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Featured events

  • Spring Concert: Kitty Whately and William Vann
    Spring Concert: Kitty Whately and William Vann
    45 days to the event
    17 Apr 2026, 19:00 – 21:00
    Glossop Parish Church, Church St S, Old Glossop, SK13 7RU
    Kathleen Ferrier award-winner and former BBC New Generation artist, Kitty Whately, and pianist William Vann give a stunning recital of English song in the glorious acoustics of the Parish Church, Old Glossop.
  • Spring Strings: Chetham's School of Music Young Artists' Platform
    Spring Strings: Chetham's School of Music Young Artists' Platform
    17 days to the event
    20 Mar 2026, 19:00 – 20:00
    St James' Church, Hollin Cross Lane, Glossop, SK13 8JQ
    Glossop Music Festival present a one-hour concert featuring the dynamic young string players of Chetham's School of Music in a sparkling programme featuring music by Tchaikovsky, Suk... and a few surprises. A wonderful opportunity to hear and support the stars of tomorrow!
  • Annual Social Event for GMF Friends & Sponsors
    Annual Social Event for GMF Friends & Sponsors
    16 days to the event
    19 Mar 2026, 19:30
    Glossop
    The Friends and Sponsors of Glossop Music Festival come together for a wonderful social evening with food, drink and live music!

Summer Festival 2026

Monday 15 – Saturday 20 June

We keep our prices as low as possible. We offer half-price tickets for young adults (18 to 25), and under 18s are able to attend all evening concerts for free.

Tickets on sale now!

  • Opening Concert: Kantos Chamber Choir
    Opening Concert: Kantos Chamber Choir
    108 days to the event
    19 Jun 2026, 19:00 – 21:00
    Glossop Parish Church, Church St S, Old Glossop, SK13 7RU
    The Summer Festival 2026 opens with the outstanding Kantos Chamber Choir, the trailblazing vocal ensemble based in the north of England in a stunning programme of exciting and evocative vocal music.
  • Late Night Concert: Kreisleriana and De Profundis
    Late Night Concert: Kreisleriana and De Profundis
    108 days to the event
    19 Jun 2026, 21:30 – 22:30
    Glossop Parish Church, Church St S, Old Glossop, SK13 7RU
    Two masterpieces of the piano literature – Robert Schumann's Kreisleriana and Frederic Rzewski's De Profundis – that explore the peaks and depths of human existence.
  • Family Concert: Aardman in Concert
    Family Concert: Aardman in Concert
    Multiple Dates
    109 days to the event
    20 Jun 2026, 10:00 – 11:00
    St James' Church, 3 Hollin Cross Ln, Glossop, SK13 8JQ
    Bring the whole family for a hilarious, heartwarming big-screen celebration featuring Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Timmy Time, Morph, Creature Comforts and more — all accompanied live by a world class orchestra.
  • Family Concert: Aardman in Concert
    Family Concert: Aardman in Concert
    Multiple Dates
    109 days to the event
    20 Jun 2026, 11:30 – 12:30
    St James' Church, 3 Hollin Cross Ln, Glossop, SK13 8JQ
    Bring the whole family for a hilarious, heartwarming big-screen celebration featuring Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Timmy Time, Morph, Creature Comforts and more — all accompanied live by a world class orchestra.
  • Closing Concert: Viv McLean and the Glossop Festival Orchestra
    Closing Concert: Viv McLean and the Glossop Festival Orchestra
    109 days to the event
    20 Jun 2026, 19:00 – 21:00
    Glossop Parish Church, Church St S, Old Glossop, SK13 7RU
    International pianist and President of Glossop Music Festival, Viv McLean, performs alongside our orchestra of musicians drawn from the UK's top orchestras led by the incredible Katie Stillman.
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