instruments, with a soloist standing on the right.

Those Kings of Swing

A man leaning over the edge of a piano, wearing a white shirt and black suit jacket,

Barry Douglas

A man in a black suit, white shirt and black bow tie sits on a staircase, smiling at the camera. In the background is a brick wall.

Florian Stortz

A man in a black jacket and white shirt against a plain background.

Sir Loyd Grossman

Four musicians holding fiddles, standing in front of a colourful brick wall. One performer is crouching, and they are all looking at the camera.

RANT

Sat on a sofa, from left to right - a man and two women, all wearing black. The woman on the right hand side is holding a violin, and there is a cello in the foreground of the image.

Paddington Trio

Three images of performers. From left to right - a woman holding a violin wearing a cream shirt, a woman in a black shirt with her head resting on her hand, and a man in a black suit standing and smiling at the camera.

Homecoming

CRAFT Romano

Romano Viazzani Ensemble: An Evening of Tango, Music and Dance

Two men in black shirts against a black background, with one holding a violin, and the other holding sheet music.

Foyle-Štšura Duo

CRAFT Marti Webb

Marti Webb: In Conversation with Edward Seckerson

Around the World (of Gilbert & Sullivan) in 80 minutes

A seven-piece brass band playing on stage in front of an audience, with Newbury Spring Festival banners in the background.

Septura: An American in Paris

Five performers wearing black and holding wind instruments, stood in a line against a white wall where their shadows are cast. They are all looking at the camera.

Ensemble Renard

A man and woman jumping in the air in front of a view over Hollywood. The woman wears a yellow dress, and the man wears a shirt and tie, in a facsimile of La La Land.

Hooray for Hollywood: Joe Stilgoe & Liza Pulman

Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers

A choir on stage with colourful outfits

Big Sing Saturday

Three people on stage smile at a camera, one holds a double bass and one with a saxophone

Jess Gillam Trio

A woman with ginger hair in a pony tail holds a saxophone while smiling

Jess Gillam Masterclass

A choir with a band of a pianist and drummer sing on a stage outside

Soul in the Market Place

A man at a piano in a wooden room with an audience sat on chairs

Sheepdrove Piano Competition

A choir wearing red and green outfits on a wooden stage in front of a man in a light grey suit

Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir

A man by a piano with two men, on playing a guitar and the other on a double bass in front of a black curtain on stage

Dominic Alldis Trio

A black and white image of a man in a suit with a fireplace in the background

Sheepdrove Piano Competition Winner

Good Vibes Music Academy Showcase

A group of four people with classical instruments stand on the stairs

Ensemble Augelletti: Jewels that Brightly Burn

Edvard Munch's painting called The Scream

The Echoing Scream: The Birth of Expressionism

Ballerinas on stage in front of a warm orange backdrop

Ballet Central

3 men wearing black, 2 with violins and one with a chello, and a women in a floral dress holding a violin.

Pavel Haas Quartet

Four string musicians sit side by side on a white bench against a dark wall, smiling at the camera. From left to right, they hold a violin, a cello, a viola, and a violin. They are casually dressed in light-colored clothing, with the cello resting upright between the second musician’s knees.

The Fibonacci Quartet

Three men pose on concrete steps in an industrial alley with brick walls and pipes behind them.

What's New: Ian Sham, Iain Bellamy and Jamie Safir

Three people are playing the violin, cello and piano wearing navy blue suits

Fidelio Trio

A black and white photo of a man with dark hair wearing a suit.

Britten’s Spring Awakening

Two men sat down infront of an orange backdrop. They are smiling.

MZ Duo

four peple with instruments including drums, double bass, singer and piano

Immy Churchill Jazz Quartet

A band of 4 people on stage paying an accordion, double base, guitar and violin.

Budapest Café Orchestra

A group of 8 people dressed in evening attire in Tuxedo's and red dresses.

VOCES8: Give Me Your Stars

Illustrated scene of a robed, crowned figure seated beneath a tree, reaching upward toward a glowing golden feather falling from radiant sunbeams, with apple-laden branches and green grass surrounding them.

Sound Beginnings: The Firebird

Orchestra with a conductor instructing them.

Flowers Band