Your Shrewsbury Week: Bank Holiday Fun, Events Guide & Art to Admire

Hello Shrewsbury. We hope you’ve had a lovely week and are ready to enjoy the best of what’s ahead.

Here’s your latest scoop on what’s happening in and around town.

This week’s edition includes:

🎨 Art & Exhibitions: An inspiring animal-themed exhibit takes over Bear Steps Gallery.
📅 Workshops, Talks & Local Happenings: From yoga and wildlife talks to printmaking and regattas, there’s something for everyone.
🎖️ VE Day & Bank Holiday Highlights: Parades, parties, and community celebrations this week.
🎭 Comedy Festival Line-Up Revealed: Final acts announced for this summer’s big laughs at Theatre Severn.
🍷 Food & Drink Events: Tastings, pop-ups and seasonal menus from the town’s best venues.

Let’s dive in.

Disclaimer: Please note that events listed in this newsletter are subject to change. While we make every effort to provide accurate details, we cannot be held liable for any alterations to dates, times, locations, pricing, or content after the email is sent. We recommend checking directly with the event venue for the most up-to-date information. Additionally, we are not responsible for any external links included in this newsletter. Always verify event details with the official event organiser.

FOOD & DRINK 🍽️

Speyside Whisky Tasting

📅 Date: Friday, 16th May 2025
⏰ Time: 19:00 – 20:30
📍 Venue: Wrekin Whiskies, 78 Wyle Cop, SY1 1UT
🔗 Booking: Here

Sample three premium Speyside whiskies in an intimate guided tasting at Wrekin Whiskies. Alongside the drams, enjoy audio-visual stories about the region and its distilleries in a relaxed shop setting.

Spring Wine Tasting at Iron & Rose

📅 Date: Thursday, 22nd May 2025
⏰ Time: 18:00 – 22:00
📍 Venue: Market Hall, Claremont Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1HQ
🎟 Tickets: Here

Discover fresh, seasonal wines in a multi-station tasting experience at Iron & Rose. Guided by knowledgeable staff, you'll sample 18 wines with snacks provided, and the kitchen will be open if you fancy a bite beforehand.

Introduction to Wine Tasting

📅 Date: Friday, 30th May 2025
⏰ Time: 19:00
📍 Venue: St Vincent, 11a Fish Street, SY1 1UR
🎟 Tickets: Here

New to wine or curious to learn more? This fun and friendly two-hour class covers everything from reading labels to tasting techniques, with six wines to try and helpful tips along the way.

More Food & Drink Events

🍷 Natura Wine Tasting
📅 Wednesday, 7th May 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Glou Glou, 17a Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AB
🎟 Tickets: Here

🍺 Baron Tap Takeover @ RAD Beer
📅 Friday, 9th May 2025
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Rad Beer, Hereford Rd, Meole Brace, SY3 7QZ
🔗 More details: Here

🌮 Wild Street Kitchen Pop Up
📅 Friday, 9th May 2025
⏰ 5:00 PM
📍 Rad Beer, Hereford Rd, Meole Brace, SY3 7QZ
🔗 More details: Here

🥃 Whisky Tasting: Non Islay Peaty Whiskies
📅 Friday, 9th May 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 The Prince Rupert Hotel, Shrewsbury
📘 Booking: Here

💜 Shropshire MHS Fundraiser @ St Vincent
📅 Saturday, 10th May 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 St Vincent, 11a Fish Street, SY1 1UR
📘 Booking: Here

🍻 Spring Beer Festival
📅 Friday, 16th May 2025
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 The Prince of Wales, 30 Bynner Street, Shrewsbury, SY3 7NZ
🔗 More details: Here

🥧 The Pie-oneers Pop Up
📅 Friday, 16th May 2025
⏰ 5:00 PM
📍 Rad Beer, Hereford Rd, Meole Brace, SY3 7QZ
🔗 More details: Here

🍽️ Champagne, Fizz, Fish and Chips
📅 Saturday, 24th May 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 St Vincent, 11a Fish Street, SY1 1UR
🎟 Tickets: Here

COMMUNITY & OTHER 🤝

Walk & Talk with Hilbrae Rescue Kennels

📅 Date: Saturday, 10th May 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 – 12:00
📍 Venue: The Quarry Park, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JA
🎟 Tickets: Here

Take a gentle group stroll through the Quarry with local rescue dogs and their humans in support of National Rescue Dog Day. Organised with Hilbrae Rescue Kennels, the event raises awareness of the vital work they do, and all dog lovers are welcome, rescues or not.

Free Valuations of Antiques, Jewellery and Paintings

📅 Date: Saturday, 10th May 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 – 15:00
📍 Venue: Halls Holdings House, Bowmen Way, Battlefield, Shrewsbury, SY4 3DR
🔗 More details: Here

Curious about the value of your antiques or heirlooms? Experts will be on hand at Halls to offer free, informal valuations of a wide range of items including jewellery, furniture, coins, art and more. Appointments last 30 minutes and walk-ins are welcome.

Otters in Shropshire

📅 Date: Saturday, 10th May 2025
⏰ Time: 10:30
📍 Venue: Shropshire Wildlife Trust, The Cut Visitor Centre, 193 Abbey Foregate, SY2 6AH
🔗 Booking: Here

Join wildlife tracker Stuart Edmunds for an insightful talk about Shropshire’s otters. Once nearly extinct locally, these fascinating creatures are slowly returning. Hear about their habits, habitats and conservation, with free refreshments during the interval.

Emily Chappell's Epic Tales of Cycling Adventure

📅 Date: Wednesday, 14th May 2025
⏰ Time: 19:00
📍 Venue: The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE
🎟 Tickets: Here

Endurance cyclist Emily Chappell shares powerful stories from her globe-trotting rides, including her record-setting Transcontinental Race journey. Hosted in conversation with Duncan Steer, this evening explores adventure, resilience and transformation.

More Community Events

🎡 Bayston Hill Community Fun Day
📅 Monday, 5th May 2025
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Stanley Parker Playing Fields, Bayston Hill
🔗 More details: Here

💃 Dance Out in the Quarry
📅 Monday, 5th May 2025
⏰ 11:30 AM
📍 The Quarry Park, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JA
🔗 More details: Here

🎖️ VE Day 80
📅 Thursday, 8th May 2025
⏰ 8:00 PM
📍 The War Memorial, Shrewsbury Quarry
🔗 More details: Here

🧘 Serenity Yoga
📅 Friday, 9th May 2025
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Artkduffy, 8 Coton Hill, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EA
📘 Booking: Here

🚣 2025 WR Davies Toyota Shrewsbury Regatta
📅 Saturday, 10th May 2025
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 Pengwern Boat Club, Shrewsbury, SY3 7BD

🛍️ Made in Shropshire Market
📅 Saturday, 10th May 2025
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 The Square, Shrewsbury
🔗 More details: Here

🐾 Charity Canine First Aid
📅 Sunday, 11th May 2025
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Canny Cuts, 116 Longden Coleham, Coleham, Shrewsbury, SY3 7DU
🔗 More details: Here

🏋️ Strong Her Session
📅 Sunday, 11th May 2025
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Motum Shrewsbury, 30F Vanguard Way, Battlefield, SY1 3TG
🎟 Tickets: Here

🌈 Colourfest 2025
📅 Saturday, 17th May 2025
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 Multiple locations
🔗 More details: Here

🧺 Shropshire Produce Market
📅 Saturday, 17th May 2025
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 The Square, Shrewsbury
🔗 More details: Here

🧺 Shrewsbury Produce Market
📅 Saturday, 17th May 2025
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 The Square, Shrewsbury
🔗 More details: Here

🔧 Repair Café
📅 Saturday, 17th May 2025
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 United Reformed Church, Coleham Head, Shrewsbury
🔗 More details: Here

🚗 Car Boot Sale @ Shrewsbury College
📅 Saturday, 17th May 2025
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 London Road, London Rd, Shrewsbury, SY2 6PR
🔗 More details: Here

🛵 2025 Gentleman's Ride
📅 Sunday, 18th May 2025
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 14 Hunter Street, Shrewsbury, SY3 8QN
🔗 More details: Here

🌱 Terrarium Workshop
📅 Saturday, 24th May 2025
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 The Garden Room, 18 Princess Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LP
🎟 Tickets: Here

LIVE MUSIC 🎸

Laura Jurd Quartet

📅 Date: Saturday, 10th May 2025
⏰ Time: 19:30
📍 Venue: The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE
🎟 Tickets: Here

Award-winning trumpeter Laura Jurd leads a genre-blending performance of new music alongside a stellar trio of musicians. Expect folk-infused melodies, jazz innovation and spontaneous creativity.

Mia Kelly

📅 Date: Sunday, 11th May 2025
⏰ Time: 19:00
📍 Venue: The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE
🎟 Tickets: Here

Canadian folk artist Mia Kelly brings her rich blend of blues, rock and Americana to The Hive. Singing in both English and French, her storytelling and raw vocal power are sure to captivate.

Steeton Male Voice Choir in Concert

📅 Date: Saturday, 17th May 2025
⏰ Time: 19:30 – 21:30
📍 Venue: Shrewsbury Abbey, Abbey Foregate, SY2 6BS
🎟 Tickets: Here

Yorkshire’s oldest male voice choir visits Shrewsbury Abbey for a special concert in aid of Severn Hospice and the Abbey. Expect rousing choral performances, with guest soloist Elaine Dave.

More Live Music Events

🎶 St Chad's Concert in the Round: Chu-Yu Yang & Eric McElroy
📅 Friday, 9th May 2025
⏰ 12:30 PM
📍 1 St Chad's Terrace, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JX
🔗 More details: Here

🕺 Funky Good Times @ Shrewsbury Abbey
📅 Friday, 9th May 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Shrewsbury Abbey, Shrewsbury
🎟 Tickets: Here

🎷 Julian Bliss Septet
📅 Friday, 9th May 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 The Blackburn Theatre, Prestfelde School, Shrewsbury
🎟 Tickets: Here

🎤 Onward Music @ The Castle Vaults
📅 Friday, 9th May 2025
⏰ 8:00 PM
📍 5 Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AE
🔗 More details: Here

🎻 Meole Brace Chamber Orchestra Concert
📅 Saturday, 10th May 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 Trinity Churches Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, SY3 9HF
🎟 Tickets: Here

🎸 The Unknown @ Meole Brace Bowling Club (Charity Event)
📅 Saturday, 17th May 2025
⏰ 8:00 PM
📍 Meole Rise, off, Upper Rd, Shrewsbury, SY3 9JF
🔗 More details: Here

🛥️ Mamma Mia on Sabrina Boat
📅 Friday, 23rd May 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury, SY1 1HH
📘 Booking: Here

SHREWSBURY NIGHTLIFE 🥳

🎸 Gabba Gabba Hey! @ Albert's Shed
⏰ Wed 7th May, 11:00 PM
🔗 Details

🎸 Boyzlife @ The Buttermarket
⏰ Thu 8th May, 6:30 PM
🎟️ Tickets

🎸 P!nk Party @ The Buttermarket
⏰ Fri 9th May, 6:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets

🎸 DJ: MDH @ Oil
⏰ Fri 9th May, 8:00 PM
🔗 Details

🎸 Radio Rumours @ The Salopian
⏰ Fri 9th May, 8:30 PM
🔗 Details

🎸 A Celebration of Bob Marley @ The Buttermarket
⏰ Sat 10th May, 4:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets

🎸 Divas @ Albert's Shed
⏰ Sat 10th May, 9:00 PM
📘 Booking

🎸 The Sprats @ Oil
⏰ Sat 10th May, 10:00 PM
🔗 Details

CRAFT & CREATE 🎨

Lino Print Workshop

📅 Date: Wednesday, 7th May 2025
⏰ Time: 14:30 – 16:30
📍 Venue: Hopefully Made, 9–10 Milk Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1SZ
🎟 Tickets: Here

Get creative and learn the art of lino printing in this hands-on workshop. Experiment with textures, colours and layering to create your own original prints. Ideal for beginners and anyone wanting to explore a tactile, traditional technique.

Screen Printing Day

📅 Date: Sunday, 25th May 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 – 15:00
📍 Venue: Hopefully Made, 9–10 Milk Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1SZ
🎟 Tickets: Here

Spend the day learning the basics of screen printing in a relaxed studio setting. With just four spots available, enjoy a hands-on experience, a warming lunch and the chance to take home your own original prints.

More Craft & Create Events

🎨 Art Workshop: Architectural Interiors
📅 Sunday, 11th May 2025
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury
📘 Booking: Here

🧶 Knitting & Crochet Club
📅 Monday, 12th May 2025
⏰ 10:30 AM
📍 Abakhan Fabrics, 18 Market Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LE
🎟 Tickets: Here

🍷 Paint and Sip @ Kanu Poke
📅 Tuesday, 13th May 2025
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 5 Roushill, Shrewsbury, SY1 1PQ
🎟 Tickets: Here

🍷 Paint and Sip @ Henry Tudor Inn
📅 Friday, 16th May 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Henry Tudor Inn, Barracks Passage, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, SY1 1XA
🎟 Tickets: Here

LOCAL NEWS THIS WEEK 📰

Greyfriars Bridge Refurbishment Delayed to 2026

Plans to refurbish Greyfriars Bridge have been postponed until 2026, following concerns from local businesses and residents. Shropshire Council’s decision allows more time to explore ways to reduce disruption.

The bridge remains a key pedestrian and cycle route into the town centre, and the pause has been welcomed as a chance for better community-led planning going forward.

Art Exhibit Celebrates Animals at Bear Steps

From 27 April to 10 May 2025, Bear Steps Art Gallery will host an exhibition by Lesley Palmer showcasing horses and wildlife through paintings in watercolours, oils and pastels.

Featuring original pieces and prints, the exhibition offers a heartfelt celebration of animals for art lovers and collectors alike. Entry is free.

Empower Her: New Women's Health Programme Launches in Shrewsbury

A new initiative aimed at supporting women’s wellbeing throughout all life stages has officially launched in Shrewsbury. “Empower Her,” founded by Jenna Blair and Hattie Thorpe-Gunner, received strong community backing and nearly £6,000 in crowdfunding to get started.

The launch event, held at the Jenna Blair Yoga Wellbeing Centre on 25 April, featured talks by local health experts including Dr Melanie Thompson and Natalie Jackson. The programme will provide free and reduced-cost yoga classes, workshops, and holistic therapies focused on emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing.

Bookings are now open, with resources tailored to women who might not otherwise access this kind of support. Find out more at jennablairyoga.co.uk/empower-her.

Comedy Festival Seals the Line-Up with Cally Beaton

Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival (SICF) has confirmed comedian and former ViacomCBS exec Cally Beaton as the final act for its 13 July gala at Theatre Severn.

Beaton joins a strong line-up including Troy Hawke, Abandoman, Tez Ilyas and Lindsey Santoro. Known for appearances on QI and Live At The Apollo, her storytelling and sharp wit bring even more variety to the festival’s flagship event.

Tickets are available via Theatre Severn’s box office or website.

SPORTS DIGEST 🏆

Shrewsbury Town Football Club ⚽

Final Day Frustrations

Shrewsbury Town wrapped up a difficult League One campaign with a 2–1 defeat at the hands of Crawley Town. Despite a late effort to salvage a point, the damage was done in a second half that saw Salop reduced to ten men and ultimately outmaneuvered.

The game sparked into life shortly after halftime when Crawley earned a penalty, calmly converted by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy. Things went from bad to worse for Shrewsbury when Josh Feeney was dismissed for dissent following the decision. Crawley capitalized on their advantage, doubling their lead with a sharp finish from Max Anderson at the hour mark.

While Mal Benning's late goal offered a glimmer of hope, it was too little, too late for the Shrews, who were already resigned to relegation after results elsewhere sealed their fate earlier in April.

Appleton Signs On for the Rebuild

In a significant move toward stability, Shrewsbury Town have confirmed Michael Appleton will continue as head coach, signing a two-year contract. Appleton, who arrived in March following Gareth Ainsworth’s move to Gillingham, now has the task of rebuilding the squad and morale ahead of next season in League Two.

Though his short initial spell yielded just one win from eight league games, the board appears to have placed its faith in his long-term vision. Appleton, with experience at clubs like Lincoln City and Oxford United, brings a reputation for disciplined structure and player development: qualities Salop will need in abundance to bounce back.

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