This page contains a list of the 45 events contained in the 2009 Festival Fortnight, which runs from Saturday 20 June through to Sunday 5 July.
Events in red type have been organised by the WMF committee. We look after all aspects, including ticketing (where appropriate), publicity etc. Other events, in black type, have been put on by other local societies, groups or individuals. See out tickets page for details of the fantastic saving you can get with the Gold Ticket package.
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Date |
Time |
Event |
Place |
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Sat 20 June |
10:00-12:00 |
SmokeHouse Blue Marching Band |
Town centre |
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14:00-16:00 |
Saxophone workshop |
Abbey Hall |
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20:00 |
Folk and blues |
Green Dragon |
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19:30 |
Veya Saxophone Quartet - Gold ticket event |
Abbey |
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Sun 21 June |
11:50 |
Guided town walk |
Town centre |
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Patrons’ party - by invitation |
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Mon 22 June |
18:00-21:30 |
Midsummer Jazz Picnic |
Becketswell |
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Tue 23 June |
13:10 |
Kenny O’Neill, piano |
Abbey |
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20:00 |
Showbitz - Gold ticket event |
Central Hall |
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Wed 24 June |
13:45 |
Wymondham Warblers |
Town Green Centre |
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19:30 |
Fontanella recorder consort - Gold ticket event |
Abbey |
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Thu 25 June |
19:00 |
Jacqui Dankworth and David Gordon Gold ticket event |
Abbey |
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Fri 26 June |
19:30 |
Livewire Opera Co. Pirates of Penzance |
Wymondham High School |
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20:00 |
Folk gig - Gold ticket event |
Central Hall |
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Sat 27 June |
10:00-12:00 |
High Schools combined jazz bands |
Market Place |
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11:00-17:00 |
Live ‘n’ Gigging |
Browick Road Recreation ground |
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19:30 |
Alexandra Quartet |
Abbey |
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19:30 |
Livewire Opera Co. Pirates of Penzance |
Wymondham High School |
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8pm |
The Blue Sueders - Gold ticket event |
Central Hall |
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Sun 28 June |
14:30 |
Tea Dance - Pavilion Band - Gold ticket event |
Central hall |
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18:30 |
Songs of Praise |
Methodist Church |
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20:00 |
Meet in the Hedge |
Feathers (upstairs) |
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Mon 29 June |
13:10 |
Red Shadow Jazz Quartet |
Abbey |
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19:00 |
Wymondham Young Pianists Concert |
Abbey |
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20:00 |
Country and Western Dance |
Central Hall |
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Tues 30 June |
13:10 |
Jocelyn Howell, clarinet and Marie-Noelle Kendall, piano |
Abbey |
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20:00 |
Music lecture - “The Harp” |
Fairland Church |
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Wed 1 July |
13:10 |
Andrew Parnell, organ |
Abbey |
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from 19:00 |
Music Dinner at No 24 |
No 24 restaurant |
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Thu 2 July |
13:10 |
Christine Brown, mezzo and Florence Liu, piano |
Abbey |
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18:30 |
WYMS Summer Medley |
High School Studio Theatre |
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19:30 |
Wymondham Musical Theatre Company |
Central Hall |
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Fri 3 July |
13:10 |
June Harrison and friends |
Abbey |
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19:30 |
Wymondham Musical Theatre Company |
Central Hall |
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19:30 |
UEA music students |
Fairland Church |
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19:30 |
Big Sky |
Becket’s Chapel |
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Sat 4 July |
10:00-12:00 |
Buntline Special |
Market Place |
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10 - 4pm |
Song from American Traditions - Gold ticket event |
Baptist Church |
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19:30 |
Wymondham Musical Theatre Company |
Central Hall |
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19:30 |
Wymondham Symphony Orchestra |
Abbey |
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20:00 |
Jazz with Vintage Hot |
Green Dragon |
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20:00 |
American folk |
Feathers (upstairs) |
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Sun 5 July |
11:30-16:00 |
Wymondham Fun Day |
Kett’s Park |
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11:00-13:00 |
Teddy Bears’ Picnic |
Kings Head Meadow |
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18:30 |
Choral Evensong |
Abbey |
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