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

Organ Recital: Andrew Lumsden

Saturday 26th July 2025
12 noon
From 2002 until 2024, Andrew Lumsden was Organist and Director of Music at Winchester Cathedral. Before that, he held various positions including Southwark Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Litchfield Cathedral. He was also, briefly, our Director of Music's organ teacher at school! Now enjoying a freelance career as an organist and conductor, he will step in as Guest Director of Music at New College, Oxford for the Michaelmas Term. His recital includes some lovely Mozart as well as the complete 6th Organ Symphony by Widor (not the very famous one, but equally exciting, if not more so...) Part of the 2025 Organ Recital series.
Free entry with retiring collection

Cello and Piano Recital

Wednesday 30th July 2025
6.30pm
A recital by young artists attending cello masterclasses in Great Malvern with internationally-renowned cellist Hannah Roberts, Senior Professor, Royal Academy of Music
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.

Ein Deutsches Requiem - Johannes Brahms

Tuesday 5th August 2025
7.30pm
A profound meditation on life, love, and loss - a cornerstone of the choral repertoire and a work of profound human compassion. Unlike traditional requiem masses, Brahms’ masterpiece offers comfort to the living, setting texts from the German Luther Bible rather than the Latin liturgy. Its message of hope and consolation has resonated with audiences for over 150 years. This special performance is part of the Great Malvern Festival of Singing 2025, bringing together a distinguished cast of musicians.
Tickets £10 available here

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 9th August 2025
10am - 4pm
Everyone welcome for refreshments 10am-12pm and children’s craft activities 10am-4pm
Guided tour at 11am - for more information please visit The Friends’ Website
Free entry except Guided Tour

Mass in Blue - Will Todd

Saturday 9th August 2025
7.30pm
A vibrant jazz setting of the Latin Mass that has captivated audiences across the world with its dynamic rhythms and soulful lyricism. Presented by They Shall Laugh And Sing, this special festival event brings together a host of outstanding musical talents: Melinda Hughes — Soloist; Ben Saul Sextet D’amour — Jazz Ensemble; Festival Chorus — The Chorus of the Great Malvern Festival of Singing. This 45-minute performance promises a rich blend of classical choral writing and infectious jazz grooves — a true celebration of musical joy and spiritual depth.
Tickets £10 available here

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 16th August 2025
10am - 4pm
Everyone welcome for refreshments 10am-12pm and children’s craft activities 10am-4pm
Guided tour at 11am - for more information please visit The Friends’ Website
Tower Tours hourly 11am - 3pm weather permitting.
Free entry except Tower Tours - £5 for adults, £2.50 for children 8-16. Sorry, not suitable for children under 8.

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 23rd August 2025
10am - 4pm
Everyone welcome for refreshments 10am-12pm and children’s craft activities 10am-4pm
Guided tour at 11am - for more information please visit The Friends’ Website
Free entry except Guided Tour

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 Super Saturday

Saturday 30th August 2025
10am - 4pm
Everyone welcome for refreshments 10am-12pm and children’s craft activities 10am-4pm
Guided tour at 11am - for more information please visit The Friends’ Website
Free entry except Guided Tour

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).

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
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.

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
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.

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
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.

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.

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