Worcestershire is the place to be this Spring, take a look at just some of the events coming up around Worcester and Upton this Spring. It’s all happening!

First off – it’s upton folk festival!
3 – 6 May 2024

This is huge. You’ll find concerts, ceilidhs, dance, stalls and so much more including the wonderful Sunday Procession.

Artists this year include The Melsons, The Melrose Quartet, Janice Burns + Jon Doran. The English Fiddle Ensemble are booked in and so are The Wilsons.

Get information and tickets below!

Malvern and the RHS Spring Festival
9 – 12 May 2024

Tickets are already on sale for this magnificent May gardening festival. There are talks to attend, food and drink to savour, and plants, shrubs, ideas and imaginative concepts to see.

Inspirational garden designs will be on show along with the Festival of Houseplants – so you can enjoy gardening even if you don’t have an actual garden.

Plan your visit with loads of handy tips…

Line up for ladies Day at Worcester Race Course
1 june 2024

Get ready to be glam. The horse racing is important and very exciting. But June 1 is all about the glamour too. Ladies – this is your day. And it’s one of the key days in the Worcester social calendar. They say it’s the most stylish day of the season. And it’s got Planet ABBA. Get the frock and the hat. You can do this. You must do this.

Get off to a start at Worcester Racecourse

Royal Three Counties Show
14 – 16 June 2024

It’s the big one. And it’s back this year with more going on than ever. It’s a fabulous family day out with activities, arenas and theatres, food and drink, exhibitions, displays… you get the picture. It’s massive.

BBC Countryfile’s Matt Baker MBE is one of the celebrity line up for this year. John Craven is there too. 

Italian equestrian and three-time Olympian, Vittoria Panizzon, is there to display her expertise and skill in masterclasses and course walks. And watch the Prince Philip Cup Pony Club Mounted Games teams present historic cavalry techniques, in the form of relay races.

And there’s shopping, lots of it. Don’t miss this show.

June brings Jazz – Upton Jazz Festival
28 – 30 June 2024

Alan Barnes, John Hallam, Tom Kincaid, Tom Clarke-Hill and Nick Millward, The Amy Roberts Quintet, The ArtDeco Hot Jazz Orchestra – and that’s just part of the line up for this year’s Upton Jazz Festival. It’s a thrilling and diverse festival and it floods the town with the right vibe. Call in to visit Kyle at the Boathouse, Mojitos, and the newly refurbished Bar 7. Say hello to Muriel at The Little Upton Muggery.  And Michelle and Michael at the White Lion Hotel.

One of the greatest things about the Upton Jazz Festival is the exciting mix of renowned international musicians and local talent.

Upton Jazz in June, it’s a joy!

the great waddle of worcester
July 22

Yes, it’s the The Great Waddle of Worcester 2024. Summer 2024 will see Worcester ‘transformed into a free, fun art space as a waddle of wonderfully designed penguins slide into residents’ and visitors’ hearts and camera rolls’. Individual sculptures are sponsored by a business and designed by an artist. The whole concept raises money for St Richard’s Hospice in Worcester. 

The penguins  ‘waddle in’ on Monday, July 22 before leaving on Sunday, September 15.

You see the point? There’s loads going on. And suddenly it will be summer bringing August’s Worcester Festival. That’s without long running constant favourites like the Severn Valley Railway.

All of this wonderful activity means it’s no wonder that Worcestershire is increasingly popular as somewhere to explore. Upton Lake is at the centre of it all, and very much the current centre of attention. Why? Because it’s here that the latest thinking in floating homes is proving seriously attractive.

This is a new living experience. It’s state of the art technology in the most beautiful of natural surroundings. It’s the future, nestled in heritage. Developed by the Tingdene Group this could be where – and how – you want to live. Go visit, but take your diary, there’s a lot going on…