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Warwickshire and Coventry have plenty of excellent venues that host a wide variety of different types of entertainment throughout the year, including large spectacular events and annual festivals to smaller one-off events. |
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The larger tourist attractions, such as Warwick Castle and the Royal Shakespeare Company, always have a busy events calendar. There are also many annual festivals and carnivals throughout the county that celebrate all that the county has to offer. The map below links to a selection of upcoming events and festivals that you may be interested in. However please check the links underneath for all events in the location you're interested in.
You can also enjoy yourself at any of the many pubs, nightclubs, cinemas, theatres, art galleries, casinos, and comedy clubs. Not to mention the many music venues that offer live bands, classical music, dance, ballet, and musicals. For full details on what entertainment venues there are in Coventry and Warwickshire, scroll towards the bottom of the page. |
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Upcoming main events for 2010 in Coventry and Warwickshire |
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For details of which larger events and festivals are forthcoming in Coventry and Warwickshire, please see the map below. Simply click on the area of interest for a handpicked list of upcoming main events in that area. These pages also list links to where information on all events in that area can be found. |
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Quick Links to the events pages of the larger tourist attractions in the area
Also see further down the page for all entertainment venues in the county.
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Upcoming tourism and leisure events from partner websites
For full listings of all events in the area, see the websites of our partners. These list all forthcoming events (from small to large) in their respective areas. |
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| Northern Warwickshire events - For events in the north of the county including Atherstone, Coleshill, Hartshill, Kingsbury and Polesworth | | |
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| Nuneaton and Bedworth events - For events in the towns of Nuneaton and Bedworth including Bulkington and Whitestone | | |
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| Rugby events - For events in Rugby including Bilton, Dunchurch, Long Lawford, Ryton on Dunsmore, Wolston and Wolvey | | |
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| Shakespeare Country events - For events in the south of the county including the large towns of Stratford upon Avon, Warwick, Leamington Spa, and Kenilworth. Also including Alcester, Bidford on Avon, Gaydon, Harbury, Henley in Arden, Kineton, Lapworth, Long Compton, Long Itchington, Shipston on Stour, Southam, Studley, Tanworth in Arden, Wellesbourne and Whitnash | | |
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| Coventry events - For events in and around the City of Coventry | | |
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Local events in the Warwickshire County Council Events Database
Please also see the Warwickshire County Council Events Database that lists both small one-off community and social events and also large annual events throughout the whole year. |
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Community Services Database |
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Please also see the Community Services Database (CID) for information on all other small societies and groups. This database houses information on local societies and activities for a local person new to the area wishing to integate. Local community activities are included.
The database
- contains approximately 4000 local services and organisations including clubs, societies and voluntary groups
- find your local playgroup, history society, bowls club, County Councillor, scouts, cinema and much more
- let people know about your organisation; potential new members can find you on the web and in every library in Warwickshire
- is maintained by Warwickshire Library and Information Service |
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Musical Entertainment
Cox's Yard - This venue in Stratford upon Avon has regular gigs from local bands
Warwick Arts Music Centre - Largest venue of its kind in the UK outside the Barbican Centre in London, hosting a wide variety of different musical performances.
Societies
Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir - Popular local choir in Leamington Spa performing excellent choral concerts.
Stratford Operatic Society - Award winning society that performs a variety of musical productions and concerts. |
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Theatre and Dramatics
N.Warwickshire and Nuneaton Boroughs
Bedworth Civic Hall - Recently refurbished venue for ballet and lots of other events.
Rugby Borough
Rugby Theatre - Venue that hosts live productions, concerts and showcases films.
Warwick District
Bridge House Theatre - BHT offers a mixed repertoire of professional and amateur productions and is linked to Warwick Boys School in Warwick.
Dream Factory - An Amateur Dramatics venue in Warwick that is home to the Playbox Theatre Company.
Loft Theatre Company - A leading Little Theatre Guild company based in Leamington Spa. Varied programme of high quality productions.
Priory Theatre - Kenilworth - Member of the Little Theatre Guild that stage comedy, drama and pantomime.
Royal Spa Centre - This small intimate venue regularly hosts gigs from comedians such as Jimmy Carr, and from musical artists such as Van Morrison.
Talisman Theatre Company - Kenilworth - Also a member of the Little Theatre Guild that perform a variety of entertainment.
Stratford District
Royal Shakespeare Theatre - The most famous professional theatre company in the county that regularly perform Shakespeare and much much more.
Shakespearience - Using the latest developments in show technology and special effects, Shakespearience delves in to the life of Stratford's most famous son.
Stratford Civic Hall - Venue that hosts a full program of arts and entertainment events.
Coventry
Belgrade Theatre - One of the largest producing theatres in the country the venue hosts a variety of different plays.
Warwick Arts Centre - One of the larger venues in the region that hosts a wide range of entertainment types; from performing arts to famous bands and comedians. |
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Parks and Open Spaces
Abbey fields Park, Kenilworth
Brandon Marsh Nature Centre
Caldecott Park, Rugby
Draycote Water, Nr Rugby
Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa
Newbold Comyn Park and Leisure Centre, Leamington Spa
The Rollright Stones
St Nicholas Park & Leisure Centre, Warwick
Victoria Park, Leamington Spa
War Memorial Park, Coventry
Country Parks
Burton Dassett Hills Country Park
Coombe Abbey Country Park
Hartshill Hayes Country Park
The Kenilworth Greenway
Kingsbury Water Park, Nr Coleshill
The Offchurch Greenway
Pooley Country Park, Polesworth
The Stratford Greenway
Ufton Fields Nature Reserve, Nr Leamington Spa
Also see www.warwickshire.gov.uk/countryparks for further details on Country Parks in Warwickshire.
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Other
Fun treasure hunt game for children!
Hunt-fun Coventry Treasure Trail
Hunt-fun Stratford Treasure Trail
Hunt-fun Warwick Treasure Trail
KidsNaturally Photography, Studley - award-winning photography taken in the familiar surroundings of your garden, home, favourite park, woods or other location to create beautiful images
Leamington & Warwick Academy of Dance - The school offers RAD Ballet, Tap, Modern Jazz, Street Dance, Drama and theatre workshops to children and adults from 18 months to 93 years at The Polish Catholic Centre (54 High Street, Leamington Spa) throughout the week.
Lynndeloo Face Painting, Rugby - Face Painting fun for all the family, from small designs on cheeks or arms, to full face creations or even temporary tattoos!
Playbox Theatre, Warwick - Amatear dramatics society for children of all ages
Quarry Park Disc Golf, Leamington Spa - Disc Golf is a great sport for all ages and abilities. The idea is simple, you have to throw a special Frisbee into a metal basket in as few shots as possible, and like golf there are 18 holes!
St Nicholas Park 18 Hole Adventure Golf Course, Warwick - Adventure golf is a new take on crazy golf and consists of 18 miniature greens with water and rock hazards on some of them.
Stratford upon Avon Mini Golf - 18 hole course offering affordable family fun.
Warwickshire International School of Riding - Ride a pony or horse or take lessons on how to do so. |
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