What's On
There’s so much happening throughout the year in Stratford-upon-Avon, it’s why visitors keep coming back again and again. The Royal Shakespeare Theatre offers its usual array of exciting, world renowned plays, but there’s so much more on offer. Many festivals run throughout the year, some of which are hosted by the Civic Hall. Discover new authors at the Literary Festival, or sample the delights of local produce at the Food Festival.
Catch a film in the town cinema, take one of the many organised Walks and Tours on offer or simply stroll the town taking in the atmosphere of Stratford-upon-Avon’s unique street entertainers. An event definitely not to miss are the Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations, every year in April. The highlight of the weekend is undoubtedly the Procession through the town, and the unfurling of the flags.
Further afield you might want to test your luck and spend a day at the races, at Stratford Racecourse.
Sinister Stratford Guided Walking Tour
Be entertained on this walk around the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon to hear tales of plague, murder, ghosts, beatings, witches, sewage and grave-robbing.
Sinister Stratford Guided Walking Tour
Be entertained on this walk around the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon to hear tales of plague, murder, ghosts, beatings, witches, sewage and grave-robbing.
Sinister Stratford Guided Walking Tour
Be entertained on this walk around the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon to hear tales of plague, murder, ghosts, beatings, witches, sewage and grave-robbing.
Sinister Stratford Guided Walking Tour
Be entertained on this walk around the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon to hear tales of plague, murder, ghosts, beatings, witches, sewage and grave-robbing.
The Importance of Being Ernest
A Second Thoughts Drama Group Production
The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde creates characters we can recognise. It may be set in Victorian society of the 1890s, but we still fall in love, still want the best for our children.
Bath and Southern Cotswolds Tour
Wilder landscapes, storybook villages, and a city steeped in history.
Journey through the quieter southern Cotswolds, where rolling hills meet regal towns and ancient charm.
Cotswolds in a Day tour
Tour departs from Stratford-upon-Avon at 08.50-09.00. We then travel to Moreton-in-Marsh to pick up the remaining passengers at 09.30. Tour returns to Moreton-in-Marsh by 17.00 and to Stratford-upon-Avon by 17.30
Infinite Variety: Shakespeare's female characters in objects and words
The new exhibition, Infinite Variety: Shakespeare's female characters in objects and words, at Shakespeare’s New Place is part of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust's multi-year project, The Women Who Made Shakespeare.
Measure for Measure
Emily Burns returns to the RSC following the success of 2024's Love's Labour's Lost to direct Shakespeare's razor-sharp thriller of hypocrisy and corruption.
Cyrano de Bergerac
Olivier Award-winning actor Adrian Lester is Cyrano in this thrilling, lyrical tale of love and lies, longing and disguise.
Secret Cotswolds Tour
Peaceful. Scenic. Unspoilt.
Step off the tourist trail and discover a hidden side of the Cotswolds that many visitors never see.
On this unique tour, you’ll experience:
📍 Departures from Stratford-upon-Avon (08:50) and Moreton-in-Marsh (09:30)