Your Shrewsbury Week: Full June Events Guide, Arts Festival & More

Hello Shrewsbury. We hope you all had a fantastic week and are looking forward to what June has in store.

This week’s scoop includes:

🎨 Belle Vue Arts Festival: A programme of ticketed and free events kicking off the celebrations of movement and creativity.
🍴 Shrewsbury Food Festival: One of the Midlands’ biggest culinary weekends returns this month.
🏛️ English Bridge Studios at 40: A week of free art events, workshops, and open studios to mark four creative decades.
📅 Your Full June Events Guide: From live music to craft markets, we’ve rounded up the best of what’s on.

Let’s get stuck into the events happening this week.

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 🍽️

Hummingbird Evening Brunch

📅 Date: Saturday, 28th June 2025
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Dye House, Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, SY1 2SZ
🎟️ Tickets: Here

A lively celebration of Nigerian culture featuring soulful food, old-school hits, hip-hop and Afrobeats. Enjoy a delicious meal and welcome drink as the Dye House transforms into a vibrant hub of music, connection, and flavour.

More Food & Drink Events

🍷 Wine Tasting at Glou Glou
📅 Wednesday, 4th June 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Glou Glou, 17a Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AB
🎟 Tickets: Here

🍽️ Mystery Menu Evening @ CSONS
📅 Thursday, 5th June 2025
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 CSONS, 8 Milk Street, SY1 1SZ
📖 Booking: Here

🧀 Wine & Cheese Night with Local Friends
📅 Thursday, 12th June 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Glou Glou, 17a Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AB
🎟 Tickets: Here

🍸 Spanish Gin Tasting
📅 Friday, 13th June 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 St Vincent Shrewsbury, 11a Fish Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UR
🎟 Tickets: Here

BELLE VUE ARTS FESTIVAL 🎨

The Belle Vue Arts Festival kicks off this month with an exciting programme celebrating 'movement' through art, community, and creativity. The festival launches with Let's Celebrate on Saturday 7 June (11am-3pm) at Greyfriars Bridge, a free family event featuring live music, themed stalls, drop-in art activities, toy trains, and rowing machines. Local groups including Shropshire Ramblers and Pengwern Boat Club will showcase different forms of movement.

Several affordable workshops offer hands-on experiences throughout the opening week. The new Impressions of Movement workshop (Saturday 7 June, 6-8pm) lets participants create Impressionist paintings inspired by Shrewsbury views for just £10, with materials and refreshments included. A drumming workshop teaches African djembe rhythms for £5, while Poetry in Motion (Wednesday 11 June, 7.30pm) celebrates movement through verse and music with special guests Jean Atkin and Liz Lefroy - £5 for adults, free for under-16s.

Free events include children's drop-in art sessions on Saturday 8 June (1-3pm) focusing on 'treasure', and an Open Day at Longden Road Cemetery (Sunday 8 June, 7pm) featuring storytelling walks and nature activities with the Friends of Shrewsbury Cemeteries.

The festival's most popular event, Open Gardens, returns on Sunday 22 June (10.30am-4.30pm), opening private Belle Vue and Coleham gardens to the public. For £5 per adult (children free), visitors can explore diverse gardens featuring artwork, live music, and even rickshaw transport between locations.

COMMUNITY & OTHER 🤝

Big River Clean & Dog Walk

📅 Date: Sunday, 8th June 2025
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM
📍 Location: The Armoury, Shrewsbury
🎟️ Booking: Here

Join a relaxing riverside dog walk with a purpose. This community litter-pick along the River Severn begins with coffee and pastries at The Armoury. It’s a great way to do good, meet fellow dog lovers, and enjoy the scenery. All ages and canine companions welcome with litter-picking equipment provided.

Mad Jack's Comedy Club

📅 Date: Wednesday, 11th June 2025
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Location: The Morris Hall, Shrewsbury
🎟️ Tickets: Here

Laugh the night away with two headline acts: the hilarious Glenn Wool and sharp-tongued Garrett Millerick. Hosted by MC Danny McLoughlin, Mad Jack’s brings top-class comedy.

Guided Walking Tour – Shuts & Passages

📅 Date: Friday, 13th June 2025
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
📍 Location: Meet at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery
🎟️ Tickets: Here

Discover Shrewsbury’s hidden corners with this 90-minute walking tour that uncovers the fascinating history of the town’s ancient “shuts” and passages. Led by Robert Phillips and Marina Trivedi, it’s a must for history lovers.

More Community Events

🎪 Zippos Circus
📅 Thursday, 5th June 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 The Quarry, Shrewsbury
🎟 Tickets: Here

🧺 Shrewsbury Farmer's Market
📅 Friday, 6th June 2025
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 The Square, Shrewsbury
🔗 More details: Here

🎉 Meole Community Fun Weekend
📅 Saturday, 7th June 2025 – Sunday, 8th June 2025
⏰ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Meet Place, Maesbrook Road, SY3 9NL
🔗 More details: Here

🚚 Show Motions Truck Show
📅 Saturday, 7th June 2025 – Sunday, 8th June 2025
⏰ 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Whitchurch Rugby Club, Shropshire, SY13 1EU
🎟 Tickets: Here

🚜 Open Farm Sunday
📅 Sunday, 8th June 2025
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Attingham Park Estate, Shrewsbury, UK, Shrewsbury SY5 6JP
🔗 More details: Here

🏛️ Spotlight Talk: St. Mary's Church
📅 Wednesday, 11th June 2025
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury
🔗 More details: Here

🌸 A Festival of Colour (Shrewsbury Flower Club)
📅 Friday, 13th June 2025
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 1 St Chad's Terrace, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JX
🔗 More details: Here

🧶 Made in Shropshire Market
📅 Saturday, 14th June 2025
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 The Square, Shrewsbury
🔗 More details: Here

🎭 Paul Rushworth Live
📅 Saturday, 14th June 2025
⏰ 7:15 PM
📍 Bomere Heath Village Hall, Shrewsbury Road, Bomere Heath, Shrewsbury
🔗 More details: Here

🌿 Living Well Festival
📅 Sunday, 15th June 2025
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 The Quarry Park, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JA
🔗 More details: Here

🛠️ Repair Café
📅 Saturday, 21st June 2025
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 United Reformed Church, Coleham Head, Shrewsbury
🔗 More details: Here

🎶 The People's Show Choir Shrewsbury
📅 Saturday, 21st June 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Church of the Holy Spirit, Meadow Farm Drive, Shrewsbury, SY1 4NG
🎟 Tickets: Here

🎭 Bouncers
📅 Saturday, 21st June 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE
🎟 Tickets: Here

🌼 Severn Hospice Open Gardens & Craft Fayre
📅 Sunday, 22nd June 2025
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Clayton Way, SY3 8HS, Shrewsbury
🔗 More details: Here

❓ Little Stars Quiz Night Fundraiser
📅 Tuesday, 24th June 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 Claremont Social Tap, Shrewsbury
🔗 More details: Here

🍻 Montford Beer Festival
📅 Saturday, 28th June 2025
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury
🔗 More details: Here

LIVE MUSIC 🎸

Organ Recital – William Brooke

📅 Date: Saturday, 7th June 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Shrewsbury Abbey, Abbey Foregate, SY2 6BS
🔗 Details: Here

Enjoy an afternoon of sublime organ music by William Brooke, Senior Organ Scholar and accomplished performer. With experience in cathedrals across the UK, William brings exceptional talent to Shrewsbury Abbey for this lunchtime recital.

Will Barnes Trio ft. Dom Franks

📅 Date: Saturday, 14th June 2025
⏰ Time: 8:00 PM
📍 Location: The Hive, 5 Belmont, SY1 1TE
🎟️ Tickets: Here

Experience an evening of smooth, expressive jazz at The Hive this month. Guitarist Will Barnes and saxophonist Dom Franks bring warmth and soul to the stage, blending classic jazz traditions with spontaneous flair.

More Live Music Events

🎻 The Kardia Trio
📅 Thursday, 5th June 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 The Gateway Arts Centre, Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB
🎟 Tickets: Here

🎶 Summer Terrace Sessions
📅 Friday, 6th June 2025
⏰ 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Hencote, Shrewsbury, SY4 3AB
🔗 More details: Here

🕯️ Ex Cathedra Summer Concert by Candlelight
📅 Friday, 6th June 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 1 St Chad's Terrace, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JX
🎟 Tickets: Here

SHREWSBURY NIGHTLIFE 🥳

🎸 Tom Byrne @ The Masonic Arms
⏰ Tuesday 3rd Jun 2025, 3:00 PM
🔗 More Details

🎸 Just Radiohead @ The Buttermarket
⏰ Friday 6th Jun 2025, 6:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets

🎸 Second Coming @ The Wheatsheaf Frankwell
⏰ Friday 6th Jun 2025, 7:30 PM
🔗 More Details

🎸 Space @ Albert's Shed
⏰ Friday 6th Jun 2025, 7:30 PM
🎟️ Tickets

🎸 Rock Unleashed @ The Buttermarket
⏰ Friday 6th Jun 2025, 8:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets

🎸 DJ: D Dope @ Oil
⏰ Friday 6th Jun 2025, 8:00 PM
🔗 More Details

🎸 The Ronaldos @ The Bricklayer's Arms
⏰ Friday 6th Jun 2025, 9:00 PM
🔗 More Details

🎸 Blind Archers @ Oil
⏰ Saturday 7th Jun 2025, 10:00 PM
🔗 More Details

CRAFT & CREATE 🎨

Make Your Own Memory Blanket

📅 Date: Saturday, 7th June 2025
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Watson & Thornton, 27–28 Mardol, SY1 1PU
🎟️ Book Now: Here

Learn to create a personalised quilt using your own materials under the guidance of expert instructors. All skill levels welcome, with rotary cutters, rulers, and Juki sewing machines ready for your use.

Botanical Watercolours With Sam Pooley-Stride

📅 Date: Thursday, 12th June 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Location: 17A Swan Hill, Shrewsbury, SY1 1NL
🎟️ Tickets: Here

Tap into your artistic side with this botanical watercolour workshop as Sam Pooley Stride guides you through the beauty of flowers in paint.

More Craft & Create Events

🌺 Tropical Flowers Workshop
📅 Saturday, 7th June 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Trinity Centre, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, SY3 9HF
🎟 Tickets: Here

💍 Jewellery Workshop @ Hopefully Made
📅 Saturday, 7th June 2025
🕓 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Hopefully Made, 9-10 Milk Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1SZ
🔗 Booking: Here

🧶 Artisans at the Flaxmill
📅 Saturday, 14th June 2025
🕚 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Shrewsbury Flaxmill, Spring Gardens, Shrewsbury SY1 2SZ
🔗 More Details: Here

🪑 Make Your Own Footstool
📅 Tuesday, 17th June 2025
🕚 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Watson & Thornton, 27-28 Mardol, Shrewsbury, SY1 1PU
🔗 Booking: Here

🔖 Stained Glass Effect Bookmarks
📅 Friday, 20th June 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Shrewsbury Library, Castle Gates, SY1 2AS
🎟 Tickets: Here

🧱 Victorian Tiles & Powells Reredos Workshop
📅 Sunday, 22nd June 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
📍 St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury
🔗 More Details: Here

LOCAL NEWS THIS WEEK 📰

Shrewsbury Food Festival Set to Take Place at the End of June

Shrewsbury's Food Festival returns at month's end, bringing the event that's been voted Best Food Festival in the Midlands multiple times. Over 180 independent exhibitors will showcase regional producers and chefs across two days.

The festival features chef demonstrations, cooking schools, live music, family entertainment, and free children's activities. Saturday runs 10am-10pm, Sunday 10am-5pm, with a charity concert Saturday evening 6-10pm.

Beyond typical festival fare, visitors can expect artisanal products, craft beverages, and innovative street food reflecting the region's growing culinary reputation. The combination of quality food, local talent, and community spirit makes this one of Shrewsbury's most anticipated annual events. Grab tickets for the food festival here.

English Bridge Studios Turn 40

English Bridge Studios is marking 40 years in Shrewsbury with their biggest public celebration yet. From 14-22 June, the week-long festivities offer open studios, art stalls, printing activities, artist-led workshops, live music, and pizza on the opening weekend.

The highlight is a 40th anniversary exhibition celebrating four decades of nurturing local artists and fostering creativity. Entry is free all week.

The studios are also seeking someone to take over Studio 4 as a print space for £410 monthly. Professional equipment is available including a workshop table, paper printer, and screenprint carousel. This rare opportunity offers a ready-made print workshop within an established creative community. Applications due by 9th June.

Shrewsbury Town Centre Road to Close 8th - 9th June

Shrewsbury High Street will be closed to traffic from 10am to 4pm on June 8 and 9 for gas maintenance work by Cadent Gas.

A temporary diversion route will be in place via Beeches Lane, Town Walls, Murivance, St Chads Terrace, Claremont Bank, and Lower Claremont Bank. Road users are advised to plan accordingly.

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