A celebration of Art, Culture & Community
After a fantastic first year of Kenilworth Fringe Festival we are currently finalising the events for the first week of Feb 2027.
You will be able to find details of all events here, along with links to buy tickets.
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What is Kenilworth Fringe Festival?
Kenilworth Fringe Festival is an annual event in the first week of February that celebrates all types of art & culture, from authors to artists, comedy to cabaret, Flower arranging to football and poetry to painting, all held together with fascinating talks, workshops and lots and lots of live music and singing.
We aim to deliver as many events as we can for free, but sell tickets and work with sponsors to fund the festival. It is run entirely by volunteers and works hard o make a broad range of events accessible to everyone.
Our theme for Feb 2027 is "Unheard Voices and How We Hear Them", which has informed our programming.
Our Partners & Sponsors
This project has been brought to you with the support of so many people being generous with their time to get this off the ground, without whom this wouldn't be happening.
Special thinks to: Kenilworth Town Council, Kenilworth Books, Let it be Live, Kenilworth Library, The Tree House Bookshop, The Holiday Inn and Talisman Theatre and Arts Centre
Huge thanks too, to our sponsors for 2027, which currently include:
Gold - Aquarius Interiors, Kindred CSR
Silver - Caremark, Warwick, Leamington Spa & Kenilworth, Equilibrium Life
Bronze - Prune Software, ADA Digital
Event Listings & Tickets - First Release
Full and final details to be launched in November 26!
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A quick glance list of all events in brief follows
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Buy Tickets using links below for events with tickets - Note not all events are ticketed, some are on a first come basis. These are the first release of 2027 tickets - more to follow over the coming weeks.
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Detailed Listing of events can be at the bottom of the page
Click on the green to move to that section.
Quick Glance List
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Detailed Listing (In Progress)
Monday 1st February
Flower Arranging - £30 - 10-1pm - St Nicholas Church We are delighted to welcome back the St Nicolas Church Flower Guild whose informative workshop will be packed with tips and tricks to make your flowers last and your displays wow.
Garment Mend & Upcycle - £20 - 1-3 pm Creative Cafe Come and learn how to undertake a range of amends or adjustments to your garments or starts new project, with costumier and artist Molly
Crafternoon Tea – Free - 2:30-4pm Kenilworth Library Come and learn how to kit or crochet, or just meet up with experienced knitters to practice and improve, share tips and natter.
Afternoon Tea with Andrew Davis– £25 - 3:00-4:30pm The Station House Award winning screenwriter, playwright, novelist & national treasure Andrew Davies will be joining us for afternoon tea to discuss his new memoir, An Unsuitable Boy. If you like to be entertained as you eat cake, this is for you.
Art Exhibition – Free - Holiday Inn opening in the early evening and remaining through the week. Kenilworth Art Society was established in 1976 to welcomes anyone who has an interest in pursuing art at any level. The society celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2026, starting with an exhibition as part of the Kenilworth Fringe Festival
Tea Time Talk – Professor Fern Terris-Presholt – Helping Marginalised Communities Access Healthcare? (Health economics) - Free - The Treehouse Bookshop - 5 - 6 pm The first in a series of talks by local university professors exploring themes of Unheard Voices and How We Hear Them. Director Warwick Centre for Global Health, Fern has an international reputation and networks in: Costing, Efficiency, community led and participatory interventions, discrete choice experiments, cost-effectiveness and uptake of new HIV and STI prevention technologies and self-diagnostics. Having studied in America, The Netherlands & The UK, Fern has held positions at The Lond School of Tropical Medicine, and The World Health Organisation, and has undertaken extensive work supporting and evaluating the delivery of a of health projects across the globe to ensure the most cost effective delivery models are developed to support the most people.
Lunar Blessing, Poetry & Delves – Free – Senior Citizens Club – 7-9 This event will include a talk on lunar cycles, some poetry and a talk on Delves by local poet John Watson, and end with a lunar blessing ceremony.
Young Classical Musicians - £10 - United Reform Church, Abbey Hill. 7-8 Two vert accomplished young musicians, will delight with their musical talents. More details to follow
Tuesday 2nd February
Watercolour Class - £30 – Holiday Inn – 10-1 Come along and learn how to paint a watercolour painting with Kenilworth Art Society. The ticket includes refreshments.
Make Art with Books – Free – Library – 2-4 Come along and make art with old books. Learn how to fold the pages to make 3D animals.
Tea time talk Dr Shanaz Aktar – Ethics of Medical consent - Free - The Treehouse Bookshop 5-6 Details TBC
Jeremy Sampson & Quartet – £10 - St Nicholas Church - 7 pm We are delighted to be welcoming Kenilworth residents Jeremy Sampson and Barbera O’Reilly and their string quartet to give a candle lit performance in St Nicholas Church. The musicians have long played together in a wide variety of ensembles including the CBSO, Loughborough Opera, and the Royal Shakespear Company and as individuals have performed in many nationally and internationally renowned groups. Their programme will appeal to both those who are regular concert goers as well as those attending for the first time.
Wednesday 3rd February
Rhyme time – FREE - Kenilworth Library – 10:30 -11:30 Come and Join Author Robert Alexander author of The Racoon from Rangoon and have fun and games Robert Alexander is an emerging children’s author and singer-songwriter, blending vintage jazz and swing with irresistible storytelling. His debut book, The Raccoon from Rangoon, comes alive in his brand-new audiobook, narrated by acclaimed actress Claudia Harrison and featuring the foot-tapping, jazzy hit song “I Am Raccoon”. Bursting with humour and rhythm, his work celebrates self-belief and perseverance in a way children instantly love.
Artgroup - FREE - Kenilworth Library - 2-4 pm An opportunity for adults to get arty designing and making cards with a lead artist.
Thursday 4th February
Political discussion – How to do good government – Discussion with Sir Jeremy Wright MP – FREE - 5:30 – 6:30 Greens Tor Clarke will interview Sir Jeremy on his thoughts and writings on how to make good government, and the challenges that make that difficult in the modern day.
The History of Kenilworth – FREE – Kenilworth Library - 7:30 Local historian Robert Leech, will give a talk about the history of Henry street and the area in Kenilworth
Talisman Fringe £TBC - 7:30 pm and 9 pm Holiday Inn Join the Talisman crew at one of their 2 sittings for their ever popular Fringe event. For further details please see their website www.talismantheatre.co.uk/whats-on/
Friday 5th February
Razzmatazz Dance Class – FREE - United Reform Church - 2 -3 pm Come and unleash your inner Sally Bowles as you learn how to dance in the style of musicals in this fun class aimed at adults of all ages and abilities (adults only). Please book a free ticket above so we can manage numbers
Latin Dance Class –FREE - URC 3:15 – 4:15 pm Come and explore the world of Strictly as you learn how to do steps and moves from the Latin dances, be a basic salsa to a sexy rumba - for all ages and abilities - adults only.
Tea time talk – FREE -
Political discussion – The rise of populism – Free - Holiday Inn 6 pm Populist politicians have come to dominate political debate at home and abroad. Reform UK is riding high in the polls and predicted to win the next UK General Election, making Nigel Farage Britain’s next Prime Minister. In May Kenilworth-based political journalist Tor Clark published Pandering to Populism? Journalism and Politics in a Post-Truth Age which took a deep dive into the issues raised by the rise of populist politics. At this event he will ask a panel of Kenilworth politicians why this has happened, how big a threat it might be to British political life and what people’s priorities really are.
Live Music – The Lloyd Migrate Band, Supported by The Jellyheads & The Magpie – £10 - 8 – 11:30 - Holiday Inn Reliving the joys of Blondie, The Buzzcocks and Ska favourites
Saturday 6th February
Live Music - Three Spires Harmony FREE – 1-2 pm Holiday Inn Three Spires Harmony are a local male choir who sing a range of songs from different decades in 4-part acappella. If you would like to find out more about the group or join in, they rehearse on Tuesday evenings at: St James' on the Grange, Lonscale Drive, CV3 6QR