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

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 23rd August 2025
10am - 4pm
Free children’s craft activities and free refreshments for all
Free Guided Tour at 11am

Organ Recital: Carolyn Craig

Monday 25th August 2025
12 noon
Carolyn Craig is currently Assistant Director of Music at Wells Cathedral and a prize winning organist. Originally from USA from where she has masters degrees from Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music, Carolyn is much in demand as an organ recitalist across US and Europe as well as throughout the UK. An exciting and varied programme is on offer! Part of the 2025 Organ Recital series
Free entry with retiring collection

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 30th August 2025
10am - 4pm
Free children’s craft activities and free refreshments for everyone
Free Guided Tour at 11am

Lunchbox: Rainbows, light and the infrared

Thursday 11th September 2025
12.30pm
A talk by John Gillham, Trustee of Malvern Radar and Technology History Society. Tea/coffee and cake available. Bring your own lunch at 12.30pm. Lunchbox is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with a retiring collection.

Lunchbox: Working in theatre

Thursday 25th September 2025
12.30pm
A talk by Toby Burchell, Front of House Manager, Malvern Theatres. Tea/coffee and cake available. Bring your own lunch at 12.30pm. Lunchbox is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with a retiring collection.

Tales in Oak: The Medieval Misericords of Malvern Priory

Saturday 27th September 2025
6.30pm
The 2025 Friends’ Heritage and Faith lecture is a talk by Katherine Little on the medieval misericords of Malvern Priory
Tickets available from the Priory Shop or Ticketsource

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 4th October 2025
10am - 4pm
Free children’s craft activities and free refreshments for everyone
Free Guided Tour at 11am
Tower Tours hourly 11am - 3pm, weather permitting. £5 for adults, £2.50 for children 8-16. Sorry, children under 8 may not climb the tower
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.

Lunchbox: The impact of the railway on the Malven area

Thursday 9th October 2025
12.30pm
A talk by Peter Clement, Friends of Malvern’s Railway Group. Tea/coffee and cake available. Bring your own lunch at 12.30pm. Lunchbox is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with a retiring collection.

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

Lunchbox: An insight into Asperger's/autism

Thursday 16th October 2025 NB this talk is on 16th October, not 23rd October in the regular fortnightly pattern
12.30pm
A talk by Julia Micklewright, ASPIE Worcester. Tea/coffee and cake available. Bring your own lunch at 12.30pm. Lunchbox is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with a retiring collection.

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 1st November 2025
10am - 4pm
Free children’s craft activities and free refreshments for everyone
Free Guided Tour at 11am
Tower Tours hourly 11am - 3pm, weather permitting. £5 for adults, £2.50 for children 8-16. Sorry, children under 8 may not climb the tower.
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.

Lunchbox Concert

Thursday 6th November 2025
12.30pm
A concert by students from the Chase School. Tea/coffee and cake available. Bring your own lunch at 12.30pm. Lunchbox is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with a retiring collection.

Lunchbox: 16 years of All About Malvern – How it all started and keeps going

Thursday 20th November 2025
12.30pm
A talk by by Sascha McDonald, All About Magazines. Tea/coffee and cake available. Bring your own lunch at 12.30pm. Lunchbox is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with a retiring collection.

Priory Christmas Super Saturday

Saturday 22nd November 2025
10am - 4pm
Free craft activities for all, free refreshments, music
Tower Tours hourly 11am - 3pm weather permitting. £5 for adults, £2.50 for children 8-16. Sorry, children aged under 8 may not climb the tower
Free Guided Tour at 11am
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.

Lunchbox Concert

Thursday 4th December 2025
12.30pm
A concert by students from the Malvern Parish CofE Primary School. Tea/coffee and cake available. Bring your own lunch at 12.30pm. Lunchbox is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with a retiring collection.

Handel's Messiah Part 1 and Festive Favourites

Friday 5th December 2025
7pm
Eboracum Baroque are delighted to return to Great Malvern Priory to perform Part 1 of Handel's Messiah and other Baroque festive favourites.
Tickets: Adult £22.50, Student £10.50, children (under 18) Free available via this link

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