Five arts based festivals are regularly staged in Guildford, focusing on music, books, popular music and summer activities.

The Guildford Spring Music Festival (this page opens in a new window) takes place bienally in the March of even numbered years and presents concerts, master classes and workshops all held in The Electric Theatre. A feature of the festival is that all the performances include musicians with significant connections with the Guildford area, celebrating the wide variety of musical talent living, working or being educated here. There are seven lunchtime and seven evening events making up the festival week.

The Guildford Book Festival, which embraces all types of literary activity, both fiction (including poetry) and non-fiction, is based around the Autumn half-term week in late October.

The Guildford Summer Festival is the most eclectic and wide-ranging of Guildford’s festivals, highlighting the work of local organisations and visiting companies in music, theatre, river events, walks, film, sport, environmental issues and much more.

GuilFest, Guildford’s nationally acclaimed popular music festival takes place in Stoke Park over a weekend each year in early or mid July.

The Guildford International Music Festival takes place biennially in the March of odd numbered years and presents classical music and other genres including jazz, world and popular music.

Contact the Guildford Tourist Information Centre for tickets to these events, and brochures during festival times.

Guildford Tourist Information Centre
14 Tunsgate
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 3QT

Tel: 01483 444334
Email: tic@guildford.gov.uk