Introduction
The festival provides opportunities for the local community to enjoy quality music making, both as audiences and performers. Care is taken to be accessible and inclusive. The festival aims to provide a wide variety of high quality music to be enjoyed in this rural community. Workshops for local schools, community choirs and free concerts for children ensure the widest participation and engagement.
Details of the Music Festival are also available on the Festival’s own website at www.sedberghmusicfestival.com
Event list
Sedbergh Music festival – Juanjo Blázquez
Pianist Juanjo Blázquez returns to the festival for a full concert.
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – The Jess Gillam Trio
The internationally-acclaimed, Cumbrian-born saxophonist makes a return to the Sedbergh Music Festival 2026, following a mesmerising sell-out performance in our 2024 festival.
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – The Julian Cann Quartet
Sedbergh’s Julian Cann brings his quartet back to the festival
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – Cornucopia
The popular local medieval band make their return to the festival.
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – Cumbria Opera Group
Singers from the Cumbria Opera Group present A Night at the Opera, with all the best bits from the operas we love!
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – Sedbergh Orchestra
Sedbergh’s symphony orchestra return to the festival once again.
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – Nick Hurndall-Smith & Jen Hartley
Nick Hurndall-Smith returns to the festival
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – Sedbergh Town Band
Sedbergh Town Band is a community-based, non-competing brass band.
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – Evie Plumb
Evie Plumb makes her debut at Sedbergh Music Festival 2026
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – Harry the Piano
‘One of the most gifted improvisers in the world’ – Classic FM
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – Budapest Café Orchestra
The Budapest Café Orchestra make their debut at the Sedbergh Music Festival
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – The Chequered Acafellas
Making their third appearance at the Festival, The Chequered Acafellas describe themselves as “Eight blokes singing in unaccompanied close harmony to entertain, amuse and stir the emotions”.
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – B!M Trio
Inspired by the swinging piano-guitar-bass bands of Ahmad Jamal, Nat King Cole, and Oscar Peterson – but with a more modern flavour – B!M trio has a unique and irresistible vibe and swing-feel.
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – Musicians from Chetham’s School of Music
The talented young musicians from this specialist music school, return to Sedbergh Music Festival.
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – Roderick Williams
The internationally-acclaimed baritone performs at Sedbergh Music Festival 2026
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – Manchester Baroque & I Fagiolini & The 24
Manchester Baroque has built a reputation for engaging and vibrant performances of historical music on period instruments.
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – Choral Scholars from University of York
The talented youngsters of the University of York come to Sedbergh.
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – I Fagiolini
I Fagiolini is a hand-painted original. Join them for this anniversary celebration of their favourite music from 40 years, presented by founder Robert Hollingworth (BBC Radio 3, University of York).
View details >Sedbergh Music Festival – Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
The internationally-acclaimed pianist, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, performs at Sedbergh Music Festival 2026.
View details >Special offers
Season tickets at £200 per person (non-transferable) will get you in to all performances free of charge representing a saving on attending all performances. Season tickets can be purchased online from www.trybooking.com
Booking info
Tickets can be purchased online from www.sedberghmusicfestival.com or by following the links on our events list.
When purchasing tickets for more than one event by following the links on our events list they will be added to your Trybooking shopping cart and you can close the Trybooking webpage after each purchase and do not need to go to the checkout until you make your final purchase.
