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 29th August 2026
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 aged under 8 may not climb the tower

Organ Recital

Monday 31st August 2026
12 noon
Michael Bacon, Great Malvern Priory. Programme to include Whitlock Plymouth Suite & Naji Hakim Variation on Two Themes. Part of the 2026 Organ Recital Series.
Free entry with retiring collection

Informal Talk and Concert

Monday 31st August 2026
2.30pm
West Mercia Friends of the Organ presents an informal talk and concert by members on the music of Harold Darke (1888-1976) and Percy Whitlock (1903-1946), admission free, all welcome.

Lunchbox: Parkinsons Unpacked

Thursday 10th September 2026
12.30pm
A talk by Jenny Douglas, Parkinsons UK. Parkinsons unpacked – what is it and what support is available. Tea/coffee and cake available. Bring your own lunch at 12.30pm, the talk starts at 1pm. Lunchbox is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with a retiring collection.


The Gents of St John's Cambridge, a Concert in Aid of the charity, Mandalay School for the Deaf

Saturday 19th September 2026
7pm
The Gents of St John's present a celebration of choral masterpieces from across the centuries with a second half of a capella, close-harmony arrangements of classic popular songs.
Adults £20; Students £10; Children Free; Tickets from www.thehaileyburysociety.org/society-events 

Lunchbox: Locking up your valuables, medieval style

Thursday 24th September 2026
12.30pm
Rachel Sycamore opens the lid on the importance and significance of church chests. Tea/coffee and cake available. Bring your own lunch at 12.30pm, the talk starts at 1pm. Lunchbox is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with a retiring collection.


Autumn in Malvern: Tenebrae – Spanish Glories

Friday 25th September 2026
7pm
Features glories of the Spanish Renaissance, centring around Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Requiem Mass. This masterpiece is one of a handful of large-scale works which enjoys mainstream appeal in the 21st century and for many, it represents what Renaissance polyphony is, what it sounds and feels like, and how expressive it can be. The programme also features the captivating Versa est in Luctum by Victoria’s contemporary Alonso Lobo.
Tickets available from Malvern Theatres

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 3rd October 2026
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 aged under 8 may not climb the tower
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.

Armonico Consort – Supersize Polyphony 3 ‘Venetian Blinders!’

Tuesday 6th October 2026
7pm
Armonico Consort and Director Christopher Monks bring their cinematic, surround sound polychoral performances to Great Malvern Priory for this, their 25th Anniversary concert. Monteverdi and the Venetian Schools, as well as composers influenced by them, have been an inspiration for the singers and musicians of the consort throughout their quarter-century and this is reflected in their programme, which also includes a David Buckley World Premiere for which the ensemble is joined by local special guest choirs.
Tickets available from Malvern Theatres

Lunchbox: Airborne Radar

Thursday 8th October 2026
12.30pm
A Talk by Ian Quickfall: The development of airborne radar and the role played by Malvern College and the town. Tea/coffee and cake available. Bring your own lunch at 12.30pm, the talk starts at 1pm. Lunchbox is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with a retiring collection.


Organ Recital

Saturday 10th October 2026
12 noon
Iain Simcock, Concert Organist. Programme to include Vierne Symphony No.5. Part of the 2026 Organ Recital Series.
Free entry with retiring collection

'The Priory's Medieval Glass and its People'

Saturday 10th October 2026
6.30pm
The Friends of Malvern Priory invite you their annual Heritage and Faith lecture. The speaker is Dr. Heather Gilderdale Scott, an expert on medieval glass. The illustrated lecture will be followed by canapé refreshments. The proceeds from the talk will go towards the conservation of the Priory's medieval windows.
Tickets £15 from the Friends' Shop in the Priory and online from TicketSource


Lunchbox: The history and development of the Three Counties Showground

Thursday 15th October 2026
12.30pm
A talk by David Prescott, Chief Executive, Three Counties Agricultural Society. Tea/coffee and cake available. Bring your own lunch at 12.30pm, the talk starts at 1pm. Lunchbox is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with a retiring collection.


Autumn in Malvern: Elgar – The Spirit of England

Saturday 17th October 2026
7.30pm
Following their successful concert in last year’s festival, The Elgar Chorale returns under the direction of Piers Maxim with a programme including works by Brahms, Janacek, Elgar and Coleridge Taylor. At the heart of the concert are Janacek’s powerful setting of the Lord’s Prayer and Elgar’s Spirit of England, the composer’s last major choral work. A heartfelt setting of poems by Laurence Binyon, the piece is Elgar’s response to the horrors of the First World War.
Tickets £14.50 available from Malvern Theatres

Lunchbox: Concert

Thursday 5th November 2026
12.30pm
A Concert by students from the Chase School. Tea/coffee and cake available. Bring your own lunch at 12.30pm, the concert starts at 1pm. Lunchbox is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with a retiring collection.


Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 7th November 2026
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 aged under 8 may not climb the tower
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.

An Evening with Derek Paravicini and Friends

Saturday 14th November 2026
5.30pm
Doors open at 5pm for a 5.30pm start. The concert proceeds will be split between the Amber Trust (Reg.Charity no: 1050503) (Music for Blind Children) and The Friends of Malvern Priory (Reg.Charity no: 503383).
Ticket price: £25: Concessions: £12.50 for young people aged 18 and under and for people with Sight Loss (registered blind or partially sighted) with one essential companion admitted free of charge. Please bring relevant ID or documentation when attending. Tickets will be available from the Friends' Shop in the Priory and TicketSource.


Lunchbox: Making wine at the foot of the Malvern Hills

Thursday 19th November 2026
12.30pm
A Talk by Two Beacons Vineyard. Tea/coffee and cake available. Bring your own lunch at 12.30pm, the talk starts at 1pm. Lunchbox is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with a retiring collection.


Priory Christmas Super Saturday

Saturday 28th November 2026
10am - 4pm
Free craft activities for all, free refreshments, music
Tower Tours to the ringing chamber hourly 11am - 3pm. £5 for adults, £2.50 for children 8-16. Sorry, children aged under 8 may not climb the tower
Tour Guides available
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.

Lunchbox: Concert

Thursday 3rd December 2026
12.30pm
A Concert by pupils from Malvern Parish CofE Primary School. Tea/coffee and cake available. Bring your own lunch at 12.30pm, the concert starts at 1pm. Lunchbox is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with a retiring collection.


La Nativité Du Seigneur

Tuesday 8th December 2026
6:30pm
Andrew Caskie (Great Malvern Priory) plays Messiaen’s meditations on the birth of the Saviour. Part of the 2026 Organ Recital series.
Free entry with retiring collection