What's On in at a Glance A calendar of events for residents and visitors compiled by 'Unlocking Warwick' December 2016 onwards (updated monthly)

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2016

Warwick Market is every Saturday from 9am with farmers' markets on the 2nd & 5th Saturdays of each month.

December

1st 'In the Ballroom'. 2pm – 4.30pm. Drop in to this monthly informal get-together for tea, cakes and chat in the ballroom on the first floor of the Jury Street Court House. Details from Trudy Ashmore: 01926 411694 [email protected]

2nd St. Mary's Church. During the morning local school will be singing carols as part of the Christmas Tree Festival. Vote for your favourite tree. Adults £1. Children free. www.enjoywarwick.co.uk/events-and-whats-on/ Email [email protected] 01926 403940

2nd Battle Banquet at Warwick Castle and 'Dungeons After Dining' 7.30pm. £68. 01926 406660. Email [email protected] www.warwick-castle.com/events/christmas-parties.aspx

3rd Warwick Small Business Saturday, supporting Warwick's independent shops. http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/smallbusiness-saturday

3rd St. Mary's Church. 7pm. Sing It Loud, an award-winning community from Leamington will be performing in aid of Parkinson's Disease. www.singitloud.co.uk

3rd Love Hand Made Fair in St. Nicholas Church with local artists selling their own gifts, jewellery, homeware and cakes. www.lovehandmadefairs.co.uk

3rd Warwick Castle. Kingmaker's Mediaeval Banquet. 7.30pm. £68. www.warwick-castle.com/events/dinners-and-banquets.aspx

3rd Songlines Community Choir, with half the choir from Warwick and the other half from Leamington, join up for a Winter in support of Water Aid - at St. Mary's Church, St. Mary's Road, Leamington Spa. 8pm. Tickets available on the door. Adults £5. Children £3. More information from [email protected]

4th Market Place. Warwick Rocks Christmas Food and Films in the Market Place. Free films to be shown are 2pm 'Frozen'. 3.45pm 'It's a Wonderful life'. 5.30pm. 'Home Alone'. 7.15pm. 'Elf'. www.warwickrocks.co.uk

1 6th St. Mary's Church. 7.30pm. Handel's Dettingen Te Deum, The King Shall Rejoice, Royal Fireworks and Zadok the Priest, with the Armonico Concert and Baroque . Director Christopher Monks. Tickets from £11.00 to £32.50 www.armonico.org.uk 0844 581 0750 www.stmaryswarwick.org.uk/index.php?/music/whats-on-all

8th County Record Office. Pottery Through Time. A free lunchtime drop-in Show and Tell. 1pm – 1.30pm. 01926 738959 http://heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk/for-adults-and-young-adults/

8th Warwick Racecourse. Eventmasters Christmas at the Races. Racing and festive celebrations. 10.30am – 3.30pm. http://warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk/events-tickets/whats-on

9th Lord Leycester Hospital. 7.30pm. Christmas concert by the K'antu Ensemble. 'Dancing and the Divine'. Tickets £18 to include mulled wine and mince pies, from 01926 334418 and www.royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk www.leamingtonmusic.org

9th Warwick School, Myton Road. 7.30pm Concert by Warwick School Choirs, Jazz Lab and Brass Company. Ticket details from the school: 01926 776438

9th St. John's Museum. Grim Grotto. An experience presented by Warwickshire Young Creatives. 7pm – 9pm. For those aged 16 and over. Book a free ticket: http://heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk/grim-grotto/

10th The Warwick Christmas Regency Ball in the restored ballroom at the Jury Street Court House. Tickets are now sold out. www.unlockingwarwick.org

10th St. Mary's Church. 7.30pm. Christmas from St. Mary's with the Choirs of St. Mary's Church. Tickets £15 (£12) from www.theticketfactory.com and 0844 338 0338

11th Santa Dash. Dress as Father Christmas or an elf and do the 5km fun-run round St. Nicholas Park ending at Myton Hospice. 01926 838825 www.mytonhospice.org

11th Wassailing and Carol Singing at Hill Close Gardens, with morris dancing mulled wine and mince pies. 6pm – 8pm. Adults £4 Children10-17 £3. www.hillclosegardens.com

12th St. Nicholas Church. 7.30pm. Handel's Messiah performed by Warwick and Kenilworth Choral Society. Tickets £13 (£12) students £5 from Warwick Books and 01676 534944 www.musictoyourears.org.uk/music-to-your-ears-diary#

13th St. Mary's Church. 7.30pm. An Elizabethan Christmas – early music by Ex Cathedra. Byrd, Gibbons, Sheppard, Ballet and Tallis. Tickets from £13 to £22 to include mulled wine and mince pies. Phone 01926 334418 www.leamingtonmusic.org

13th Hill Close Gardens. Family Christmas Workshop. 3.30pm – 5pm. £4 per child, with accompanying adults free. Pre-book: 01926 493339 Email: [email protected]

16th Warwick Castle Battle Banquet. 7.30pm. £68. 01926 406660 www.warwick-castle.com/events/christmas-parties.aspx

17th Carols at Warwick Castle. The annual event attracting more than 2,000 people. w ww.warwickcastle.com

17th St. Mary's Church. 7.30pm. Festive choral music with Saint James' Singers. Tickets £10 - £15 from box office: 07502 939498 www.stjamessingers.com

2 20th St. Nicholas Church. 7.30pm. Christmas Around the World with Da Capo Chamber choir. You can join in with your favourite carols. Tickets £10 (£8) from www.dacapochoir.org.uk and 0845 680 1926 Email: [email protected]

20th St. Mary's Church. 7.30pm. Carols and Canapés directed by Mark Swinton. Tickets £12.50 to include Christmas refreshments: www.carols-and-canapes.evenbrite.co.uk Or from St. Mary's Gift Shop. 01926 403940.

20th - 31st The Dream Factory Theatre, Tapping Way. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Box office: 01926 419555 extn 2. www.playboxtheatre.com

22nd St.Mary's Church. 7.30pm. Carols by Candlelight with Armonico Consort and Orchestra. Tickets £12.00 to £33.50 from 0844 581 0750 and www.armonico.org.uk

26th Boxing Day Trivia Trails - 90 minute quiz trail walks around town, starting at 11.30am and 2pm from The Globe in Theatre Street. Adults £10. Children nine to sixteen £3. 01926 409266 or email [email protected] k More details: www.triviatrails.co.uk

29th More Trivia Trails at 11.30am and 2pm. (See above).

31st Warwick Racecourse. New Year's Eve Raceday. 10.40am – 3.40pm. http://warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk/events-tickets/whats-on

31st Warwick Farmers' Market in the town square. 9am – 4pm. www.warwickdistrictmarkets.co.uk

31st New Year's Eve Banquet at Warwick Castle. 7.30pm. Tickets £130. www.warwickcastle.co m

2017

Some dates for events coming up next year...

January 1st New Year's Day Trivia Trail through Warwick – a 90 minute quiz trail walk around town, starting at 12 noon from The Globe in Theatre Street. Adults £10. Children nine to sixteen £3. 01926 409266 or email [email protected] More details: www.trviatrails.co.uk

January 10th Lord Leycester Hospital. 7.30pm. The Warwick Society's monthly meeting will feature 'Light Fantastic: One Thousand Years of Stained Glass' with Keith Cattell RIBA. Non-members are welcome. https://warwicksociety.wordpress.com

January 14th Warwick Races. Betfred Classic Chase Day. http://warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk

January 21st St. Mary's Church. 7.30pm. Amnesty International Concert by the Philharmonic Choir. Berlioz and Verdi. Tickets £12 from Amnesty International 0788 497 8822 and Presto Classical 01926 317025. www.musictoyourears.org.uk/music-to-your-ears-diary#

January 24th St. Mary's Warwick. 7.30pm. The Sorrows of John Dowland and other early music with and Chelys Consort of Viols. www.chelysconsort.co.uk Tickets £13 to £22 from 01926 334418 and www.royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk Details: www.leamingtonmusic.org

January 26th Warwick Races. January Raceday. http://warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk

February 11th Warwick Races Gentlemen's and Kingmaker Race Day. 11.30am – 5.55pm http://warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk

3 February 14th St. Mary's Church. 7.30pm. A 'music in the round' concert by the Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments. Tickets £13 to £20. Details from www.leamingtonmusic.org

February 14th Lord Leycester Hospital. 7.30pm The monthly meeting of the Warwick Society, with non- members welcome. https://warwicksociety.wordpress.com

February 18th The Market Hall Museum in Warwick Market Place reopens with a public open day after a major refurbishment. Then there will be lots of events there during the following week (half term). http://heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk/volunteer-opportunities-market-hall-museum-warwick/

February 21st Friends Meeting House, 39 High Street. 8pm. The History of the NHS in Warwickshire and the West Midlands – the Warwickshire History Society February lecture. £2 or Free to members. www.warwickshirehistory.org.uk

February 24th Warwick Races. February Raceday with the £30,000 Budbrooke Chase. 12.10pm to 6.20pm. http://warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk

February 28th Warwick Pancake Races for local schools in the Market Place. www.warwickrotary.org.uk

March 5th The Warwick Half-Marathon raising funds for the fight against heart disease. www.bhf.org.uk/get-involved/events/runs/warwick-half-marathon

March 12th Warwick Races Countryside Raceday. 12.20 – 6.30pm http://warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk

March 14th St. Mary's Church. 7.30pm. Triumph over Tragedy. A concert with Nicki Kennedy (soprano), Simon Desbrulais (trumpet) and the Brook Street Band. www.brookstreetband.co.uk Music by Telemann, Bach and Handel. Tickets £13 to £20. Details from www.leamingtonmusic.org

March 21st Friends Meeting House, High Street. The Warwickshire History Society AGM followed by a talk by Dr. Andrew Hopper on Loss and Bereavement in the Civil Wars in Warwickshire. £2 or free for members. www.warwickshirehistory.org.uk

March 22nd Warwick Races. March Raceday. 12.20pm – 6.20pm http://warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk

March 30th Warwick Races. Second March Raceday. 11.50am – 6.05pm. http://warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk

April 24th Warwick Races. April Raceday. 12.10pm to 5.15pm. http://warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk

May 1st Warwick Races. Bank Holiday Family Fun Day from 10am.http://warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk

May 11th Warwick's annual Town Meeting in the Court House when local groups present their activities.

May 13th Warwick Races. Proudly Warwick Twilight Meeting, featuring the £40,000 LPS Fillies Juvenile Handicap Hurdle. From 5.15pm http://warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk

May 24th Warwick's Mayor Making at a full Town Council meeting.

May 25th Warwick Races. Think Pink Ladies Day From 12.10pm http://warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk

May 28th Warwick Food Festival. Market Place 10am – 7pm. www.warwickfoodfestival.co.uk

June 11th The Two Castles Run. www.twocastlesrun.org.uk

4 June 17th to Folk on the Water. Folk music performances along the Warwickshire Grand Union Canal July 3rd www.folkonthewater.co.uk

July 14th-15th Warwick Court Leet Beer, Cider and Music Festival based at the racecourse, with 70 beers and ciders to choose from, music and hot food. www.warwickbeerfestival.co.uk

July 27th - 30th Warwick Folk Festival, now in its 38th year, based at Warwick School. In the town centre there are free performances and morris dancing, with the Smith Street Party on 29th www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk

July 30th Warwick Thai Festival. www. warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk/events-tickets/whats-on/ Thai food, music, dance and at the racecourse.

August 13th Retro Classic Car Show in the Market Square. www.retrowarwick.co.uk

August 19th Warwick Regatta on the Avon between St. Nicholas Park and Myton Fields. www.warwickboatclub.co.uk

August 20th Iconoclassic 2017 in the Market Place from 10am, showcasing classic mountain bikes. www.iconoclassic.org

Sept 9th-10th Saltisford Canal Trust Open Days. www.saltisfordcanal.co.uk/Saltisford_Canal/Canal_Fun_Weekend...

October 2nd-8th Warwick Words History Festival 2017. 01926 334418. www.warwickwords.co.uk

Please check events with the organisers. Unlocking Warwick cannot take responsibility for any errors or changes

The Court House Volunteer Group www.unlockingwarwick.org What's On in Warwick – at a Glance, December 2016 Edition To alert us to forthcoming events in Warwick, email [email protected]

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