What’s on in Malvern Priory

Welcome
to the Priory’s Events listing


For more info please follow the links or take a look on our Calendar

You’ll find info about regular services and Messy Church by clicking the links.

All events listed below take place in the
Priory Church,
Church Street,
Great Malvern,
WR14 2AY
unless otherwise stated

Christian Aid Coffee Morning

Saturday 10th May 2025
9.30am - 12pm
At the beginning of Christian Aid Week, all are welcome to Just a Cuppa, raising money for Christian Aid.

Puccini Messa Di Gloria and Faure Requiem

Saturday 10th May 2025
7pm
Messa di Gloria (Giacomo Puccini); Requiem (Gabriel Fauré). Malvern Festival Chorus conducted by Jonathan Brown with organist Hilary Norris and soloists James Atherton (Tenor) and Alexander Jones (Bass).
Tickets £18 / £12 for 17-21s / 16 and under Free with paying adult https://www.trybooking.com/uk/EOZN and on the door

Elgar Festival Relaxed Concert

Friday 30th May 2025
11am
An hour-long concert full of beautiful music. These relaxed performances are particularly suited to those living with dementia and other similar health conditions, adults and children with additional learning needs, their carers and anybody who wishes to experience classical music in a relaxed and informal environment.
Free entry but tickets must be booked: Available from the Elgar Festival Website or call Worcester Theatres on 01905 611427 

Elgar’s Strings in Malvern

Friday 30th May 2025
7pm
Perhaps no other orchestra has done so much to champion the incredible tradition of British music for strings as the legendary English String Orchestra, whose recordings carry the music of England from Elgar to today to listeners worldwide. The programme opens with a set of short pieces which showcase Elgar's genius for the miniature and continues with works showcasing two of today's most engaging and exciting composers, Peter Fribbins and Ian Venables.
Tickets £20; Under 18s free; Available from the Elgar Festival Website or call Worcester Theatres on 01905 611427

Elgar Festival Organ Recital and Q&A with David Briggs

Saturday 31st May 2025
2pm Q&A 3pm Recital
David Briggs talks about his life in music and how he’s brought the symphonies of Elgar, Vaughan Williams and even Gustav Mahler into the organ repertoire through his toweringly virtuosic transcriptions. Briggs performs his stunning transcription of Elgar’s First Symphony alongside the master’s Organ Sonata and the evocative and beautiful Rhapsody by featured festival composer Ian Venables
Tickets £15; Under 18s free; Available from the Elgar Festival Website or call Worcester Theatres on 01905 611427

Priory Tower Tours

Saturday 7th June 2025
Hourly 11am to 3pm
Visits to the ringing chamber and top of the Priory tower (weather permitting) on the hour, every hour, from 11am to 3pm. See how the bells are rung (and try them yourself) and get the best view of Great Malvern.
£5 for adults, £2.50 for 8 – 16s (sorry, not suitable for children under 8).

European Sacred Music

Saturday 14th June 2025
1pm
Cheltenham Choral Society present a free lunchtime concert of European Sacred Music. Conductor Thomas Mottershead; Organist Alison Howell
Free entry with retiring collection

Sunrise Mass by Ola Gjeilo and Requiem by Maurice Durufle

Saturday 21st June 2025
6.30pm
Join Cheltenham Bach Choir for the effervescent and colourful Sunrise Mass by the popular Norwegian-American composer, Ola Gjeilo, alongside Duruflé's passionate and opaque Requiem. With two rising stars in the UK singing scene, Nancy Holt and Patrick Keefe, joining us as soloists, and in the stunning surrounds of Great Malvern Priory, this promises to be an unmissable event of the highest quality music-making.   
Tickets £20 for adults; £5 for students/children aged 18 years and under: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenham-bach-choir

Songs from the Stage: Come & Sing with Malvern Festival Chorus

Saturday 28th June 2025
Come & Sing 1pm, Concert 7pm
Join Malvern Festival Chorus and conductor Jonathan Brown for an afternoon singing popular choruses from Opera, Gilbert & Sullivan and the Musical stage. Tea will be provided for singers and the evening concert will entertain and showcase what we have learned during the afternoon. With soloists from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Drinks will be available after the concert.
Ticket info Visiting singers £20 to include music hire, afternoon workshop, tea and programme. Concert £15 including programme. From https://www.trybooking.com/uk/ESPQ

Midsummer Malvern: Guided Tour of Great Malvern Priory

Monday 30th June 2025
11am
Discover the treasures and fascinating history of the Priory, with one of the Priory’s expert guides.
Suggested £5 donation to support the fabric and music of the Priory

Midsummer Malvern: SOS Czech Children’s Villages – Talk by Hana Pazlarová

Monday 30th June 2025
2.30pm
Hana is the Director of S.O.S. Children’s Villages in the Czech Republic. The country’s three Children’s Villages offer alternative care options for children and young people, and a social framework in which young people can develop through education and skills acquisition in a supportive environment, while encouraging families to keep together and by providing a solid support structure. Find out more here
Retiring Collection in aid of SOS Czech Children’s Villages

Midsummer Malvern: Guided Tour of Great Malvern Priory

Tuesday 1st July 2025
2pm
Discover the treasures and fascinating history of the Priory, with one of the Priory’s expert guides.
Suggested £5 donation to support the fabric and music of the Priory

Midsummer Malvern: On Computers, AI and How to Stay Human in the Digital World – Talk by Petr Somol

Tuesday 1st July 2025
7pm
The potential of AI is vast, and Petr will explore some of the hopes for the future. He will also highlight some of the critical risks faced in our interactions with the digital world. Petr will share practical insights and personal advice aimed at younger audience members on how to stay safe online and prepare for a future shaped by intelligent technologies.
Tickets £10; under 18s free available via the Visit the Malverns website

Priory Tower Tours

Saturday 5th July 2025
Hourly 11am to 3pm
Visits to the ringing chamber and top of the Priory tower (weather permitting) on the hour, every hour, from 11am to 3pm. See how the bells are rung (and try them yourself) and get the best view of Great Malvern.
£5 for adults, £2.50 for 8 – 16s (sorry, not suitable for children under 8).

Organ Recital: Andrew Lumsden

Saturday 26th July 2025
12 noon
Programme to follow. Part of the 2025 Organ Recital series
Free entry with retiring collection

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 2nd August 2025
10am - 4pm
Everyone welcome for refreshments, children’s craft activities, music, tour guides available.
Tower Tours hourly 11am - 3pm weather permitting.
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.
Free entry except Tower Tours - £5 for adults, £2.50 for children 8-16. Sorry, not suitable for children under 8.

Organ Recital: Carolyn Craig

Monday 25th August 2025
12 noon
Programme to follow. Part of the 2025 Organ Recital series
Free entry with retiring collection

Priory Tower Tours

Saturday 6th September 2025
Hourly 11am to 3pm
Visits to the ringing chamber and top of the Priory tower (weather permitting) on the hour, every hour, from 11am to 3pm. See how the bells are rung (and try them yourself) and get the best view of Great Malvern.
£5 for adults, £2.50 for 8 – 16s (sorry, not suitable for children under 8).

Tales in Oak: The Medieval Misericords of Malvern Priory

Saturday 27th September 2025
6.30p,
The 2025 Friends’ Heritage and Faith lecture is a talk by Katherine Little on the medieval misericords of Malvern Priory
Ticket details to follow

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 4th October 2025
10am - 4pm
Everyone welcome for refreshments, children’s craft activities, music, tour guides available.
Tower Tours hourly 11am - 3pm weather permitting.
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.
Free entry except Tower Tours - £5 for adults, £2.50 for children 8-16. Sorry, not suitable for children under 8.

Organ Recital: Piers Maxim

Saturday 11th October 2025
12 noon
Programme to follow. Part of the 2025 Organ Recital series
Free entry with retiring collection

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 1st November 2025
10am - 4pm
Everyone welcome for refreshments (10am-12pm), children’s craft activities, music, tour guides available.
Tower Tours hourly 11am - 3pm weather permitting.
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.
Free entry except Tower Tours - £5 for adults, £2.50 for children 8-16. Sorry, not suitable for children under 8.

Priory Christmas Super Saturday

Saturday 22nd November 2025
10am - 4pm
Everyone welcome for refreshments, children’s craft activities, music, tour guides available.
Tower Tours hourly 11am - 3pm weather permitting.
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.
Free entry except Tower Tours - £5 for adults, £2.50 for children 8-16. Sorry, not suitable for children under 8.

La Nativité Du Seigneur

Tuesday 9th December 2025
6:30pm
Michael Bacon (Great Malvern Priory) plays Messiaen’s meditations on the birth of the Saviour. Part of the 2025 Organ Recital series.
Free entry with retiring collection

Gloria in Excelsis

Saturday 13th December 2025
7pm
A concert of Christmas music featuring John Rutter’s Gloria and pieces by Cecilia MacDowell and Carl Rutti. With brass ensemble and organ.
Ticket details to follow