Salisbury Gig Guide
Salisbury Cathedral
6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ - under ½ mile - mapWebsite: www.salisburycathedral.org.uk
Contact: Box office: 01722 656555
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Saturday 08 November 2025
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map 
Arts
• Special interest
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: Sarum Lights: Lost Worlds - 5.30pm - Salisbury Cathedral is set to host a breathtaking spectacle with the premiere of a new theme for Sarum Lights, an innovative light and sound show created by the acclaimed artistic collaboration Luxmuralis. Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral 
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Saturday 15 November 2025
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Live music
• Film
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: Silent Film improvisation: Hunchback of Notre Dame - 7.30pm - Jonathan Hope improvises a live organ soundtrack to the 1923 silent movie, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. This silent classic, starring Lon Chaney as Quasimodo, is the first film adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel Notre-Dame de Paris. Adults £12.50, Children £5, Students £5 Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Saturday 22 November 2025
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Live music
• Choir
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: Salisbury Musical Society: Finzi’s For St Cecilia; Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast; Bridge’s The Sea - 7.30pm - Salisbury Musical Society's website: www.salisburymusicalsociety.org.uk. Salisbury Musical Society on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SalisburyMusicalSociety. Amateur mixed choir The Salisbury Musical Society is an amateur, mixed choir of about 140 voices. They perform the major classical works in public concerts that are normally given in Salisbury Cathedral three times a year, accompanied by a full orchestra. Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Sunday 23 November 2025
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Choir
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: Cantata Evensong - 4.30pm - The Cathedral Choir will perform JS Bach’s sacred cantata, ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme’, accompanied by period instruments. Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Saturday 06 December 2025
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Live music
• Concert
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: Christmas with Anna Lapwood - 7.30pm - Hailed as “the dream ambassador for classical music” by Gramophone, organist Anna Lapwood is bringing an evening of festive organ music to some of the UK’s most stunning instruments. Anna Lapwood MBE is an organist, conductor and broadcaster, and is the Organist of the Royal Albert Hall. A terrific protagonist for her instrument, Anna has gathered a following of over 2 million on social media and performs to sold-out venues around the world. Equally at home with the world’s great orchestras and conductors, she has also performed with RAYE, Florence and the Machine, Bonobo and Benedict Cumberbatch. Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Tuesday 09 December 2025
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Choir
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: Afternoon Carols - 2pm - An afternoon of carols with Salisbury Cathedral Choir for group visitors Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Saturday 13 December 2025
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Choir
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: Handel’s Messiah - 7pm - A Choral Foundation Concert: Handel's masterpiece Messiah at Salisbury Cathedral One of the most popular fixtures in our festive calendar, Handel’s Messiah returns with the full Cathedral Choir joined by the City of London Sinfonia and four distinguished soloists: Rebecca Hardwick, Hugh Cutting, Ruairi Bowen and Božidar Smiljanić. Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Friday 19 December 2025
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Live music
• Film
• Orchestra
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: The Snowman – Film with Live Orchestra - 4pm - Make this Christmas truly unforgettable with a special screening of the beloved festive classic The Snowman, brought to life by a live performance from a professional orchestra. Presented by Carrot Productions – the world’s leading performers of The Snowman with live orchestra – this award-winning show features some of the UK’s finest musicians. Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Friday 19 December 2025
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Live music
• Film
• Orchestra
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: The Snowman – Film with Live Orchestra - 7pm - Make this Christmas truly unforgettable with a special screening of the beloved festive classic The Snowman, brought to life by a live performance from a professional orchestra. Presented by Carrot Productions – the world’s leading performers of The Snowman with live orchestra – this award-winning show features some of the UK’s finest musicians. Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Friday 19 December 2025
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Live music
• Film
• Orchestra
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: The Snowman – Film with Live Orchestra - 2pm - Make this Christmas truly unforgettable with a special screening of the beloved festive classic The Snowman, brought to life by a live performance from a professional orchestra. Presented by Carrot Productions – the world’s leading performers of The Snowman with live orchestra – this award-winning show features some of the UK’s finest musicians. Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Monday 22 December 2025
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Carols
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: Carols by Candlelight - 7pm Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Tuesday 23 December 2025
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Carols
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: Carols by Candlelight - 7pm Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Wednesday 24 December 2025
- Christmas Eve
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Choir
• Christmas
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: Choral Evensong for Christmas Eve - 5.30pm - All are welcome to this moving service of readings, prayers and choral music sung by the Cathedral Choir, which marks the start of Christmas. Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Thursday 25 December 2025
- Christmas Day
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Choir
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: Festal Evensong - 3pm Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Saturday 10 January 2026
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Live music
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: Organ Vespers: La Nativité du Seigneur by Messiaen - 5.30pm - All are welcome at this liturgical performance of Messiaen’s organ cycle. Composed in 1935, Olivier Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur is one of the most moving and compelling organ works of the twentieth century. Come and hear this extraordinary music, played on our Father Willis organ by David Halls, in a meditative act of worship. These ‘Organ Vespers’, which will last just over an hour, are an opportunity to find space for prayer and contemplation through Messiaen’s deeply devotional music. Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Saturday 14 February 2026
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Live music
• Choir
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: Johns' Boys Welsh Male Voice Choir – 10th Anniversary Concert - 7.30pm - Join Johns’ Boys Welsh Male Choir as they celebrate 10 incredible years of music-making with their 2025 UK Anniversary Tour! 🎶 From their roots in North Wales to performing on some of the world’s biggest stages, Johns’ Boys have become one of the most decorated British male choirs in history. In 2019, they made history as the first British Male Voice Choir to win the Pavarotti ‘Choir of the World’ title at the Llangollen International Music Festival. They’ve wowed millions on Britain’s Got Talent, The Royal Variety Show, The Last Night of the Proms, and Netflix’s Stay Close — with Simon Cowell calling them “a brilliant choir. I love them!” Their viral cover of Calum Scott’s “Biblical” has over 21 million views worldwide, and their second EP features breathtaking new arrangements of “Angels,” “Bread of Heaven,” and concert favourite “He Lives in You.” Experience their modern, powerful twist on the traditional Welsh male choir in this unforgettable anniversary tour — a celebration of harmony, passion, and the unmistakable sound of Wales. Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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Saturday 14 March 2026
Venue: Salisbury Cathedral map
Choir
Address: 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone: Box office: 01722 656555 Event: Bournemouth Bach Choir presents Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 with The Sixteen; QuintEssential Sackbut & Cornett Ensemble & Bournemouth Symphony Youth Chorus. - 7.30pm - Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 is a towering and undisputed masterpiece of the early Baroque period— at once intimate and grand, prayerful and dramatic, exalted and sensual. Brilliant instrumental writing paired with impressive choruses and virtuoso solos create a luxurious tribute to the Virgin Mary. Venue's website: salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/salisburycathedral
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